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When governments and financial regulators around the world grapple with the risks that can ripple from Wall Street to everyday Americans, Professor Christian Johnson is often part of the conversation. At Widener Commonwealth Law School, those same conversations become classroom lessons, helping…

Justin Lachnit knew what he was signing up for when he accepted an unpaid internship at the York County Judicial Center this summer.He knew the hours, arriving by 8 a.m. and often not leaving until 5 p.m., and he knew the tradeoff: real legal experience in exchange for no paycheck from May through…

Widener University Commonwealth Law School is recognizing students named to the spring 2026 dean's list for their academic excellence. To earn this distinction, students achieved a semester GPA that placed them among the top 20% of their class.Spring 2026 dean's list honorees are:Kelsie…

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…

The future of business law may depend less on checking boxes and more on asking whether the system can be trusted. That was the central idea behind the fourth annual Justice Strong Lecture at Widener University Commonwealth Law School, where Miriam Goldby, a professor of shipping, insurance,…

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…