Widener's Chester campus has been designated as a PA CARES campus by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. This distinction recognizes postsecondary institutions who are leaders in student mental health support and suicide prevention efforts.
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Members of Widener's leadership team recently met with leaders from Penn State Brandywine and Delaware County Community College to continue conversations around strengthening collaboration between institutions in Delaware County. President Stacey Robertson is quoted discussing the importance of working together.
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This article features Commonwealth Law School alumnus W. Keith Williams III '25 as he was sworn in as an attorney by his father, Magisterial District Judge W. Keith Williams II. During his time at Widener, Williams III served as treasurer of the Black Law Students Association and earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award.
Tony Wheeler, professor of management, is quoted in this article sharing information about job market trends and the changing employment landscape.
Professor Emeritus Harry Augensen, director of the Widener Observatory, is quoted in this article discussing an upcoming sequence of "supermoons" that will be visible over the Philadelphia area.
Widener served as a sample testing site for the Stroud Water Research Center's fall salt snapshot. This initiative is an effort to see how salting roads in the winter impacts the environment in Delaware County and beyond.
Professor Emeritus Harry Augensen, director of the Widener Observatory, authored this roundup of what stars, planets, meteors and more will be visible in the month of November.
Widener's annual "Strut Your Mutt" event is featured in this segment. The event, which is hosted by Widener's chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America, raised $200 for Providence Animal Center in Media, PA.
Commonwealth Law School Emeritus Professor John Dernbach is featured discussing the impact that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has had on environmental law in recent years, particularly with the 2017 landmark case Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation v. Commonwealth.
Professor of Management Tony Wheeler is the featured expert in this Q&A about how AI and automation are shaping the job market, employment outlooks for 2026, expected areas of growth and more.
Delaware Law School Associate Professor Geeta Kohli has authored a new installment of her "Defining Money" publication as part of the Narrative Justice Project's Financial Literacy Initiative. This project recently secured funding from Sakhi for South Asian Survivors to continue providing free, online finance and business law education resources.
Widener recognized the Homecoming Court and crowned Homecoming Royals during the 2025 Homecoming celebrations. Rashem Bryant and Maritza Garcia were crowned the 2025 Homecoming Royals and were joined on the Court by Tamiya Anderson, Tavia Fair, Nyla Hyman, Aniya Moore, Saleeth Ulloa Lasso and Amanda Rappa.
Widener is mentioned in this segment which features a new Bruce Springsteen exhibit on display in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The exhibit features a photo of Springsteen when he performed at Widener in 1975.
Associate Professor Thomas Benedetti represented Widener at the annual meeting of the Associazione Regionale Abruzzese Delco and Delaware Valley.
President Stacey Robertson served as a featured speaker at the recent US Universities Summit at Stevens Institute of Technology. Widener was one of over 75 universities and organizations invited to attend.
Jeff Lolli, professor of sport & event management and dean of undergraduate SBA programs, is a featured expert in this article discussing the most overworked cities of 2025. He offers insight into the workforce as well as advice for students and young professionals.
Coverage of the Delaware Law School's 50th anniversary gala is featured and authored by Mary Allen, executive director of communications. President Stacey Robertson, Dean Todd Clark, and alumnus Eugene McGurk ’78, chair of the law school advisory board, former university trustee and chair of the gala celebration are all quoted. The article appears on page 42 of the October journal issue.
During the 2025 Homecoming festivities, Widener honored Vice President of Inclusion and Belonging Micki Davis with the renaming of the multicultural student lounge in the University Center to the Michelle M. Davis Belonging Lounge. Fred McCall, vice president of Student Engagement and Transformation, President Stacey Robertson, and alumna Eba Finger-Stentzel '18 were present for the celebrations and are quoted about Davis' impact on the Widener community.
Dan Kunze, adjunct faculty member for Commonwealth Law School, is featured in this article and the latest episode of the American Legion's Tango Alpha Lima podcast.
Professor Emeritus Harry Augensen writes about a supermassive black hole, designated as Sagittarius A* (pronounced “Sagittarius A-star”) located in the constellation Sagittarius.