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Wilson College in Chambersburg and Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg today signed an articulation agreement that guarantees qualified Wilson student admission to Widener’s law program and allows them to complete both degrees in six years rather than the usual minimum of seven…
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Keeping recent law school grads engaged and motivated for the biggest test before starting their career is the main focus after graduation.
And, it doesn’t hurt when the studying resembles a fun round of Trivial Pursuit with friends.
This year, Professor Anna Hemingway put on her thinking cap to…
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Juliet Moringiello, Commonwealth Professor of Business Law and Director of the Business Advising Certificate Program became Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s (PBA) Business Law Section at the PBA Annual Meeting on May 11.
Professor Moringiello, a prominent scholar on bankruptcy and…
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The message given at Widener University Commonwealth Law School’s Commencement was clear: Take time to live a full life.
Commencement speaker Douglas Wolfberg, a 1996 alum and a member of the Board of Trustees, left the graduates with advice from John Lennon.
“Lennon said, ‘Life is what happens…
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Two Widener Law Commonwealth legal methods professors received grants for proposals submitted earlier this year to professional organizations. Submissions for the grants were open to legal methods faculty from across the globe.
Legal Writing Professor Amanda Smith was awarded a $5,000 scholarship…
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Widener University Commonwealth Law School announced today that Douglas M. Wolfberg, a member of the Board of Trustees of Widener University and a 1996 alum of Widener Law Commonwealth, will serve as speaker for the school’s 26th commencement.
Wolfberg will address approximately 60 graduates at the…
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Widener Law Commonwealth has been recognized by preLaw Magazine for their environmental law programs.
The law school was named to the magazine’s list of Top Schools for Environmental Law. Widener Law Commonwealth received an A- grade. The magazine, a publication of National Jurist, is a leading…
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The 11th annual John Gedid Lecture, delivered by Professor Sophia Z. Lee, provided insight around the relatively new area of administrative constitutionalism. Lee is Professor of Law and History and Deputy Dean at the University of Pennsylvania.
Lee is a legal historian whose scholarship joins…
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In an effort to understand and educate, Pennsylvania leaders, lawmakers, and lawyers came together to exchange ideas about opioid addiction law and policy, and to support services that combat the opioid epidemic.
The Law and Government Institute at Widener Law Commonwealth, along with the Dauphin…
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Commonwealth Professor of Business Law Juliet Moringiello has been appointed as the 2017 Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute (SBLI) Visiting Distinguished Professor at Georgia State University College of Law.
In her role, Professor Moringiello, a prominent legal scholar on bankruptcy, will…
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The annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Transactional LawMeet competition provides law students with real-life transactional experience.
Recently, the Widener Law Commonwealth Transaction team had the opportunity to put their legal skills to work at the Regional Transactional LawMeet competition in…
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For the first time, Widener Law Commonwealth has been ranked among the top law schools by U.S. News & World Report in the “Best Graduate Schools 2018” guidebook in the law school category.
“Being included as a ranked law school by U.S. News and World Report enforces all of the positive things…
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