A proposed law aims to ensure that individuals who lose their jobs for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 can still collect unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania. Larry Weisberg, an employment attorney and adjunct professor at Widener Law Commonwealth, provides expert commentary on an employee's right to unemployment benefits after termination due to willful misconduct.
Joanne August, clinical lecturer of nursing, writes about her approach to creating an effective, transparent, and equitable remote digital learning space for students during the pandemic and how faculty can integrate useful technologies into the classroom.
Widener Pride football beat Hampden-Sydney in the season's home opener last weekend, the first home game played in almost two years. This game recap quotes Adam Oldrati, a junior defensive lineman, James Gillespie, a senior wide receiver, and Head Coach Mike Barainyak.
This article promotes Delaware Law School second year law student Marisa Mullins' two first-place awards for national scholarships: the 2021 Business Process Management Scholarship and the 2021 Promushkin Law Scholarship.
As Minnesota expanded its definition of “mentally incapacitated” in relation to sexual assault cases, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael, a professor at Widener Law Commonwealth, weighs in with data on how similar cases are under prosecuted in other states.
Widener Law Commonwealth students, in partnership with Dickinson College, will conduct an informal policy analysis to help Carlisle Borough address single-use plastics in the community.
Rod Smolla, dean of Delaware Law School, has been added to the legal team representing Daniel Uhlfelder, a Santa Rosa Beach attorney who is under investigation after suing Gov. Ron DeSantis for refusing to shut down Florida beaches last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
This article shared the U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Colleges list, which measures academic quality using 17 metrics, and includes Widener's ranking in comparison to other Pennsylvania colleges and universities.
This event roundup includes the Widener Army ROTC vigil held on Saturday in honor of 9/11 at the Old Main flagpole.
Ryan Raiker, a School of Business Administration alumnus and adjunct professor, writes about the digital transformation revolutionizing public and private industries and what businesses should consider when identifying and adopting automatic processes.
Podcast host Jim Esch, assistant teaching professor of English, interviews Annalise Castaldo, associate professor and director of the Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies, on the representation of women writers in the literary canon.
A look at performances scheduled for the 2021 Philadelphia Fringe Festival promotes "Lovers and Madmen: Visions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream" which is running in a collaboration between Widener's Lone Brick Theatre Company and Forgotten Lore Theatre.
This article, which investigates how adjusted work location policies at institutions of higher education may impact policies in non-academic workplaces, quotes President Julie E. Wollman on the university's current flexible work schedule.
Michael Dimino, a professor of law at Widener Law Commonwealth, weighs in on the constitutionality of a claim made in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, that absentee ballot postage infringes on the 14th and 24th Amendments.
This article notes that Pennsylvania moves closer to joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and quotes John Dernbach, professor and director of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Center at Widener Law Commonwealth, on the state's constitutional right to a clean environment.
Anthony Wheeler, dean of the School of Business Administration, is a featured expert who provides insight into the state of the workforce, including how Labor Day Weekend travel may impact on small businesses, and professional burnout fueled by the pandemic.
Professor Jeff Lolli comments on how the hospitality industry was impacted by COVID-19 and shares his expert opinion on how businesses within the industry can move forward.
The Widener men's and women's soccer teams hosted a free community clinic for Chester Upland Youth Soccer club and area residents.
This community brief promotes the opening of the Speech-Language Pathology Clinic, a new pro bono community clinic run by the Institute for Speech-Language Pathology.
The Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's R+ initiative, which partners with Widener's Small Business Development Center to help Latino-owned businesses recover from the pandemic, received a $35,000 grant from Santander Bank.