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Widener Student Athlete Crowned National Triple Jump Champion
Matayo McGraw ’27 hopped, stepped, and jumped his way to the title at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship, besting a field of 20 competitors.
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Widener Celebrates Excellence at 2025 Commencement
The 2025 graduates marked their accomplishments in a series of ceremonies held on Memorial Field.
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Meet Taylor Easter, the 2025 President’s Award Winner
Taylor Easter is the 2025 President's Award winner. One of the university's highest honors, the President's Award recognizes a graduating senior who has contributed the most to Chester campus life through scholarship and participation in extracurricular activities.
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Wolfgram Memorial Library Workshop Series Promotes AI Literacy and Resources
Students, faculty and staff are already using AI in their daily lives, but each day there is more to learn. In support of this effort to continually develop AI skills and knowledge, Wolfgram Memorial Library hosted a spring workshop series aimed at tackling AI literacy.
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Board Orientation: Setting the Stage for Effective Trusteeship
Katie Herschede, vice president of strategic initiatives and chief of staff, gives insight into how institutions can create effective and impactful orientation programs for new board members.
Meditation’s Benefits Stretch Beyond the Person Who Meditates
Professor Mariah Schug, chair of gender, women's and sexuality studies, authored this article for Scientific American about the benefits of having a meditation practice and how meditation can improve personal and social wellbeing.
Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada make changes to lure business amid Delaware’s ‘Dexit’ concern
Commonwealth Law School Professor Christian Johnson is quoted in this article discussing how some businesses are choosing to reincorporate outside of Delaware. Johnson says other states, such as Texas and Nevada, have not been as tested in this area as Delaware has.
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Erika M. Dawkins
Assistant Professor, Clinical PsychologyErika Dawkins specializes in community psychology, trauma, gun violence, microaggressions, and relationships. Her expertise includes couples therapy, body image, self-esteem, self-worth, and strategies for organization and productivity.
Ross B. Steinman
Professor, PsychologyRoss Steinman specializes in industrial/organizational psychology, consumer behavior, and decision-making. He researches brand transgressions, implicit attitudes, cross-cultural differences, and automatic consumer choices.
Daniel Roozbahani
Assistant Professor, Robotics EngineeringDaniel Roozbahani is an expert in AI, robotics, and VR/AR simulations. He specializes in real-time process monitoring, human-machine interactions, 3D printing, and laser-based technologies, and also focuses on automated manufacturing and custom robot development.
Jeffrey C. Lolli
Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate SBA Programs & Professor, Sport & Event ManagementJeff Lolli is an expert in tourism and hospitality management, including food and beverage, lodging, casinos, events, and sports services. He specializes in service quality, customer satisfaction, experience management, and human resources, and is also knowledgeable in food and alcohol safety, sense of place in tourism, and service environments.
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