Professor Peter Lake spoke with the Yale Daily News for the story, “Admins standardize misconduct responses.”… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law moot court teams won two competitions, two oralist awards, and a best memorial award over the weekend. The Stetson team of Diana Evans, Sharon Galantino, Caitlein Jammo and Carly Ross won the south regional round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and the best memorial award this past weekend in Houston, Texas. Diana Evans also won… » Read more

Story by Valeria Obi On Feb. 25, the Black Law Students Association at Stetson held a gala in honor of Black History Month that featured Florida Supreme Court Justice James E.C. Perry as the keynote speaker. More than 80 students, attorneys and judges attended the gala. >>View more photos here. Justice Perry, who served in the U.S. Army before obtaining his law degree from Columbia… » Read more

Stetson University’s Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy honored NASPA executive director Gwendolyn Dungy with a Facilitator Award and Syracuse University Professor Gary Pavela with a William A. Kaplin Award at this year’s 33rd National Conference on Law & Higher Education in Orlando on Feb. 19. The conference brings national academic leaders and scholars to Orlando annually to discuss important changes impacting… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake spoke with the Chronicle of Higher Education about “The Case of the ‘Stupid Drunk'” raising awareness about alcohol abuse on college campuses.… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake talked with the Chronicle of Higher Education about the impact of the Clery Act for the story, “Longtime Watchdog for Campus-Security Group Looks for a New Role.”… » Read more

Professor Michael Allen is quoted in the Feb. 14 Tampa Bay Times article, “Florida school prayer bill fuels culture wars, experts say.”… » Read more

Stetson University invites individual members of the community and area businesses to help support scholarships for students from the Tampa Bay area at the 10th Annual Mad Hatter Golf Classic on April 20. The classic is sponsored by Carlton Fields. WHAT: The Golf Classic raises funds for scholarships for Stetson University students from the Tampa Bay area. Last year’s golf classic delivered more than $15,000… » Read more

U.S. Court of International Trade Senior Judge Judith M. Barzilay presented the last Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture of the semester at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport on Feb. 21. Judge Barzilay spoke to students, faculty and staff at Stetson about the role of the court in environmental protection. She discussed her 20-year career practicing in both the public and private sectors… » Read more

The NACDL White Collar Criminal Defense College at Stetson has announced the recipients of the inaugural White Collar Criminal Defense Award. Jan Lawrence Handzlik and Janet Levine have both been selected by the NACDL White Collar Criminal Defense College advisory board to receive the award, which honors individuals who have made a profound impact on the field of white collar criminal defense advocacy. Jan Handzlik… » Read more

Professor Robert Batey spoke with Ashley Porter at Tampa Bay’s 10 about the impact of Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law.… » Read more

Interim Dean Royal Gardner spoke with Liz McKibbon at WMNF News about the importance of lawyers and scientists communicating about biodiversity issues during the Feb. 16 Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series presentation on “Natural Gas Development and Hydrofracking: Environmental Risks and Legal Responses.”… » Read more