Stetson in the News: April 5-11, 2024

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Top Stories

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Stetson’s College of Law in Gulfport

• U.S. News & World Report featured Stetson Law in the April 9 story “2024 Best Law Schools.” Original Jurisdiction cited Stetson Law in the April 10 story “The 2024 U.S. News Rankings: Holding Steady.”

• Inside Higher Ed quoted Peter Lake, professor of Law, Charles A. Dana Chair and director of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy, in the April 10 story “Are DEI Office Name Changes Enough?” “It’s a shifting target,” Lake said. “Legal compliance here isn’t as simple as putting a new license plate on a car.”

• The South Salt Lake Journal, Stage of Life and more than 80 other media outlets featured Stetson in the April 5 story “Grocery Shopii Teams with Stetson University’s Hatter Angel Network.”

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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

• The Tampa Bay Times featured Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, professor of Law, in the April 10 story “7 Electoral College myths, a deep dive.”

• WOFL’s Orlando Matters and WOGX — Good Day Orlando featured Stetson in the April 6 broadcast segment “Stetson to Build New Residence Hall.”

• WFLA News Channel 8 and Yahoo! News featured Stetson in the April 6 online story “Best private colleges in Florida.” Knowinsiders cited Stetson in the April 10 story “Top 10 Best Private Colleges in Florida Today.”

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Cory Lancaster

• The West Volusia Beacon cited Stetson and Cory Lancaster, Assistant Vice President of Marketing Communications & Media Relations, in the April 10 story “News For You, By You — youthful voices of Volusia to be heard in an inaugural Beacon writing competition.”

• UCF Today profiled Law alumna Onchantho Am in the April 8 story “UCF College of Medicine Staff Member Earns Congressional Award for Public Service.”

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Elizabeth Plantan, PhD

• New Security Beat posted the April 11 story “Green Collaboration: International NGOs and Chinese Partners Promoting Sustainable Overseas Investments,” which was co-written by Elizabeth Plantan, assistant professor of Political Science.

Other Stories

• TBNweekly cited Urayoán Noel, PhD, affiliate faculty, MFA of the Americas, in the April 5 story “St. Pete hosts poetry fest.”

• The West Volusia Beacon cited Harry Taylor, former dean of Philosophy, and Law alumna Mary Stewart Howarth-Hewitt, the first woman in Florida to attend law school and earn a law degree, in the April 5 story “West Volusia Memories.”

• Keys Weekly cited Stetson in the April 5 story “Best Band: Plantation Key School Musicians Take First Place in Orlando.”

• Next Steps cited Stetson’s new dorm in the April 5 post “Florida School News.”

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Jamie Clark, DMA

• Hometown News featured three Stetson items in the April 4 story “Out & About”: the Stetson Opera production of “Die Fledermaus,” the Faculty Chamber Music Concert, and the Stetson Chamber Orchestra Concert featuring soloist Jamie Clark, DMA, assistant professor of Cello and coordinator of Chamber Music.

• Historical Marker Database cited Stetson Law in the April 7 post “Battlefield Cross Memorial” and the April 8 posts “Combat Wounded Veterans” and “Veterans Memorial Equatorial Sundial.”      

•The website newSFeed cited Stetson in the April 9 story “Santa Fe College Students Rock at Model U.S. Senate Yet Again.”

• The West Volusia Beacon cited the School of Business Administration’s Florida CFA Research Championship, the Centurion Sales Competing Team’s victory in the National Collegiate Sales Competition, and the School of Music’s Carnegie Hall concert in the April 9 story “Class Notes.”

• St. Pete Catalyst cited Stetson Law in the April 10 story “The story of ‘Handsome Jack’ Taylor – Part 1.”

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Stetson University in the News is a weekly roundup of media coverage that mentions Stetson, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

Alumni

• Suzy Approved Book Tours profiled alumna Amy White in the April 5 story “On Tour 07/10/24-08/15/24 ‘The Matriarch’ by Amy White.”

• St. Petersburg College News featured Law alumna Bertha L. Burruezo in the April 5 story “SPC Foundation Hosts 24th Annual Donors & Scholars Appreciation Luncheon.”

• The website ngnlaw.com profiled Law alumna Lisa B. Fountain in the April 9 post “Lisa B. Fountain Joins NG&N Tallahassee Office.”

• Patch profiled alumna Ariel Blue in the April 10 story “WBTT announces second 2023-2024 Young Artist Program showcase.”

• Portal and the U.S. Sun featured alumna Kim Barclay in the April 10 post “Who is Zach Johnson’s wife Kim Barclay, how many children does the Masters star have, and what is his net worth?”