By Hillary ReedAppellate Advocacy BlogNov. 11, 2019 Excerpt Professor Stacey-Rae Simcox Today is Veterans Day, and a couple of times this weekend I was reminded of the sacrificial service by veterans to our country. First, I spent the weekend in beautiful Gulfport, Florida learning from and connecting with practitioners, judges, and professors at the Reimagining Advocacy Conference hosted by Stetson University. The Keynote Speaker Friday… » Read more

By Gavrielle JacobovitzThe Columbia SpectatorNov. 14, 2019 Excerpt Professor Peter F. Lake According to Peter Lake, the chair and director of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson, the University is not bound to a system of mandatory reporting for all faculty members by law. “The concept of a responsible employee is a regulatory requirement,” says Lake, who previously served… » Read more

Magazine profiles local women leaders By Amy MartinezFlorida TrendOct. 25, 2019 Excerpt As a young girl in Port-au- Prince, Michéle Alexandre experienced income inequality firsthand. “In Haiti, it’s 0.001% rich, and everyone else is struggling,” she says. Her working-class parents, who had migrated to Port-au-Prince from the countryside, emphasized education and studying hard. “My mom had a favorite saying: ‘Life doesn’t owe you anything.’ The… » Read more

NFBPA honors local African American public administrators By Karin Davis-ThompsonThe Weekly ChallengerNov. 8, 2019 Dean Michèle Alexandre Excerpt The Tampa Bay Chapter of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) paid tribute to several members of the community for their commitment to public service during a recognition ceremony held at the St. Petersburg Police Department headquarters. Among those recognized was Stetson Law Dean Michèle… » Read more

Rebecca C. Morgan Law Professor Rebecca C. Morgan wrote the following blogs for the Elder Law Prof Blog: Nov. 1: “Student Views of Recent Events”Nov. 5: “Upcoming Webinars on Elder Abuse”Nov. 6: “Student Views of Recent Events”Nov. 7: “Scams & Older Adults: The Picture Isn’t Pretty”Nov. 8: “New Resources on Elder Abuse”… » Read more

Trump Ukraine Fracas Echoes Nixon, Clinton Campaign-Law Scandals By Kenneth P. DoyleBloomberg GovernmentNov. 7, 2019 Excerpt Ciara Torres-Spelliscy What’s different now is that the episode at the heart of the probe involves not money but something that could be just as valuable–a foreign government investigation of a political rival, according to Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, a law professor at Stetson University, who’s studied the history of campaign… » Read more

The late Wm. Reece Smith Jr. at Stetson University College of Law Dec. 2, 2019 – Stetson University College of Law is currently accepting nominations for the prestigious William Reece Smith Jr. Public Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have provided outstanding service to the legal profession and community.  This year’s award will be presented at the Annual Inns of Court Banquet in the Great… » Read more

University NewsUniversidad de La LagunaNov. 27, 2019 Exerpt Professor Luz Nagle. Dr. Luz Estrella Nagle conducted a historical review of the role of women and the different roles she has been occupying.  “Women have been considered for centuries object and property. [S]he has suffered discrimination and a continuous violation of human rights. In addition, it has endured physical, sexual and psychological damage due to the… » Read more

Partnership Connects Law Students to Non-Profits By Jeff DonnellyThe GabberNov. 6, 2019 Dean Michèle Alexandre Excerpt “We have a tradition of training students for service, and our key feature is the fact that we train students as advocates,” says Michèle Alexandre, dean of Stetson University College of Law. Six months into her new role at Stetson, Alexandre has helped spearhead a major new initiative, officially… » Read more

Dean Michèle Alexandre accepts the John Mercer Langston Legal Education Leadership Award at the 15th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair in New York. Dean Michèle Alexandre received the John Mercer Langston Legal Education Leadership Award at the 15th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair at Columbia Law School in New York in early November. The award is named for John… » Read more

Staff and students secure 100 percent disability for Marine with cancer; recognized for community service Members of the Veterans Advocacy Clinic received community service awards at the Marine Corp Ball on Nov. 16, 2019. Veterans Law Institute Coordinator Shirley Booker, far left, Veterans Law Institute Director Stacey-Rae Simcox, second from right, and Stetson Law Student Mary Samarkos (2020), far right. Stetson University College of Law… » Read more

Dean Michèle Alexandre received the John Mercer Langston Legal Education Leadership Award at the 15TH Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair at Columbia Law School in New York in early November. The award is named for John Mercer Langston, the founding dean of the Law Department at Howard University and first black law school dean in 1869. Today, 150 years after Langston’s achievement,… » Read more