In the Media

Associate Professor Dana Reisboard provides guidance to help children develop a love of reading.

Delaware Law School Emeritus Professor Lawrence Hamermesh weighs in on a lawsuit brought by Boeing stockholders, on behalf of the company, that alleges the board of directors caused two deadly 737 plane wrecks through a lack of oversight. 

This article examines reasons behind a recent increase in college and university presidents turnover and lists President Julie E. Wollman, who plans to retire at the end of the academic year.

This interview features Christian Nascimento, a Widener alumnus and member of the Board of Trustees, on his background, current Congressional campaign and vision for Montgomery County.

See also: Patch

Post-game coverage of the Pride football team's victory over Lebanon Valley.

Delaware Law School Professor Alan Garfield marks Constitution Day with this opinion article which reflects upon the state of democracy in the United States and the need to improve voter turnout. This is the 16th year that Garfield, and other Delaware Law professors, have celebrated the day with published opinion articles.

See also: Bucks County Courier Times, Go Erie, Poughkeepsie Journal, Pocono Record, Times Telegram

Linda Houser, associate professor of social work, comments on a proposed federal paid family leave policy that would offer 12 weeks of paid family and sick leave to most workers in the country.

This community brief promotes the Crozer Health Emergency Medical Services Training Institute which offers EMT certification and partners with Widener to provide students with credits toward a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree.

Rod Smolla, dean of Delaware Law School, is representing Soviet chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili who filed a defamation suit against Netflix for The Queen’s Gambit.

See also: The Recorder and MSN

This Q&A features Judith Cassel, an adjunct professor at Widener Law Commonwealth, on her role in the expanding medical marijuana industry, the marijuana law class she teaches in Harrisburg, and her predictions for the industry.

This KYW Newsradio podcast interviews former Pride football Head Coach Bill Manlove on his years of coaching, including winning two NCAA Division III National Championships with the Pride.

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.