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<p>Today marks a historic new path of independence for Widener University Delaware Law School.</p>
<p>The university&rsquo;s plan to separate what for 25 years has been one law school sitting on campuses in Delaware and Harrisburg, Pa., into two separate law schools, becomes official today. That means the schools will operate independently of each other, while they both remain within Widener University.</p>
<p>The university announced its plans for separation in March. With this new approach, Delaware Law will stand on its own in showcasing its strengths and unique contributions to the First State, the capital for American corporate law. The administration, faculty and staff based here will now work entirely on behalf of students at the Delaware location.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We have a bright future ahead. We wish our sister school in Harrisburg well, and look forward to both of us progressing in positive new directions that allow our individual identities and strengths to shine through. Our Delaware students will be at the heart of everything we do,&rdquo; Dean Rod Smolla said.</p>
<p>Smolla, a nationally known teacher, scholar and lawyer with vast leadership experience, assumed the deanship of the school, now known as Delaware Law School, today.</p>