In the Media

Associate Professor Richard Thurlow was featured on a list of leaders in learning science.

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Ebony Wortham '05 has been named Executive United States Attorney for Community Engagement for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 

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Widener University has been recognized on a list of America's best colleges for student voting turnout.

Social work graduate Tonya Ladipo '04, founder of The Ladipo Group, is one of 20 individuals honored by the Philadelphia Business Journal's 2022 Diversity in Business Award. The annual award recognized diverse business leaders who have demonstrated success in their respective fields and through philanthropic endeavors.

Hillary Transue, adjunct professor of English, published an op-ed on her experience with the juvenile justice system in Pennsylvania and with former Judge Mark Ciavarella. She has become an advocate for juvenile rights.

Paul Regan, associate professor at Widener Delaware Law School, spoke on the whistleblower development in litigation between Elon Musk and Twitter.

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Lawrence Hamermesh, professor emeritus at Delaware Law School, was quoted discussing the impact of the whistleblower development in the Musk v. Twitter case.

Professor Brian Larson is quoted discussing the business model of an emerging Vietnamese electric car manufacturer, VinFast.

Tatyannah King, a graduate student in the Center for Human Sexuality Studies, was quoted discussing sexual wellness.

Professor Brian Larson comments on how the new Dodge Charger Daytona SRT electric muscle car will impact the company's brand. 

Responding to a recent lawsuit filed by parents in the Caesar Rodney school district, John Culhane, professor and co-director of the Family Health Law and Policy Institute at Delaware Law School, comments on whether parents are responsible for the actions of their children while in school.

Jy’Aire Smith-Pennick, an inmate at SCI-Chester who participated in a writing course offered by Widener for inmates, is the author of this opinion article.

Delaware Law alumna Jennifer Ellis '98 has been chosen to receive the Solo and Small Firm Section Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association. In 2019, Ellis received the organization's Special Achievement Award for her work in developing the "Starting Your Own Law Firm" course for students at Widener Commonwealth Law School. 

This article tells the story of Wendy Taylor, a Delaware Law School graduate who started the nonproft West Place Animal Sanctuary which rehabilitates rescued farm animals, wild waterfowl and game birds before releasing them back into the wild.

Starbucks named its Widener Chester campus location among its "top of the class" visit-worthy stores near colleges and universities.

Widener University new student move in was covered.

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Widener is mentioned for its work with Crozer Health in determining what graduating nurses are looking for in the workforce.

This article highlights DVIRC's support of the School of Engineering's summer camp for high school students. The organization provided financial support for a select group of high school students to attend the camp in pursuit of a future in engineering.

Zoe Sweet '25 is one of five college students to receive scholarship money from the Berks County Chapter of the Pennsylvania State Education Association.

Michael Dimino, professor of law at Widener Commonwealth Law School, spoke on the upcoming posthumous pardon of Homer Plessy from the landmark case Plessy v. Ferguson.