(L-R): Clare McQueen (standing), Brittany Maxey-Fischer (local patent attorney), Katherine Pill (the curator of contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts), and Jennifer Kosharek (local street artist). Photo by Austin Sigl. By Taylor Allyn On March 26, Clare McQueen presented her paper, “The Visual Artists Rights Act: Why Graffiti Art Merits Protection,” at the Stetson Law Review spring scholarship luncheon. A panel comprised of… » Read more

(L-R): Students Marcus Scott, Christopher Odgers, Blaze M. Bowers, and Alicia Roddenberg, alumnae Kaitlyn Dugas and Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy, students Jacob Delorme, Noel Gonzalez, Brooke Pearson, and Magner Tiuso. Photo by Brielle Tucker. By Brielle Tucker The team of 1L students Blaze M. Bowers, Christopher Odgers, Alicia Roddenberg and Marcus Scott was awarded first place and the team of Jacob Delorme, Noel Gonzalez, Brooke Pearson,… » Read more

By Sarah Shirley Stetson Law celebrated Diversity Week with a series of special events on the Gulfport campus March 1-7. Diversity Week is organized by the Student Bar Association Diversity Committee and coincides with the ABA Diversity Day initiatives. The Diversity Committee coordinates and assists student organizations who wish to host a diversity-related event during Diversity Week and furthers the conversation about what diversity means… » Read more

Stetson hosts Social Justice Opportunity Forum for students. Photo by Eileen McGarry. By Julie McHaffie Stetson University College of Law held its first Social Justice Opportunity Forum on March 22. The Forum provided presentations from a variety of social justice practitioners and an opportunity for students to network, interact and ask questions. Professor Judith Scully delivered the opening address about access to justice and what… » Read more

Rhyan Tompkins and Cindy Mercado presented the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture on March 5.Photo by Austin Sigl. By Sarah Shirley Rhyan Tompkins and Cindy Mercado, wildlife inspectors with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, presented the Foreman Bioversity Lecture on “The Black Market for Wildlife and America’s Front-line Defense” on March 5 at Stetson Law’s Gulfport campus. “Our job is to capture the illicit trade and… » Read more

Michèle Alexandre Following a nationwide search, Stetson University Executive Vice President and Provost Noel Painter, Ph.D., announced the appointment of Michèle Alexandre, a noted civil rights, gender and race scholar, and author of “The New Frontiers of Civil Rights Litigation,” as the next dean of Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida. Alexandre is the College of Law’s first African-American dean. The appointment is effective June 2019. “Dean… » Read more

Stetson University’s Elizabeth Hall in DeLand, Florida. On college campuses across the country, conversations about race, politics and other issues have become flashpoints in the debate over free speech. Eric Kurlander, Ph.D., Stetson professor of history, said faculty, staff and students can feel hesitant to discuss these important issues, fearing they may come under attack for expressing views that don’t conform to campus norms. Kurlander… » Read more

By Sarah Shirley FAWLS at Stetson hosted the annual Women’s Week program. (L-R): Megan Summers, Rebecca Klonel, Shennia Laurence, Rachel Wise, Kim Lopater, Michelle Moretz, Emeraude Lerebours, Kelsey Norman and Taylor Scribner. The Florida Association of Women Lawyers at Stetson hosts an annual Women’s Week program to raise awareness, encourage advocacy, and initiate action on current women’s rights issues in the U.S. through various pro… » Read more

By Sarah Shirley “We have been pushing people out of mental health institutions and onto the street,” Dr. Risdon N. Slate told the audience gathered to hear him lecture during the Student Leadership Development Program Leadership Luncheon on Feb. 20. “I do not believe that a person should have to commit a crime in order to obtain recovery in our criminal justice system.” Dr. Risdon… » Read more

(L-R): Alicia Winterkorn with Sy-Woei Hao. Photo by Frédéric Boidin. By Sarah Shirley “Students who study abroad grow both personally and professionally,” said Kristen McConnell, Associate Director of International Programs.  Stetson hosted a Study Abroad Fair on Feb. 5 in the Mann Lounge. Study Abroad Fairs are held throughout the academic year. By studying around the world, law students can learn a variety of soft… » Read more

ABA President Bob Carlson spoke at Stetson Law. American Bar Association President Bob Carlson visited Stetson University’s Gulfport campus on Feb. 12 and presented to students, faculty and staff. Carlson, who took the helm of the ABA in 2018, is focused on the role bar services play in an independent judicial system, changes in legal education and bar admission, and wellness for lawyers and law… » Read more

Andy Zodrow spoke at Stetson Law. Photo by Sarah Shirley. By Sarah Shirley “Environmental law is about defending the rule,” said Andy Zodrow J.D. ’95 of the Environmental Protection Commission. Zodrow visited Stetson’s Gulfport campus on Feb. 12 to talk with students about the path to a career in environmental law. “What a lot of people don’t know is that you don’t have to come… » Read more