Top Stories:

• Professor of Religious Studies D. Gregory Sapp, PhD, was quoted in the Atlanta Journal Constitution on Jan. 23 in the article, “Divorce rate would plunge if more followed in Prince Harry’s steps.” According to Sapp, “When a man agrees to forsake all others, he is committing to his wife alone. It is a vow to assure fidelity within a marriage. It means that each partner forsakes all others as potential romantic partners.”

• Assistant Professor of Political Science Sidra Hamidi, PhD, was quoted in the Jan. 22 article, “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Will Visit Florida Thursday to Talk About American Values” on 90.7 WMFE, an Orlando NPR member station. “But of course there’s all sorts of questions you can ask about the legitimacy of the Trump administration’s ability to speak about American values and what those values actually are,” Hamidi said.

• Cybersecurity company KnowBe4 donated $250,000 to Stetson Law for a variety of initiatives, including scholarships, internships, software and new programming. The press release was picked up by nearly 20 online news organizations, including Business Insider.

• Law Professor Louis J. Virelli III was quoted in a Jan. 19 article in the Daytona Beach News-Journal called, “Can senators be impartial in impeachment? Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham looks back.” 

• Law Professor Peter Lake was quoted in a Jan. 23 article on Education Dive called, “DeVos proposes protections for faith-based colleges, student groups.”

• Stetson Law was mentioned as a “meet the author” location for Craig Pittman in Jan. 17 Tampa Bay Times article about his new book. Pittman will be speaking as part of the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series.

Other News:

• Professor of Philosophy Ron Hall, PhD, was featured in the Jan. 21 Daytona Beach-News Journal article, “Exploring a Spanish Mission-style garden courtyard.”  The Garden Club of DeLand, started by Hall and his wife Maggi, recently honored FloridaWild Veterinary Hospital, 115 E. Euclid Ave., as January’s recipient for Garden of the Month.

• Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy wrote a Jan. 21 opinion piece for the Brennan Center for Justice website called, “How Corporate Law Can Help Democracy Post–Citizens United.”

• Law Professor Ellen Podgor was mentioned on Law & Humanities Blog on Jan. 21 for publishing A Small Slice of the Chicago Eight Trial in volume 50 of the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal (2019).

• Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy’s piece on Blagojevich’s impeachment on the Brennan Center website was mentioned in a Jan. 21 Politico article called, “Illinois Playbook.”

• Law Professor Rebecca C. Morgan wrote the following blogs for the Elder Law Prof Blog: Jan. 18, HHS 2020 Poverty Guidelines; Jan. 20, Dispute Resolution Issue on Eldercaring Coordination; Jan. 21, Medicare Part D Donut Hole-Gone or Not?; Jan. 22, Aging in This Decade Starting in 2020; andJan. 23, The Limits of Hospice Home Care?

• Former Stetson associate professor of Communication and Media Studies Rebecca Bridges Watts published an essay on Sarah Patton Boyle and the ‘Desegregation of the Human Heart’ on Jan. 19 at Livingchurch.org.

Alumni News:

• Law alumna Pam Bondi has joined President Trump’s impeachment defense team, according to a Jan. 18 article on Orlando Weekly.

• Alumni Webb Shephard and Anthony Walsh were promoted at James Moore & Co., according to the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 21.

• Alumna Michelle Butler was named development director of Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, as reported by Sarasota magazine on Jan. 21. 

• Law alumnus Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri was appointed to Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, according to a Jan. 22 Department of Justice press release.