NEWS & EVENTS
Events
- Villanova Law Fall 2025 Open House, 11/15 Join us for the Fall Open House event on Saturday, November 15. Meet faculty, staff and current students, and learn more about our academic program. You will have the opportunity to take a tour of the Law School and get answers to your questions about admissions, financial aid and student life.
- Pennsylvania Tax Credits: Using the EITC and OSTC Programs to Help Students Thrive, 10/10 The Scarpa Center and Graduate Tax Program, along with the Foundation for Catholic Education, present this one-hour seminar, which will focus on key aspects of these tax credits, including the use of EITC and OSTC contributions, eligible businesses and SPEs (Special Purpose Entities) and deadlines.
- Red Mass, 10/03 Join the Villanova Law community for the annual Red Mass. This year’s celebration will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. A complimentary reception will be held immediately following at Scarpa Hall.
- The 20th Annual John F. Scarpa Conference on Law, Politics and Culture, 09/29 In this conference dedicated to renewing Catholic social teaching for a new age, ÃÛÌÒTV celebrates the election of the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, OSA, ’77 CLAS, to the papacy.
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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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