Stetson University College of Law will begin offering a study abroad program in Cape Town, South Africa, starting in the summer of 2018. The Cape Town, South Africa program is meant to educate, inform, and create a better understanding of the world of international human rights in the context of South Africa’s evolution from apartheid to democracy. The program, July 5-Aug. 3, 2018, is open… » Read more

The Stetson University College of Law Public Service Fellows organized a group of students on Sept. 27 to make more than 100 activity bags for children at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. The bags included pages to color, crayons, markers, puzzles and stickers for the children. The mission of Stetson’s Public Service Fellows is to promote the concept and awareness of public… » Read more

  Stetson Law students learned more about opportunities and how to prepare during law school for the field of international law at a program on “Pathways to International Law” on Sept. 27. The program featured a panel of attorneys from a variety of international law practice areas. Panelists Alexandra Taylor J.D. ’15 of the Maxey Law Office presented on intellectual property; Paul Suppicich J.D. ’05… » Read more

Students Taylor Greenberg and Ashleigh Thornton were recently accepted for the Ms. JD Leadership Academy Class of 2017. Applicants were chosen from a pool of law school candidates around the country based on their demonstrated commitment to elevating the standing of women in the legal profession. A total of 45 law students were selected for the Leadership Academy. Greenberg and Thornton attended an intensive one-day… » Read more

Stetson presents a complimentary forensic science webinar for prosecutors and defense attorneys on Sept. 26 from 4-6 p.m. The webinar, “Organization of Scientific Area Committees Essentials: Forensic Science Resources” is part of the free forensic science webinar series funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Capital Litigation Initiative: Crime Scene to Courtroom Forensics Training. The webinar offers a judicial perspective on admissibility of evidence and… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law continues this year’s Foreman Biodiversity Lecture series in September with lectures on wildlife conservation, national parks and the future of the Great Barrier Reef and Australian mangroves. All lectures in the series are complimentary and open to the public in the Great Hall on Stetson Law’s Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S. The fall lecture series includes: Oct. 9, 12… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s bar passage rates for graduates who took the July 2017 Florida Bar Examination for the first time is 76.8 percent, exceeding the 71.3 percent statewide pass rate for the majority of Florida law schools. “At Stetson, our commitment for every student is a strong foundation upon which to prepare for and pass the bar. We will continue to work hard… » Read more

Friday, Sept. 15, 11:31 a.m.: Power is now restored at both the Gulfport campus and the Tampa Law Center. It will take us a little while to get back up and running, cool the buildings, and bring up all IT systems (including VPN, file servers and WiFi).  We will be opening campus at noon today for students, staff, and faculty. Except for our facilities staff… » Read more

Human Resources, Residential Life and the Student Affairs Office facilitated a lunchtime program for Stetson University College of Law on how to prepare for and recover from a serious weather situation. Sandra Pittman, a volunteer for Pinellas County Emergency Management, presented in the Great Hall on the Gulfport campus on Aug. 30. More information about preparing for serious weather events is available on the Emergency… » Read more