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Eric Kuminka, Omana Abraham and Arpita Thakore are among the more than 20 students recognized for earning degrees in May. 

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Alan Garfield, professor at Delaware Law School, examines the delicate balance between a student's constitutional right to free speech and an educational institution's ability to regulate certain speech in this opinion article.

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Diane Sanders, a student in the higher education leadership program, writes about the initiatives universities can take to better support Black and Latina single mother students.

Professor Judy Ritter from Delaware Law School spoke about the legal rational behind the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision to overturned Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction.

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Charles Nippert, associate professor emeritus of chemical engineering, writes in this guest column that the Pennsylvania needs to revise its law governing charters and cyber charters.

School of Business Administration graduate Ryan Raiker shares his insights in this Q&A on how to leverage and grow a marketing business or career.

Esports head coach Devin Hartnett shares insights in this Q&A on how to succeed in the growing industry.

President Julie E. Wollman comments on the university's COVID-19 vaccination requirement for students and staff.

Recent chemical engineering graduate Elena Fattakhova is recognized for receiving the 2021 Outstanding Day Adult Student award which is given annually to a graduating adult student who has excelled in academic studies and contributed service to the Widener community.

Edwin Tucci, a recent civil engineering graduate, is the newest member of Solutions IPEM's civil engineering department.

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Michael Dimino, professor of law at Widener Law Commonwealth, weighs in on a Pennsylvania state Senate Committee discussing a forensic audit of the election. See additional coverage in the .

Alan Garfield, distinguished professor at Delaware Law School, writes that the latest Supreme Court ruling, which rejected Philadelphia's move to terminate a contract with a Catholic social services agency because of its refusal to consider same-sex married couples as potential foster parents, does not address the continued tension between gay and lesbian civil rights and religious liberties.

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This article quotes Holly Burns, a physical therapy graduate who works as Clinical Director at the Robbins Rehabilitation East, a physical rehabilitation center serving part of western New Jersey.

Bessandra Whitfield '21 MSW and Imani Oliver '21 MSW write about how Phi Alpha, Nu Alpha Chapter at Widener University - National Social Work Honor Society - created personal protective equipment bags for the Chester Senior Center to support older Chester residents during the pandemic.

This article announces Widener University President Julie E. Wollman's plans to retire from the presidency next June and move to a teaching position at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. See additional coverage in the .

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Board of Trustee Chairman and alumnus Paul Beideman for receiving the 2021 King Award for College and University Trustee Leadership by the American Association of University Administrators. 

John Culhane, the H. Albert Young Professor of Constitutional Law at Delaware Law School, authored this opinion article in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in a case involving the Philadelphia foster care system and the rights of same-sex couples as foster parents.

As the discussion around the return to in-person teaching this fall continues, Zora Wolfe, associate professor and director of K-12 educational leadership program, says that schools need to address the educational equity crisis that was exacerbated by the pandemic.

While the pandemic was traumatic for many, Kathy Wu, assistant professor of clinical psychology, says that it allowed people to develop new habits and skills such as a sense of resiliency.

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In this opinion piece, Abdul-Hakeem Imoro, a doctoral student in the higher education leadership program, writes about lessons learned from the 2019 college admissions scandal.