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Three years of law school taught them the law. The weeks leading up to the bar exam taught them something else entirely: how to trust themselves under pressure, lean on community and keep moving forward even when exhaustion and doubt crept in. For members of the class of 2025 at Widener University…

Widener University Commonwealth Law School closed out the 2025–2026 academic year by recognizing the faculty and staff whose scholarship, teaching and service shaped the student experience well beyond the classroom.Dean andré douglas pond cummings presented the law school's 2026 faculty and staff…

More than a decade after serving as dean of Widener University School of Law, Dean Emerita Linda Ammons returned to Widener Law Commonwealth this summer to teach during the law school’s intersession program. Ammons, who served as dean from 2006 to 2014 when the Delaware and Harrisburg campuses…

At Widener University Commonwealth Law School, a reimagined student-run podcast is taking shape as both a creative outlet and a strategic storytelling tool, one designed to capture the realities of law school while pulling in broader audiences through timely legal conversations and high-interest…

The loudest applause during Widener University Commonwealth Law School’s commencement ceremony did not come after a diploma was handed out or a speech ended.It came when the 96 graduates turned around.At the request of Widener University President Stacey Robertson, members of Widener Law…

A student-led effort at Widener University Commonwealth Law School turned into a night of momentum, generosity and community, as the school’s inaugural Public Interest Auction raised more than $10,600 to support students pursuing unpaid public service opportunities. Held March 27 in the Law School…

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how businesses operate, how governments manage risk, and how decisions get made at scale. Dan Kunze ’12 is working at the center of that shift. A graduate of Widener University Delaware Law School, Kunze now serves as vice president for the Department of…

Christie Corado ’93 has spent decades advising companies through high-stakes decisions, from mergers and acquisitions to compliance, privacy and risk. But in recent years, even for a seasoned corporate lawyer, something changed. Artificial intelligence stopped being a distant conversation and…

Widener University Commonwealth Law School recognized members of the class of 2026 during its annual student awards ceremony, celebrating academic excellence, leadership, service and advocacy across the law school community. Held in the Douglas M. Wolfberg Courtroom, the ceremony brought together…

When Professor Juliet M. Moringiello passed away in February 2025, Widener University Commonwealth Law School lost more than a scholar. It lost a force in the classroom, a mentor to generations of lawyers and a presence that shaped the institution for more than three decades. That loss, and the…

On most days, Kelly Monaghan ’26 helps oversee the operations of a major state regulatory agency. In the evenings, she studies administrative law, legal writing and the legal frameworks that shape the same systems she works within every day.“It’s a little like channeling my inner Dory from Finding…

What does it mean to believe in the rule of law at a time when confidence in the courts feels strained? That question didn’t stay abstract or confined to theory at Widener University Commonwealth Law School. Instead, it opened the door to a thoughtful, real-time conversation inside the Douglas M.…