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Chelsea Botsch: Her Plea for Justice

April 28, 2021
Chelsea Botsch, an All-America softball pitcher and 2015 graduate of Wilmington University, went on to earn a degree from the West Virginia University College of Law in 2019. While at WVU, Botsch worked with the Innocence Project, an initiative to free those in U.S. prisons who have been wrongly convicted. For many years, the United States has been the world leader in incarceration. As of 2018…
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The Power of Research

April 28, 2021
Wilmington University faculty researchers are making real-world contributions to the real world. Are you using a laptop, tablet, or cellphone to read this? What about that steady wi-fi connection and the heat and light in your house, making you comfortable as you read? …
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From Brooklyn to Abu Dhabi

April 28, 2021
Sometimes, on the way to a successful career, it’s necessary to adapt, change course, or pivot — to use a vogue word. That’s what this WilmU alumna did. Dr. Lorrain Mott-Baptiste Dr. Lorrain Mott-Baptiste has made two significant course corrections on her way to…
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Teach, in the Name of the Law

April 28, 2021
Experience is education for WilmU’s Criminal Justice Institute. There’s no substitute for experience. When Dr. Raymond Carr and Scott Duffey, the assistant professors who direct Wilmington University’s Criminal Justice Institute, lead a continuing education program for law enforcement professionals, their combined 64 years in the field add the weight of authority. Their True Crime Lecture…
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John Washburn: Living His Best Life

April 28, 2021
Amid the much-deserved plaudits heaped on doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers during the pandemic, fast-food workers were a somewhat over-looked subset of those deemed essential. With indoor dining curtailed or prohibited, drive-through restaurants became the go-to…
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The Inaugural Notable 9

April 28, 2021
The Doctor of Social Science in Prevention Science’s  first cohort shared their thoughts in an essay they wrote to Drs. Debra Berke and Shawn Stevens of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. We accept that we had to sacrifice every Wednesday evening and most…
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The 27,000-Mile Internship

April 28, 2021
Eighteen strangers, traveling in three vehicles for 49 days to 22 states, 21 cites, 10 national parks (a total of 27,000 miles); four emergency room visits; endless mechanical problems—all while consuming 1,176 cups of coffee, approximately 1 million PB&Js, and just 35 home-cooked meals. Those are the essential statistics from Mallory Nolte’s summer of 2020. It all added up to an…
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WilmU’s Promise Grants Aim For More Teacher Diversity

April 28, 2021
In elementary school classrooms, racially and ethnically diverse student populations benefit from diversity among their teachers. In most school districts, however, teacher diversity is in short supply. A new scholarship opportunity developed by Wilmington University’s…
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A Dream Deferred No More

April 28, 2021
Amber Hickman-Taylor, director of the Greater Newark Boys & Girls Club, calls it “my top Club moment of all time.” That moment occurred in a room at the club that was filled with kids, staff, board members and volunteers, as well as representatives from Wilmington…
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The College of Arts & Sciences Unveils a Redesigned Communication Degree

April 27, 2021
The College of Arts & Sciences has unveiled a redesigned Communication degree. Students now have a choice of one of three concentrations: Digital Journalism, Public Relations & Strategic Communication, and Visual Communication, all offered face-to-face and online. “We are really excited to offer this redesign,” says Dr. Janice Colvin, chair of Communication. “We researched the…
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