Widener University announces re-branding as Delaware Law


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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Widener University School of Law has announced that, under a re-branding effort, it will now be called the Delaware Law School.

WDEL-FM reports (http://bit.ly/1LFqoHU ) the university in Wilmington announced the change Wednesday. The school also has a new dean.

Dean Rod Smolla says he's ready to being a new chapter at the Delaware Law School. He previously served as the president of Furman University in South Carolina.

Widener also has a law school in Pennsylvania.

The Bar Association approved plans earlier this year to separate and accredit the campuses.

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