2026 Commencement Ceremony

We will celebrate the class of 2026 at the commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 11 a.m. We look forward to celebrating with our graduating students and their families and friends!

Congratulations to our newest Widener Law Commonwealth alumni!

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Commencement Program

The commencement program will be available in an embedded issuu reader below or directly on issuu.

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Press the icon in the center of the program to enter full screen in the embedded reader.
Press the downward arrow icon at the bottom left of the full screen to download a PDF of the commencement program.

Commencement Recording

The recording of the commencement ceremony on May 17 will be available in an embedded video below or directly on our YouTube Channel a few days after the ceremony.

Student Awards Ceremony Recording

The recording from our annual students ceremony will be available in an embedded video below or directly on our YouTube channel a few days after the ceremony.

You will also be able to view the slides from the ceremony via Google Drive.

Photos

Photos from the student awards ceremony and the commencement ceremony will be available directly on the WLC flickr page.

Class Stats

We’d like to share a little more about Widener Law Commonwealth’s 96 graduating students who make up the class of 2026!

📍 10 U.S. states and two countries represented
🏫 68 undergraduate institutions represented
🎒 31 first-generation college students
⚖️ 81 first-generation law students
📁 157 cases closed while working in the Central Pennsylvania  Civil Law Clinic
⏱️ 13 earned a pro bono distinction Award
🎓 24 earned at least one certificate
🎖️ 4 military service and/or first responder graduates

All of this and more add up to our immense #WidenerPride for our newly minted alumni!
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News Articles

Widener Law Commonwealth honors Class of 2026 at Student Awards Ceremony 

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