Town hall meeting lets students, staff weigh in on Campus Climate Survey
Dean Michèle Alexandre, far left, takes a question from Stetson Law student Kia Tolbert during the town hall meeting on the Campus Climate Survey. By Molly Kaelin Dean Michèle Alexandre hosted a town hall meeting to discuss the Campus Climate Survey with students, faculty, and staff in the Great Hall on Feb. 18. The informal gathering gave participants a chance to express concerns and exchange… » Read more
Culverhouse Chair Devon Carbado hosts class on critical race judgements
Culverhouse Chair and UCLA Law Professor Devon Carbado lectures on critical race judgements in a special class for students on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. By Brittany GivenStetson Law 3LFeb. 14, 2020 Devon Carbado, distinguished UCLA law professor and author, returned to Stetson Law on Feb. 8, 2020, as the new Culverhouse Chair to teach “Critical Race Judgments: Critical Race Theory and Supreme Court Decision making.”… » Read more
Stetson Trial Team wins regional competition; heads to Nationals in April
Sara Papantonio (left) and Raelyn Watson (center) won the regional National Trial Competition in Alabama and will head to the national finals in Texas in April. The winners are pictured here with their coach, Professor Julia Metts. Stetson Law’s Trial Team won the regional National Trial Competition hosted by Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 7-9, 2020, and will head to the national… » Read more
Dispute Resolution Board is 3 for 3 in advancing to national competitions
Dispute Resolution Board members competed in the regional client counseling competition in Louisville, Ky., last weekend. From left, Alina Acevedo (2L), Forest Sutton (3L), Gabriele Bodanza (2L), Bailey Peterson (2L), Jacqueline Phillips (2L), and Andrea Snipes-Booker (3L). With a win Feb. 7-8, 2020, at the ABA Client Counseling regional competition at the University of Louisville- Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in Louisville, Ky., Stetson… » Read more
Superior Court Judge Tangela M. Barrie receives Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Public Service Award from Stetson
The Hon. Tangela M. Barrie was the 2020 recipient of the Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Public Service Award. The Hon. Tangela M. Barrie received the Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Public Service Award during the annual Inns of Court Banquet at Stetson University College of Law on Feb. 5, 2020. The prestigious Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Public Service Award recognizes individuals who have provided outstanding contributions… » Read more
New course trains students to handle legal issues resulting from disasters
From left: Christine Cerniglia, associate professor and director of Clinical and Experiential Education; Linda Anderson Stanley, ABA director of Disaster Legal Services and the senior manager for Disaster Programming at Equal Justice Works; and Jean-Luc Adrien, Community Justice Project of Miami – Equal Justice Works Disaster Recovery Legal Corp. Fellow. Stetson Law now offers a new course and corresponding externship experience designed to train students… » Read more