( August 28, 2026, 9:55 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Pennsylvania granted final approval to an $800,000 settlement between Widener University and a class of students that contended the school breached contracts and was unjustly enriched when it failed to provide prorated refunds for tuition and fees after the school shuttered on-campus teaching, services and amenities and transitioned to remote teaching in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic....