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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…

Widener Law Commonwealth and Lycoming College have officially signed an agreement to provide Lycoming 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 their bachelor’s degree…

  For many people, March is synonymous with one thing – college basketball (aka March Madness)! But for the past few years, the Central Pennsylvania Law Clinic has ushered in March very differently, but with an element of friendly competition. March Mindfulness, spearheaded by Professors…

On a beautiful day in April, Widener University installed Stacey Robertson as its 11th president in a ceremony that officially ushered in the university’s next chapter under Robertson’s stewardship.The historic ceremony, which celebrated a leadership change that has happened only ten times in more…

Rachel Jones didn’t anticipate her research work for Environmental Law and Sustainability Professor John Dernbach would result in her co-authoring a chapter with her professor in a leading environmental legal textbook. But that’s exactly what happened.It all began after her first semester at…

Public service was always a goal for Michelle Henry ’94. That, combined with her dream of working as a prosecutor, led her to Widener Law Commonwealth.  “I chose the campus in Harrisburg because it is a great location in the middle of the commonwealth, with many opportunities to begin a career…

Nicholas Grimes and Michael Kohn have been named semi-finalists at the 22nd Annual Law Student Tax Challenge Competition, a national tax competition hosted by the American Bar Association and held during its midyear meeting.  This challenge, organized by the ABA Young Lawyers Forum, provides…