In the Media

Mascots Chester and Melrose were out again with the university's admissions team in Brookhaven and Media, greeting accepted students and their families at home.

Professor Donna McCloskey shares ways to establish boundaries between home life and work responsibilities when the only option is to work from home.

Rod Smolla, dean of Delaware Law School, talks about freedom of speech and why government agencies and publicly funded colleges and universities aren't taking action in some instances.

Michael Dimino, professor at Widener Law Commonwealth, weighs in on the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania legislature's resolution to end Governor Wolf's emergency declaration.

Rodney Smolla, dean of Delaware Law School, co-authors this letter to the editor calling on Delaware to continue in the fight for social justice including addressing police brutality, high incarceration rates for men of color, and representation of people of color in the state's judiciary and Department of Justice.

New book “Tales From The Museum A Collaborative Anthology" includes the athletic career of Widener alumnus Billy “White Shoes” Johnson.

Featured in this article and the accompanying radio interview, Judith Ritter, distinguished professor of law and director of the Criminal Defense Clinic at Delaware Law School, comments on Delaware’s statute for use of force by law enforcement. 

Lawrence Hamermesh, professor emeritus at Delaware Law School, is quoted in an article about two U.S. Congress bills related to Delaware-based limited liability companies.

Widener University Commonwealth School of Law announces that Michael J. Hussey has been named interim dean.

A feature on Jordan Powell, a Widener and Pride football alumnus who was signed by the Toronto Argonauts.

Lenin Agudo, director of Widener University's Small Business Development Center, shares information about assistance programs available at the federal, state and local levels.

Michael R. Dimino, professor at Widener Law Commonwealth, is among the authors who filed a brief to the Supreme Court in support of an ongoing case involving University of New Mexico medical student Paul Hunt.

Jean Eggen, emerita professor at Delaware Law School, offers expert commentary on Johnson & Johnson's continued battle against allegations that its recently discontinued talc-based baby powder causes cancer.

A feature on Widener graduate Kevin Williams, a recipient of the 2020 Excellence in Teaching award.

Engineering professors Kamran Fouladi and Babak Eslami were among the 43 recipients of the Manufacturing PA initiative through the Department of Community and Economic Development.

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Darrell Spurlock, Jr., professor and director of the Leadership Center for Nursing Education Research, explains that face masks to protect against the spread of COVID-19 can be dangerous for children under the age of two.

Bruce Grohsgal, the Helen S. Balick Professor in Business Bankruptcy Law at Delaware Law School, spoke on air about the Coronavirus impact on corporate bankruptcies, and what that means for employees.

Delaware Law School student Ethan Kramer and Widener student Owen Kramer were both awarded the Herb Stern Longport Scholarship, a $20,000 award designed to help students and their families in these difficult times, in which a health crisis has exacerbated financial pressures.

Student volunteers with Chester Eastside are offering remote tutoring services in the organization's Virtual Out of School program. 

Delaware Law School Dean Rodney A. Smolla will host a talk on Zoom titled “Confessions of a Free Speech Lawyer” through the Lewes Public Library.