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President Biden’s Proposed Budget Emphasizes Funding for High-Poverty Schools

This article highlights Widener's PRIDE Scholars Accelerated College Program which aims to help transition high school students to higher education, ease the financial burden of attendance, help with retention, attract a more diverse student body and support students both socially and academically. Provost Andrew Workman is quoted on the program's mission and progress. 

News Nation USA

Heck Yes, Home Office

Stuart Eimer, associate professor and co-chair of the sociology department, is quoted on the pros and cons of working from home in this article that looks at new working situations for employees in Texas. 

6ABC

News at 12 p.m.

This news segment highlights Founders Day which featured a series of events to mark Widener's bicentennial celebration, including passing-of-the-flag and wreath-laying ceremonies featuring PMC alumni and ROTC cadets.

Wallet Hub

Best States for Working from Home

Stuart Eimer, associate professor and co-chair of the Sociology Department, answers this Q&A related to remote work including ways in which employers can invest in it as well as the advantages and disadvantages of working from home.

KU Today

KU Law to Honor 3 Alumni with Top Award

James May, professor of law and founder of the Global Environmental Rights Institute and co-founder of the Dignity Law Institute at Delaware Law School, is one of three University of Kansas School of Law alumni to receive the law school's Distinguished Alumni Award, its highest alumni honor.

The Street

New All-Electric DeLorean EV Leans Into Its Curves

As DeLorean Motor moves closer to a full debut of its first concept car later this summer, Brian Larson, professor of marketing, comments on the company's international brand awareness and how that may impact its performance in the market.

Wired

The Future of NFTs Lies With the Courts

Juliet Moringiello, associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor at Widener Law Commonwealth, is quoted in this article that examines how the courts will approach incoming NFT-related litigation.

6ABC

Road to Victory

Widener alumnus James Gillespie and his family, including younger brother and Villanova basketball player Collin Gillespie, were interviewed ahead of the Final Four NCAA Basketball Tournament this weekend.  

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The Chattanoogan

Mystery Plant: Pawpaw

This article highlights research led by Kate Goodrich, associate professor of biology, to understand the pollination of the pawpaw plant, a tree native to United States and Canada that smells of fermenting fruit to attract fruit-loving flies for pollination.