Stetson in the News: Oct. 12-19, 2023
Top Stories
• The Charlotte Gazette, Washington City Paper, Stage of Life – College and more than 100 other media outlets featured Stetson and Stetson Law in the Oct. 12 story “Stetson University Wins National HEED Award for Diversity and Inclusion.” The story quoted President Christopher Roellke, PhD: “This is an incredible honor for Stetson to receive the national HEED award and for our College of Law to receive it for the fourth consecutive year. It is a reflection of the deep commitment and dedicated work of our students, faculty and staff to create inclusive and vibrant campuses that foster a sense of belonging for all of our students.”
The story also quoted Law School Dean D. Benjamin Barros: “Cultivating a law school environment that is welcoming to all is a critical part of our efforts to equip our students to advocate for a more just future. It is an honor to be recognized for the investment – of time, energy, and dollars – in meaningful diversity initiatives. Winning our fourth HEED Award in a row speaks to the wonderfully vibrant community of faculty members, staff, students, and alumni we have at Stetson Law.”
In addition, the story quoted Carmen Johnson, JD, Stetson’s Executive Officer for Diversity, Collaboration and Inclusion.
• The West Volusia Beacon quoted Rev. Todd Campbell, Stetson chaplain and director of Religious and Spiritual Life, and cited Hillel President Aviv Maddron in the Oct. 17 story “Locals mourn lives lost in Israel, Palestine.”
• Psychology Today published the Oct. 11 commentary “Are College Students Blinkered Authoritarians? A Personal Perspective: The problem is teachers who indoctrinate, not teach” by Christopher Ferguson, PhD, professor of Psychology. “A minority of K12 teachers and professors are swamping kids with political orthodoxy, and most of the rest are afraid to push back,” Ferguson said. “But we need to. It’s our job to educate kids on the complexities of the world, and important civics such as free speech and due process. Instead, our US educational system too often tries to turn them into revolutionaries.”
• Syracuse.com, Breitbart, the Detroit News and more than 210 other media outlets quoted Law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy in the Oct. 17 story “Trump spends millions in donor cash on attorneys as legal woes grow.” “After the Mar-a-Lago and January 6 cases are done, I would not be surprised to see a personal use case against Trump for using these millions in donations that are meant to go to his political campaign going instead for the personal use of keeping him out of prison,” Torres-Spelliscy said.
• WNMF cited Jaclyn Lopez, assistant professor of Law, in the Oct. 17 post “A law professor & scientist ask for a halt to a dredging project that could harm Puerto Rico coral reefs.”
• News Channel Nebraska, the Observer News Enterprise and more than 180 other media outlets cited Stetson Law in the Oct. 18 story “Marielle F. Hazen, Esq., to Illuminate Legislative Updates at Stetson College of Law’s Pooled Trust Intensive Event.”
• Florida Bar News and Florida Record featured Stetson Law in the Oct. 19 story “Stetson Law works to preserve its historic fountains.” The story cited former Florida State Supreme Court Justice and Stetson Law Dean Harold Sebring, as well as former Stetson President J. Ollie Edmunds.
• Financial Content, B. Riley Financial and other media outlets cited Stetson Law’s annual National Special Needs Trusts (SNT) Conference in the Oct. 19 story “Special Needs Trusts Attorney, Marielle F. Hazen, to Spearhead Legislative and Regulatory Update at Stetson University’s National SNT Conference.”
• Public radio station WUSF interviewed Randall Croom, PhD, associate professor of Management, for the Oct. 10 broadcast segment and online story “VH1’s Basketball Wives Orlando could be a slam dunk for the economy.”
• WTOP News and U.S. News & World Report quoted Peter Lake, professor of Law, Charles A. Dana Chair and Director, Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy, in the Oct. 10 story “Gainful Employment Rule: What Students Should Know.”
Other Stories
• The Jacksonville Daily Record cited Bruce Jacob, Stetson Law Dean Emeritus, retired professor and alumnus, in the Oct. 12 story “Legal community celebrates Gideon v. Wainwright on Nov. 6.”
• The website ramblinwreck.com cited Stetson in the Oct. 11 story “Tech Set to Host ITA Southeast Regionals.”
• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cited Stetson’s Gillespie Museum in the Oct. 13 story “Art that rocks: Collector and artist from Aspinwall turns stone into Petroglyphics.”
• Hometown News cited Stetson in the Oct. 13 story “Rants & Raves.”
• Hometown News featured Stetson’s Homecoming activities in the Oct. 13 story “Volusia School News.”
• The West Volusia Beacon featured Stetson’s Homecoming and Stetson Athletics’ Hall of Fame induction dinner in the Oct. 17 story “Class Notes.”
• Shutts cited Stetson Law in the Oct. 12 story “Ryan Reinert Joins Advisory Board for the Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar.”
• Southwest Florida Business Today mentioned Stetson in the Oct. 13 story “FloridaCommerce Awards $1.2 Million for Community Planning Projects Through Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant Program.”
• HappeningNext featured Stetson in the Oct. 14 post “Flashlight Night Tours at the Haunted Antique Shop.”
• HappeningNext featured Stetson and Kathy Thomas, adjunct professor of Music – Horn, in the Oct. 14 post “Symphony Orchestra featuring Kathy Thomas, horn.”• The Pipestone County Star featured a photo that included Rajni Shankar-Brown, PhD, professor and Jessie Ball duPont Endowed Chair of Social Justice Education, in the Oct. 17 story “Local artist attends National Coalition for Homeless Leadership Conference in D.C.”
• HappeningNext featured Stetson Law in the Oct. 16 post “2023 Bench & Bar.”
• Hometown cited the Great Organists at Stetson Concert Series, the University Symphonic Band and the Homecoming Alumni Choir in the Oct. 13 story “Out & About.” The West Volusia Beacon also cited the Homecoming Alumni Choir in its Oct. 18 calendar.
• Florida Politics, WUFT, WUSF and Jacksonville Today cited Stetson in the Oct. 18 story “White man to be sentenced for recent, racially motivated attack at site of massacre of Black residents a century ago.”
• Clean Up City of St. Augustine cited Stetson in the Oct. 18 blog “Native Florida plants could be part of the solution to state’s flooding and water quality problems.”
Alumni
• Treasure Coast Newspapers and the Stuart News profiled alumna Anastasia Norman in the Oct. 17 story “Peers laud Circuit Judge Anastasia Norman in lively investiture ceremony.”
• Central Florida News 13 featured alumnus Mark Herr in the Oct. 13 broadcast segment “Appointed to 18th Judicial Circuit Court.”
• The website polk-county.net featured Law alumnus Randy Mink in the Oct. 13 post “County Attorney.”
• HappeningNext featured Law alumna Christine Platt in the Oct. 14 post “Christine Platt, Frankie and Friends: Breaking News, with Jason Reynolds.”
• Florida Politics profiled the late Law alumnus and adjunct faculty member Christian Meyer in the Oct. 15 story “Lawyer Christian Myer blazed a singular path to success.”
• Southwest Florida Health and Wellness Magazine featured the Oct. 16 story “Evictions During Covid-19 Pandemic” by alumnus Cameron G. Woodward.
• The Reading Café featured alumna Kait Ballenger in the Oct. 15 post “The Vampire’s Hunter (Rogue Brotherhood) by Kait Ballenger – review.”
• The Polk County Standard Journal featured alumnus David Taylor in the Oct. 16 story “Polk Sheriff’s Office Announces Newest Chaplains For Local Law Enforcement.”
