This article features coverage of the baseball team's victory over Salisbury with player highlights of Jason Morgan, Anthony Boccio, Kyle Brex, Tommy McParland, Aidan O'Brien, and Joey Norton.
This article reports on the recent dismissal of Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and further examines how this case may impact long-standing legal precedent that protects journalists. Rod Smolla, dean of Delaware Law School and an expert on the First Amendment, weighs in on how speech has changed since a Supreme Court case in 1964 set the current legal standard.
Senior nursing students Daniel Paparelli and Thomas Froio write about their experience administering COVID-19 vaccines at locations throughout Delaware County as part of a partnership made between Assistant Professor Karen May, the City of Chester’s COVID Coalition and the Chester Upland School District to host local vaccination sites.
Rachel Baskin, an adjunct professor of nursing, writes about the adjustments she had to make while teaching clinicals during the COVID-19 pandemic and how her new skills impacted her teaching.
John Culhane, professor and the H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law at Delaware Law School, is quoted on the legal strategy behind the recently settled lawsuit brought against the maker of the Bushmaster AR15-style rifle by families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
This article quotes Rod Smolla, dean of Delaware Law School, on how Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times could limit press protections.
Juliet Moringiello, associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor at Widener Law Commonwealth, comments on a recent home sale that sold as a non-fungible (NFT) token, which is believed to be among the first of such sales in the country.
Harry Augensen, emeritus professor of physics and astronomy, provides an overview of the stars and constellations during February.
This article profiles the Pride baseball team and quotes Head Coach Kevin Burdick on his forecast for this season.
This article announces Dr. Stacey Robertson as Widener's next president, who will succeed President Julie E. Wollman beginning July 1. Robertson currently serves as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at the State University of New York at Geneseo.
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This article promotes the partnership between Widener Law Commonwealth and Westminster College to offer a 3+3 accelerated program that puts high-performing students on a fast track toward earning a law degree.
Professor Brian Larson is featured in this Q&A related to the best and worst cities for football.
This reflection is written by Jy’Aire Smith-Pennick, an inmate at SCI-Chester who participated in a writing course offered by Widener for inmates.
This article tells the story of Pennsylvania Military College graduate Larry Liss and his brother Art. The pair are working to recognize Larry's military accomplishment during the Vietnam War as part of a larger effort to bring awareness to the limited number of Jewish military members who have received honors for their service, particularly in World War II and Vietnam.
Kenneth Kristl, professor of law and director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at Delaware Law School, is quoted in this article which profiles President Biden's Justice40 initiative and looks specifically at state-wide programming in Delaware aimed at addressing environmental justice and equity.
This article highlights the Chester Community Coalition's trauma-informed yoga classes taught by Ahminah Cottman, who earned a master's of social work degree at Widener. The program is funded by a $5,000 Community Award grant from Impact100 Philadelphia.
Benjamin Rothstein, a communication studies and marketing major, is recognized for earning dean's list status in the spring 2021 semester.
Anthony Pluretti, executive director of Campus Safety, has been named a finalist in this publication's higher education Campus Safety Director of the Year award.
Loyd Bastin, professor and associate dean of sciences, discusses the green chemistry undergraduate program, one of Widener's newest program's and the first-of-its-kind on the east coast.
This article promotes presenters at the upcoming 5th-annual Healthcare Compliance Symposium offered in partnership between Delaware Law School and First Healthcare Compliance.
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