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Widener received funding from The Foundation for Delaware County to support a leadership training and peer sexual health education program that focuses on developing advocates for racial and gender justice.

Jy’Aire Smith-Pennick, an inmate at SCI-Chester, writes about the transformational experience of participating in a writing course taught by Widener faculty at the facility.

This article recognizes the Widener nursing students involved in distributing COVID-19 immunizations at the Aston Community Center Vaccination Site.

This Q&A with Stuart Eimer, associate professor and co-chair of the sociology department, explores the impact of automation in the workforce, occupations that have seen recent job growth, and the status of local economies after COVID-19.

India Thusi, associate professor at Delaware Law School, is quoted on the topic of critical race theory.

Elisha Abney, who is studying paralegal studies at Delaware Law School, was chosen for the competitive Reputation Resolutions 2021 Scholarship for entrepreneurs.

This article recounts the acting career of Pennsylvania Military College graduate Burt Mustin who is better known for his role as Jud Fletcher on The Andy Griffith Show.

Ross Steinman, professor and co-chair of the psychology department, comments on ways in which brands are changing their advertising and marketing messages to promote products that have historically been considered taboo. 

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Aramark, the university's dining service partner, launched a comprehensive strategy to significantly reduce single-use plastics across their operations, including an Earth Day 2021 campaign at Widener that eliminated the use of 2,000 plastic bags.

Sex educator and researcher Jane Fleishman, a graduate of the Center for Human Sexuality Studies, is a guest on the podcast.

Anthony Wheeler, professor and dean of the School of Business Administration, shares best practices for businesses as they begin to transition employees back into the office as pandemic closures subside.

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Widener Law School graduate Renée Robeson was sworn in as acting prosecutor of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Makayla Richman will study allied health at Widener after earning an associate's degree from Salem Community College one month before graduating from Salem County Vocational-Technical School.

Delaware Law School graduate Kevin O'Connell was sworn in as the fourth Chief Defender of the Delaware Office of Defense Services.

This Q&A on credit card sign-up bonuses features Brian Larson, professor, chair of the  management department, and director of the sport and event management program.

Jill Family, professor and director of the Law and Government Institute at Widener Law Commonwealth, is quoted in this article about the recommended reforms to the H-1B lottery process.

This special commencement issue spotlights father and daughter Gary and Stephanie Pollino who received bachelor of science in nursing degrees together this May. 

India Thusi, associate professor at Delaware Law School, comments on critical race theory in this article on race, politics and education policy. 

Ijjae Hill, a sophomore visual and performing arts major enrolled in the pre-physical therapy program, writes about a grant she secured from the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation’s Racial Justice Community Fund, and her drive to address health disparities in Chester.

After initially voting against the request, the Central Bucks School District's Board of Directors voted in favor of sending a teacher to attend Widener's new Affirming Schools for Transgender Students training program.