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Widener Law Commonwealth welcomed an esteemed panel of lawyers and scholars to the campus last Friday to commemorate the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance, the theme for the 13th annual Dean’s Diversity Forum. About 75 people were on hand to hear three panels cover a range of topics exploring…

If one key measure of success as a professor is how you are remembered by your students, even after 26 years, Randy Lee has made his mark. During a recent visit, Donald F. McGahn II, ’94, former White House Counsel for President Donald J. Trump, took a moment before launching his continuing legal…

It was an all-Widener final in the mock trial competition last week at the 57th annual Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County Mock Trial Competition in Pittsburgh, with Widener Law Commonwealth prevailing in a matchup against Delaware Law. The four-member Widener Law Commonwealth team was…

Widener Law Commonwealth hosted alumnus Donald F. McGahn II ’94, former White House Counsel to President Donald J. Trump, who conducted the continuing legal education seminar “The Legal and Regulatory Landscape in the Era of Trump.” Image…

A new partnership with Central Penn College will allow high-achieving students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate and law degree in five years. The schools joining forces on an innovative, “2+3” agreement where Legal Studies students at Central Penn can earn the final 30 credits of…

Matthew V. Kerns has joined Widener University Commonwealth Law School as its new Associate Dean of Admissions. He was previously with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, where he served as the Assistant Dean of Admissions, Scholarships, and Enrollment Data.…

Widener Law Commonwealth students got a rare opportunity last week to get a close-up look at the military justice system. The moot court classroom was the setting Thursday for a real-life U.S. Army appellate court hearing. A three-judge panel for the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals held oral…

David J. Arnold, Jr., 48, won a decisive victory in a special election on January 14 for the Pennsylvania state Senate seat vacated by a member who resigned last September after being charged in a criminal case. The four-term district attorney for Lebanon County, was declared the winner for…

It’s no secret that Widener University Commonwealth Law School prepares its students for future leadership roles in public service. After all, Widener graduates have landed jobs in every branch of state government. But did you know that more than 10 percent of Pennsylvania’s top county prosecutors…

Widener University Commonwealth Law School made a splash last month in Madrid at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25), where some 200 nations met to address next steps in addressing climate change. John Dernbach, Commonwealth Professor of Environmental Law and Sustainability…

Talk about legal scholarship on the cutting edge of current events! Widener University Commonwealth Law School professor Michael R. Dimino is a co-author of "The Mueller Investigation and Beyond," published last fall by the Carolina Academic Press. The book was conceived before the much-anticipated…

A Widener Commonwealth University Law School graduate will soon become the newest judge on the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. Drew Crompton ’93 was nominated in November by Gov. Wolf to fill a vacant seat and was subsequently confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate. He will be sworn in this month…