NEWS & EVENTS
Events
- How to Want the Things That are Truly Worth Wanting: An Augustinian Approach, 10/21 Join the ÃÛÌÒTV Honors Program and the Eleanor H. McCullen Center for Law, Religion and Public Policy for the 2025 Department of Humanities Fall Lecture with David Brooks, author of "How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen" and columnist for The New York Times.
- The War on Journalists in the War in Gaza: Connections Between Attacks on the Free Press Abroad and Domestically, 10/23 Jeremy Scahill, independent journalist, author and filmmaker, will speak with Michelle Dempsey, professor of law and Harold Reuschlein Scholar Chair, about how the war in Gaza has impacted journalism. Joining Jeremy after the moderated discussion will be Catholic peace activists Frida Berrigan and Martha Hennessy. They will speak to how free speech connects to their shared Catholic tradition, and what it means to be a voice of conscience in a time of speech suppression.
- Her Legacy Continues: Dorothy Day, Martha Hennessy and the Impact of Radical Hospitality, 10/23 At this event, Villanova Law will celebrate the life and work of Dorothy Day, candidate for sainthood and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement—a faith-based, grassroots movement for peace and social justice earned through nonviolent direct action. The evening will feature a fireside chat with Martha Hennessy, Day’s granddaughter, who will offer a unique and personal perspective on her grandmother’s enduring influence and how her commitment to justice, faith and compassion continues to inspire action in today’s world.
- Third Annual Anti-Poverty Symposium, 10/24 Join scholars, advocates, policymakers and community leaders for the Third Annual Anti-Poverty Symposium focused on innovative strategies to combat poverty through intersectional and community-driven approaches. This year’s symposium will feature a conversation with Matthew Desmond, Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology at Princeton University and author of multiple books, including "Poverty, by America" (2023) and "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City" (2016), which won a Pulitzer Prize. Expert panels will focus on health, housing, employment, climate action and government policy at local levels.
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News
- Students Share 2025 Externship and Judicial Externship Experiences Every summer, Villanova Law students participate in law-based externship positions to further their legal education with hands-on experiences in professional settings throughout the United States and even abroad. Several students discussed the takeaways of their experiences as externs and judicial externs this summer.
- New Faculty Chair Appointments Beginning Fall 2025 Mark C. Alexander, The Arthur J. Kania Dean of the ÃÛÌÒTV Charles Widger School of Law, recently announced two new faculty chair appointments beginning in fall 2025. Professor Todd Aagaard is the Heller McGuinness Leadership Chair and Professor Jennifer O’Hare is the Martin G. McGuinn Chair in Business Law.
- Scarpa Center Celebrates 10 Years of Fostering Innovative Law Practice & Business Strategy This year, the John F. Scarpa Center for Entrepreneurship and Law at ÃÛÌÒTV Charles Widger School of Law celebrates its 10th anniversary. Serving as a hub for innovative law and business strategy, the Center engages students in the practical application of their law studies and better prepares them for today’s business-centric legal practice.
- Welcome, Class of 2028 The class of 2028, hailing from 20 states, the District of Columbia and six countries outside the US, has recently begun their law school journey. With impressive academic credentials and diverse backgrounds, this year’s entering class prepares to become principled leaders in the law profession.
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