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Widener University is pleased to announce the appointment of andré douglas pond cummings, an accomplished leader, scholar, and award-winning professor, as Commonwealth Law School’s new dean. cummings will begin his role June 1, 2024, after serving as associate dean for faculty development, and as…

Widener Law Commonwealth alumna Arlene Marshall-Hockensmith ’06 received the law school’s Excellence in Public Service Award during the 2023 Evening at the Capitol ceremony held on November 14, 2023, in the Main Rotunda of the Pennsylvania State Capitol. Marshall-Hockensmith was recently appointed…

Abbigale Agosti, a second-year law student at Widener Law Commonwealth, has been awarded the Reybitz Business Advising Program Fellowship.  This fellowship is made possible by a generous donation from alum Ronald Reybitz ’96, who serves as associate general counsel for PPL. It was designed to…

Widener Law Commonwealth students Keri Nace and Sahara Mtairi have each been awarded the Patrick J. Murphy Law and Government Fellowship. This fellowship, established in 2017 by former Pennsylvania Congressman Patrick J. Murphy, '99, provides students an opportunity to assist with the leadership of…

Christine (Chrissy) Parise is the winner of the 2023 Environmental Law Show Us Your Summer photo contest sponsored by the Widener Law Commonwealth’s Environmental Law and Sustainability Center (ELSC).  Parise is a 3L student who worked as an intern at the southcentral regional office of the…

During the summer, it’s relatively quiet on our campus and virtually, except for students taking our summer classes. One virtual class this summer gave environmental law students a great opportunity to hear from attorneys making significant impacts in Pennsylvania and nationwide. As part of her…

Widener Law Commonwealth and Slippery Rock University have officially signed an agreement to provide Slippery Rock University students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate and law degrees in six years’ time. This 3+3 program allows undergraduate students to earn the final 30 credits of…

Widener Law Commonwealth is pleased to announce Kellyn McGee will be joining the law school faculty as an associate professor of law, effective July 1, 2023.  McGee currently serves as the director of the Transition In Law Practice Program for the State Bar of Georgia. In that role, she…

It’s been said that you may not know the true impact your actions can have on the lives of others. That certainly was the case when Doug Wolfberg ’96 recently announced the creation of a special scholarship in honor of Professor Robyn Meadows. Wolfberg, who is a founding partner of Page, Wolfberg…

85 candidates for graduation took part in Widener Law Commonwealth’s commencement ceremony Thursday at the Scottish Rite Theatre and Ballroom in Harrisburg. Widener Law Commonwealth Dean Michael Hussey addressed graduates and attendees at the commencement ceremony, and urged new graduates to use…

Central Pennsylvania Law Clinic students had the opportunity to hear from Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry ’94 discussing her experience working in the clinic during her time attending Widener Law Commonwealth.Assistant Clinical Professor and Clinic Director Mary Catherine Scott, who…

Widener Law Commonwealth's Law and Government Institute held a special luncheon on April 21, 2023 to honor graduates of the Law and Government Institute's Certificate Program, student officers of the Law and Government Student Society, and Patrick J. Murphy Law and Government Fellows for 2022-23…