On Oct. 4, Stetson law students gathered in the Great Hall for the afternoon program, “Restoring Respect to Politics.” The Stetson Democrats, Stetson Republicans, ACS and Federalist Society co-sponsored the roundtable discussion of election topics. Sheri Kuhn of the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Office visited the Gulfport campus to help the law school community register to vote.  … » Read more

Kristen Cohen, assistant director of international programs, is one of 21 people in the U.S. and the only person from a law school to receive a professional certification in education abroad. Cohen dedicated two years to obtaining the certification. “Having a team member in the International Programs Office who is a Certified Professional in Education Abroad demonstrates our commitment at Stetson to implement and maintain… » Read more

Donald Burris, a distinguished practicing lawyer and law lecturer for more than 40 years, visited Stetson’s Gulfport campus on Sept. 13 to present a talk on “Preserving Cultural Property: Legal Aspects on Restituting Nazi Looted Art.” Burris, an attorney with Burris Schoenberg & Walden, LLP, discussed his role in recovering stolen art and bringing justice to the victims of Nazi looting during World War II.… » Read more

Senator Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o of Kenya spoke on the Gulfport campus about “Leaders: Men and Women Who Make a Difference,” during Stetson University’s Values Day on Sept. 19. Senator Nyong’o described his formative experiences with historic colonialism in Africa and the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. that shaped his perception of leadership and being an inspiring leader. He spoke of Martin Luther King Jr.,… » Read more

  NAACP Hillsborough chapter president Dr. Bennie Small, criminal defense attorneys Kene Anusionwu and Naji Mujahid and St. Petersburg Chief of Police Anthony Holloway discussed the Black Lives Matter movement at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport on Sept. 6.  The event was co-sponsored by several Stetson law student organizations including the Black Law Students Association, Dream Defenders, Innocence Initiative, the Pillars and the… » Read more

Can international corporations help stabilize society? LexisNexis Executive Vice President and General Counsel Ian McDougall spoke at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport on Aug. 31. McDougall presented on the role big business should play in stabilizing society. Ian McDougall joined LexisNexis in 2004 as vice president and legal director for LexisNexis International. He sits on the United Nations Rule of Law Steering Committee… » Read more

Campus update: Sept. 2, 2016, 6:35 p.m. Dear campus community:  Stetson University College of Law will reopen on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 8 a.m. The Dolly & Homer Hand Law Library will reopen at 8 a.m. and all classes, clinics, externships, and events will take place as scheduled at both the Gulfport and Tampa campuses. The worst of the rain and wind associated with Hurricane… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s Foreman Biodiversity Lecture series returns to campus starting in September. All lectures are complimentary and open to the public on Stetson Law’s Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S. Upcoming lectures include: Sept. 1, 12 p.m., Great Hall, Robert Williams, chief deputy general counsel of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Sept. 29, 12 p.m., Great Hall, Dr. Naomi Rose, marine… » Read more

Attorneys’ Title Fund Professor of Law Darryl C. Wilson has been named associate dean for faculty and strategic initiatives at Stetson University College of Law. Associate Dean Wilson is the director of the Intellectual Property Law Internship Program, the American-Caribbean Law Initiative, and co-director of the Institute for Caribbean Law and Policy at Stetson. Wilson has taught around the world in the Caribbean, Estonia, the… » Read more

“Corporate citizens are strange bedfellows to have in a democracy,” Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy writes in the June 14 American Constitution Society Blog. Professor Torres-Spelliscy, author of the new book, Corporate Citizen? An Argument for the Separation of Corporation and State, asserts that throughout U.S. history, corporations have sought to expand their constitutional rights, and American courts have obliged. Torres-Spelliscy posits that corporations have steadily gained… » Read more

Future law students can learn more about the part-time law program at Stetson University College of Law during an open house on Thursday, Aug. 25, 6-7:30 p.m., at the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S. By taking evening classes at Stetson’s Tampa Law Center and the Gulfport campus, busy people with daytime commitments can earn a law degree in as little as four years from… » Read more

When Deleso A. Alford visited Stetson law school’s Gulfport campus briefly this summer, she brought with her an important goal: collaboration. The Florida A&M University law professor’s research and teaching focuses on building a framework for cultural competence through the lens of personal narratives that shapes the way we see and understand each other. During her short time as a visiting scholar at Stetson, Professor… » Read more