In the Media

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.  

See also: NBC10

This article recognizes local students with ties to the Lancaster-Lebanon League or Lancaster County who are playing collegiate lacrosse this spring, including Widener freshman Mason Lefever.

More than 100 high school students gathered at the National Constitution Center as recipients of the High School Leadership Awards presented in partnership between Widener and NBC10. The award recognizes students for their proven leadership in their communities and schools.

See also: Gettysburg Times, Press of Atlantic City, and Northeast Times

This article promotes the upcoming Founders Day events happening on main campus on Friday, April 8 as part of the university’s bicentennial celebration.

See also: The Delaware County Daily Times

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.

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.

Widener students and faculty visited the capitol in Harrisburg to join First Lady Frances Wolf and other elected officials to call for action to address food insecurity on Pennsylvania’s college campuses.  

Sabitha Pillai-Friedman, associate professor in the Center for Human Sexuality Studies, answers this in-depth Q&A on relationships and discusses five things you need to rekindle love — goodwill, communication skills, humor and playfulness, mutual respect, and sexual connection.

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.

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.

See also: MSN

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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

Widener Commonwealth Law student Kory Trout is a co-author of this opinion article detailing arguments brought forth during the recent landmark case that challenged the Pennsylvania education funding formula.

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.

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. 

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.

A look at season-opening highlights from the women's lacrosse team spotlight senior attack/midfielder Gab Cohen's performance and stats.