Communications studies students in the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) group hosted the annual Strut Your Mutt dog Halloween-costume contest to raise money for a local animal shelter and build public relations and event planning skills.
In this radio segment, Widener Law Commonwealth Assistant Professor Michal Buchhandler-Raphael comments on prosecuting individuals who falsify vaccination identification.
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Harry Augensen, emeritus professor of physics and astronomy, details November's astronomy report which includes stars of autumn and visible planets in the morning and evening skies.
Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO at Thrive Global, references a quote from Dean Anthony Wheeler in an article that originally appeared in the Washington Post about burnout and the consequences of working in a state of prolonged stress.
Widener Law School graduate Anthony Verwey was elected judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Chester County.
Cecilia Katcavage, a senior nursing major, writes about her experience as a nursing student learning and working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anthony Wheeler, dean of the School of Business Administration, writes about the upcoming Fourth Industrial Revolution, including the kinds of technologies it will entail and how HR professionals will need to adapt to the anticipated changes.
Social work graduate Jason Matisse-Nauman will serve as keynote at the the Combined Veterans Council of Berks County annual Veterans Day ceremony. While at Widener, Matisse-Nauman participated in the High Impact Practices Fair and the Graduate Student Research Symposium and created the Support Up Veterans Mental Healthcare Initiative, which provides free mental health care to veterans in Chester and the surrounding areas.
Sophomore psychology student Kylie Beller writes about her experience organizing a food drive as part of a sociology course taught by Assistant Teaching Professor Sarah Blake.
This promotional video highlighting the 2021 Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia interviews Mason Klaus, the color guard captain, and Gretchen Aulenbach, captain of the Pride Dance Pack.
Anthony Wheeler, dean of the School of Business Administration, authored this article about ways to adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
John Dernbach, professor and director of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Center at Widener Law Commonwealth, weighs in on an upcoming vote in New York that would amend the state constitution by inserting language that would secure individual rights to environmental protections.
This article promotes Widener’s Community Action Poverty Simulations hosted by the Office of Civic and Global Engagement and nursing's Center for Simulation and Computerized Testing to help students gain a better understanding of the choices faced by families and individuals living in poverty.
The newspaper talked with Commonwealth Professor of Law and Sustainability John C. Dernbach in weighing its endorsement of a New York State ballot proposal that would establish clean air, water, and a healthful environment as a "right" in the New York constitution.
See also Rome News-Tribune and the Marietta Daily Journal.
This story about national higher education enrollment statistics includes comments from Vice President for Enrollment Joe Howard on shifts in enrollment variables expected over the next decade.
This clip highlights the dedication of the General John H. Tilelli, Jr. ROTC Center. A retired four-star general, Tilelli is a1963 graduate of Pennsylvania Military College and member of the Widener Board of Trustees.
Widener Law Commonwealth graduate Terrence M. Sawyer has been named the next president of Loyola University Maryland.
Christine Woody, assistant professor of English, and Widener students Jattu Fahnbulleh, Cloë Di Flumeri, Stefan Cozza, and Seth Glickman are guests on the podcast discussing the Romantic period magazine culture and their summer research textual scholarship project which involved the 19th century periodical Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine and its running series Noctes Ambrosianae.
Annalisa Castaldo, associate professor and director of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies, comments on the sexualization of Halloween costumes and the pressure that some women feel to dress sexy on Halloween.
This year's Homecoming event, including the broom drill, tailgate, and Pride football game, was featured in this weekend news coverage.