Stetson awarded bronze keys at ABA Law Student Division meeting

Stetson University College of Law was presented with a bronze key for the greatest raw membership and a bronze key for the most improved membership during the American Bar Association Law Student Division meeting on Feb. 7 on the Gulfport campus. Law students from Florida, Georgia and Puerto Rico were invited to attend the meeting hosted by Stetson Law school. Stetson Law student Brandy Pikus,… » Read more


Stetson’s J.D./M.B.A. students place in Global Top 25

Students in Stetson University’s J.D./M.B.A. program recently placed among the Global Top 25 in the GLO-BUS global simulation competition. Stetson J.D./M.B.A. students participated in GLO-BUS as part of their capstone management course. “Through the use of tools like the GLO-BUS simulation in our capstone course, students are able not only to integrate the functional expertise in business and law they have acquired during their tenure… » Read more


Chicago Tribune – Feb. 16, 2015 – Professor Peter Lake

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Chicago Tribune article, “Off to College with Mental Illness: How to Prepare.”… » Read more


Chronicle of Higher Education – Feb. 13, 2015 – Professor Peter Lake

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Feb. 13 Chronicle of Higher Education article, “Should Colleges Report Suicidal Students to Their Parents? A Bill in Virginia Would Require It.”… » Read more


Faculty papers top the charts for clinical law education

Three faculty papers by Stetson Law professors were recently listed among the Social Science Research Network’s Top Ten download list for: Clinical Law Teaching & Practice eJournal. Professor Stacey-Rae Simcox, director of Stetson’s Veterans Advocacy Clinic, wrote the fifth-ranked paper, “Lightening the VA’s Rucksack: A Proposal for Higher Education Medical-Legal Partnerships to Assist the VA in Efficiently and Accurately Granting Veterans Disability Compensation.” Professor Simcox… » Read more


SCOTUSblog – Feb. 12, 2015 – Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy’s article in the Brennan Center for Justice was cited in the SCOTUSblog Thursday round-up.… » Read more


Students published in Bloomberg BNA

Stetson Law school students clerking in the Gassman Law Associates firm in Clearwater were recently published in Bloomberg BNA. Travis Arango and Dena Daniels co-authored an article with attorney Alan S. Gassman. “We were recently given the opportunity to write an article about the Bifani case. This case was chosen because our office focuses primarily on estate law and this set of facts was somewhat… » Read more


The Verge – Feb. 11, 2015 – Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law Bruce Jacob and Adjunct Professor Richard Harrison

Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law Bruce Jacob and Adjunct Professor Richard Harrison are both quoted in the Verge article, “Jeb Bush dumps emails including social security numbers of Florida residents online.”… » Read more


Brennan Center for Justice – Feb. 10, 2015 – Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy wrote the opinion article, “Dark Money Could Even Darker,” for the Brennan Center for Justice.… » Read more


Stetson hosts Inclusion Summit

On Feb. 6, Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, hosted a daylong event, “ Inclusion Summit: Developing Cultural Competence.”  The summit was designed to help foster an energized workplace, retain top talent and develop best practices for making inclusion a reality. Vernā Myers, a nationally recognized expert on diversity and inclusion, provided the keynote. The one-day summit featured Myers and opening speaker President… » Read more


Stetson hosts Study Abroad Fair

Stetson University College of Law hosted a Study Abroad Fair on the Gulfport campus on Feb. 4. Stetson offers summer study abroad programs in Argentina, China, England, Spain and The Netherlands. Stetson also offers an Autumn in London, fall intersession in the Cayman Islands, and spring break in Cuba. Aaron Pitts, an LL.M. student at Stetson who is from Australia, said, “International education has truly… » Read more


Social Justice Luncheon: What is Equal Justice?

Stetson University College of Law’s Social Justice Luncheon Feb. 4 on the Gulfport campus asked “What is Equal Justice?” Judge Michelle T. Morley J.D. ’86, circuit judge for the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida, led a discussion for Stetson Law students about the meaning of equal justice within the modern judiciary. The William Reece Smith Jr. Fund and the Social Justice Advocacy Program co-sponsor Stetson… » Read more