Stetson University College of Law’s Foreman Biodiversity Lecture by Dr. Max Finlayson on Nov. 9 presented “Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems— Evidence from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Mangroves.” Dr. Finlayson directs the Institute for Land, Water and Society at Charles Sturt University in Australia. “The major takeaway is that climate change is occurring now,” said Dr. Finlayson. “It isn’t just something that will… » Read more

  Student members of Stetson Law Review collected books for children during a book drive on the Gulfport campus, and distributed them during a book giveaway pizza party event at the Boys & Girls Club in St. Petersburg on Oct. 25. The event featured games, a raffle, food and drinks. Members of the Stetson Law Review donated funds to purchase prizes for every child in… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law inducted two new members of its prestigious Hall of Fame during an evening ceremony on Oct. 28 in Gulfport. Luis Prats B.A. ’78, J.D. ’81 and Leslie Reicin Stein J.D. ’76 are the newest members of Stetson Law’s Hall of Fame. >>Watch a video about Luis Prats. Prats was born in Havana, Cuba, and became the first person in his… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law is hosting Law School Information Day from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, on the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S. Future law students can attend a “Mock First Year Class,” learn more about “A Day in the Life of a Law Student,” attend workshops and information sessions with Admissions and Student Financial Planning, and learn more about the… » Read more

By Kai Su Diana Evans, J.D. ’12, and Jason Lambert, B.B.A. ’02, J.D. ’12, both note Stetson’s Moot Court Board as a defining experience during their time studying at the College of Law. “Moot Court was probably the part of law school I enjoyed the most,” Lambert said, who returned to coaching this year for the Civil Rights and Liberties team, helping the team win… » Read more

By Kai Su The Go Green Committee hosted Stetson’s first zero-waste event during the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture featuring fish and wildlife biologist Tonya Long in the Great Hall on Monday, Oct. 23. To illustrate the impact of this approach, a pile of trash cans was moved into a corner and upended during the lunchtime lecture. The lunch used reusable plates and silverware, rather than paper… » Read more

Tonya Long, biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, presented the Oct. 23 Foreman Biodiversity Lecture on “The Dark Side: Improving Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches Through Comprehensive Light Management.” Long discussed how to reduce the impact of artificial lighting on nesting and hatchling sea turtles. “Florida is a globally important nesting beach,” said Long. Five species of sea turtles nest in Florida. Many… » Read more

A team of law students from Texas Tech University School of Law won the National Pretrial Competition at Stetson University College of Law on Oct. 12-15 in Gulfport, Florida. Texas Tech student Brian Burkhart won Best Advocate in the final and semi-final rounds of competition. Baylor Law School placed second in the competition. Mississippi College School of Law won the Best Plaintiff Brief and Golden… » Read more

Author and gender equality pioneer Professor of Law Catharine A. MacKinnon presented the Nichols Foundation Prominent Speakers Lecture on “Butterfly Politics: A Theory of Social Change through Legal Practice” at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport on Oct. 19. Through her talk, also the title of her new book Butterfly Politics, Professor MacKinnon explained how the butterfly effect can be applied to show how… » Read more

Dr. Dwight Pitcaithley, historian and professor at New Mexico State University, kicked off the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture series on Oct. 9 at Stetson Law in Gulfport with a lecture on the National Park Service history, challenges and opportunities. “There is more to national parks than parks,” Dr. Pitcaithley explained to the audience of law students, faculty, staff and members of the public gathered in the… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s Black Law Students Association presents a Continuing Legal Education program on Black Lives Matter: The Media and the Law from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on Oct. 7 in the Great Hall on Stetson Law’s Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S. The CLE program is complimentary and open to the public. Lawyers, legal professionals and members of the community are invited to… » Read more

The Stetson University College of Law Public Service Fellows organized a group of students on Sept. 27 to make more than 100 activity bags for children at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. The bags included pages to color, crayons, markers, puzzles and stickers for the children. The mission of Stetson’s Public Service Fellows is to promote the concept and awareness of public… » Read more