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The Chester Spirit

Chester students inspired my interest in SLP

This opinion article is authored by Kathryn Mosser, a first-year graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology program who writes about her clinical internship at Drexel Neumann Academy and the impact the experience had on her learning career.

6ABC

College Signing

This news segment features Katelyn Tong, a senior at Penn Wood High School, who signed a letter of intent to play softball at Widener next year.

Politico

12 Questions That Would Actually Tell Us Something About Ketanji Brown Jackson

John Culhane, professor and the H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law at Delaware Law School, is a featured commentator in this article that examines the questions that members of the Senate Judiciary Committee should ask Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to understand how she will shape the court.

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WGAL News 8

Confirmation Hearing

Following coverage of the confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Michael Dimino, professor of law at Widener Law Commonwealth, shares his expert opinions and expectations on how the Senate will vote.

E&E News

Biden Supreme Court nominee faces big climate questions

John Dernbach, professor and director of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Center at Widener Commonwealth Law, comments on how Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson stands to impact cases related to climate change that are expected to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

Wallet Hub

2022’s States With the Highest Job Resignation Rates

Following a newly published ranking of job resignations by state, Anthony Wheeler, dean of the School of Business Administration, answers this Q&A to offer insight into the pandemic's impact of the job market and labor force. 

Delaware County Daily Times

Ridley family spreads awareness in celebration of World Down Syndrome Day

The men’s lacrosse team will wear mismatched socks when they take on the University of New England at home as part of the 2022 Rock Your Socks fundraiser to benefit Sydney’s Soldiers, a nonprofit founded by Erin and Jesse Gelman after the birth of their daughter Sydney, who was born with Down syndrome. The nonprofit promotes Down syndrome awareness and raises funds for special needs programs and scholarships at local high schools.

National Association of Social Workers

Social Workers in the Public Eye

Rebecca Vlam, clinical assistant professor of social work, is quoted in this article offering advice for ways that individuals can prioritize their mental health.

Gloucester City News

Widener student Ryan McNamee, of Bellmawr, Uses Spring. Break for Senior Project work

Ryan McNamee and members of his civil engineering senior project team, Zachary Billie, Aniruddha Patel, Aidan DePietropaolo, Sean McDonnell and Brinton Hadler, traveled to Florida during spring break as part of their project which focuses on the development of an installation and environmental assessment manual for underground refuse containers.

The Legal Intelligencer

New Partners 2022

This article recognizes more than 15 Widener alumni, from Widener Law Commonwealth and Delaware Law School, who have been promoted to partner at their respective firms. 

The New Stack

What Advice Would Women in Tech Give Their Past Selves?

Computer science major Desiree Junfijiah celebrated Women's History Month by posting a video reflecting on what she would say to her younger self. The video was part of a month-long social media campaign led in partnership between Code.org and Rewriting the Code to recognize and promote women in tech.

Bedford Gazette

Justices ponder bid to throw out no-excuse mail-in balloting

This article quotes Michael Dimino, professor at Widener Law Commonwealth, in his capacity as legal counsel to Doug McLinko, a Bradford County commissioner who sued to challenge a law that expanded mail-in balloting.

Bloomberg Law

Covid-19 Misinformation Tests Doctors’ Free Speech Rights

Rod Smolla, dean of Delaware Law School, comments on how the First Amendment intersects with a new inquiry from the U.S. Surgeon General, which seeks to answer how the government should approach handling the spread of COVID-19 misinformation by doctors.

Saltwire

INQUEERY: Gender-affirming health care is essential

This article discussing access to gender-affirming health care references Widener's Advanced Training of Affirmative Therapies for Transgender Communities nondegree program led by the Center for Human Sexuality Studies. 

Delaware County Daily Times

Night Words: Spring stars make their first appearance

This report on the month's stars and constellations by Harry Augensen, emeritus professor of physics and astronomy, previews a planets cluster that can be seen the morning sky and stars that will be visible in the evening sky as spring approaches.