History
Originally founded in 1971 as The Delaware Law School, the institution became affiliated with then Widener College, later Widener University in 1975 and graduated its first class of 267 in August of that year. The school's name was officially changed to Widener University School of Law in 1989 when the Harrisburg campus was added. With a current enrollment of more than 1,100 students, Widener Law has grown to become one of the largest Pennsylvania-area law schools.
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