Thursday, April 12, 2018

In the News:

  • Univali Signs International Teacher Mobility Agreement with Delaware Law School – Univali (4/10 – Article features a recent agreement signed by dean Rod Smolla between Delaware Law and the University of the Vale do Itajaí (Univali) in Brazil)
  • Does talcum powder cause cancer? A legal and scientific battle rages – Fox News 61 (4/11 – This CNN news article featured yesterday is picked up again and quotes Jean Eggen, distinguished professor emerita of law at Delaware Law)
  • Upset about the Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling? Use the ballot box – not impeachment – Penn Live (4/11 – This guest editorial is written by Commonwealth Law dean Christian Johnson and Commonwealth Law professor Michael R. Dimino Sr., and professor emeritus Robert C. Power)
  • Bridge to nowhere: gaps in Treasury G-Sib bankruptcy plan – Risk.net (4/11 – Article quotes Bruce Grohsgal, the Helen S. Balick Visiting Professor in Business Bankruptcy Law at Delaware Law)
  • Regulating Immigration in a Deregulatory Administration – The Regulatory Review (4/11 – Commonwealth Professor of Law and Government Jill Family was a the author of an opinion article)
  • Brauvelt student among those to experience an “Alternative Spring Break” – Rockland County Times (4/12 – Article features local Widener students who volunteered their time over spring break)

Alumni News:

  • Fannie Mae’s Jeffery Hayward Talks Affordable Housing, Millennials and Zoning – Commercial Observer (4/11 – Fannie Mae Executive Vice President and Head of Multifamily Jeffery Hayward is a Widener alum) 
  • Kennett school officials approve resignations, new hires – Southern Chester County Weekly (4/11 – Article references employment news from Widener graduate Mary Carroll, who now works in special education at Kennett High)

Athletics Update:

Events on Main Campus Today:

  • Take Back the Night; 7 p.m.; Alumni Auditorium

Events on Delaware Law Campus Today:

  • Healthcare Compliance Symposium; 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Ruby R. Vale Courtroom
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Info Table; 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Main Street
  • Visiting Scholar Lecture: Anastasia Telesetsky; 12 – 2 p.m.; Special Collections Room

Events on Commonwealth Law Campus Today:

  • Moot Court Oral Argument Practice; 11 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.; A170