Top Stories

• Hometown News featured Stetson and Stetson Law in the May 9 story, “Stetson to honor graduates in DeLand commencement.” Central Florida News 13 featured Stetson and Stetson Law in the May 10 broadcast segment, “Stetson University Graduations Over the Weekend.” Next Steps also cited Stetson’s graduation ceremonies.

The Daytona Times featured Stetson and Stetson Law in the May 10 post, “More than 1,000 to graduate at Stetson ceremonies.” The story quoted Stetson President Christopher F. Roellke, PhD. “We celebrate the extraordinary achievements of our Class of 2024,” Roellke said. “The value of a Stetson education will remain with these graduates throughout their professional careers, and we look forward to seeing their paths to forging successful, fulfilling lives.”

• The New York Times and PressNewsAgency quoted Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, JD, professor of Law, in the May 9 story, “Effort to Keep Biden on the Ballot in Ohio Stalls Out Ahead of Deadline.” “If Ohio bars Biden from the ballot, the Supreme Court should order him back on the ballot just like it did with Trump in Colorado,” Torres-Spelliscy said.

• PolitiFact, Yahoo! News, the Austin American-Statesman and other media outlets quoted Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, JD, professor of Law, in the May 10 story, “Conservative commentator falsely claims US presidents can cancel federal elections.”

• Vox, the Huntsville Tribune, India Posts English and other media outlets quoted Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, JD, professor of Law, in the May 10 story, “The Trump hush money case has been a quiet affair. Enter Stormy Daniels.”

• Central Florida News 13 featured Rajni Shankar-Brown, PhD, professor and Jessie Ball duPont Endowed Chair of Social Justice Education, in the May 14 broadcast segment, “Art as Activism.”

• The Daytona Times featured Stetson’s annual Ending Poverty and Homelessness Conference in the May 10 story, “Advocates: Poverty and homelessness need a trauma-sensitive approach.” The story included an interview with Rajni Shankar-Brown, PhD, professor and Jessie Ball duPont Endowed Chair of Social Justice Education.

• The Jacksonville Journal-Courier featured Haleigh Ray, PhD, assistant professor of Biology, in the May 11 story, “Orchid conservation group with Illinois College flavor invited back to international flower show.”

• The Palm Beach Daily News profiled the late John Rinker, a Stetson alumnus and university benefactor, in the May 8 story, “In Memoriam: Remembering the Palm Beachers who left us in 2023-2024 season.”

• The Free Market Alternative on May 11 posted the commentary, “The new moral panic: Social media” by Christopher Ferguson, PhD, professor of Psychology. News Radio 610 WIOD interviewed Ferguson about the topic in a May 14 broadcast.

• American Thinker quoted Christopher Ferguson, PhD, professor of Psychology, in the May 14 post, “MIT Eliminates DEI.”

• PolitiFact, the Tampa Bay Times, WUSF, ReportWire and the Paradise quoted Louis Virelli, JD, professor of Law, in the May 10 story, “Florida abortion amendment wouldn’t let tattoo artists, receptionists decide health risk exceptions.”

Other Stories

• Townhall Magazine Online, the Starkville Daily News and more than 40 other media outlets cited Stetson in the May 9 story, “Parke Wright – CEA Senior Advisor Leader in International Entrepreneurships and Horticultural Conservation.”

• HappeningNext featured Stetson in the May 11 post “Stetson University Concert Choir on Tour – with Ballard HS Choir!”

• The cable TV channel TBS on May 9 aired the 1994 Jim Carrey movie, “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” which mentions fictional Stetson football player Ray Finkle: “Soccer-style kicker. graduated from Collier High June 1976, Stetson University honors graduate, class of 1980, holds two NCAA Division I records, one for most points in a season, one for distance, former nickname ‘the Mule,’ the first and only pro athlete ever to come out of Collier County, and one hell of a model American.”

• Family Business cited Stetson in the May 8 story, “Inflection Point: Family Office Success = Operational Excellence.”

• The Daytona Times cited Stetson in the May 10 story, “DeLand Black Heritage Trail tour to include plaque dedication at Greater Union Church.”

• WQCS cited Stetson in the May 10 story, “Backus Museum: 29th Annual Juried Exhibition – “Through the Eye of the Camera” – on View from May 10 thru June 21.”

• The Port Charlotte Sun cited Stetson in the May 11 story, “Two middle school students to attend science camp.”

• The Daytona Beach News-Journal cited Stetson in the May 13 story, “DSC graduation: Ballet dancer stretches herself into honors student, community leader.”

• Islander News cited Stetson Law in the May 13 story, “FIU law students pass the bar exam at a higher rate than any accredited Florida law school.”

• CAKE (Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange) cited Stetson in the May 13 post, “Climate Action Leaders, Campus Climate Action Corps.”

• Watermark cited Stetson Law in the May 15 story, “OUT Arts & Culture to host inaugural awards gala.”

• The Daytona Beach News-Journal cited Stetson in the May 14 story, “Polls are open: Vote now for Volusia-Flagler student of the week for May 6-10.”

• The West Volusia Beacon cited Stetson’s Business Ethics Case Competition Team and the University and Alumni Awards in the May 14 story, “Class Notes.”

• The website of Hobart and William Smith Colleges cited Stetson Law in the May 14 story, “Guard and Jacobsen in Chronicle of Higher Ed.”

• The Fresno Bee and Yahoo! News cited Stetson in the May 14 story, “18 Fresno-area high school student-athletes honored at B’nai B’rith Awards.”

• Radio station News Radio 610 WIOD cited Stetson in a May 15 broadcast segment about, extreme expression on social media.

• St. Petersburg College News cited Stetson in the May 15 story, “SPC celebrates 145th Commencement.”

• The Tampa Free Press and Internewscast cited Stetson Law’s Veterans Law Institute in the May 15 story, “Event Honors Local Attorney, Raises Funds For Scouting.”

Alumni

• SRQ Magazine featured Law alumna Kristen Worrell in the May 13 story, “Williams Parker Adds Quartet of New Attorneys.”

• Paradise Post published the May 9 story, “Design unveiled for huge Sharks ice skating complex in Gilroy” by alumnus Luis Melecio Zambrano.

• The website of Polk County profiled Law alumnus Randy Mink in the May 9 story, “County Attorney to Lead Lakeland Bar Association.”

• The Daily Corinthian profiled Double Hatter Leanne Williams in the May 15 story, “People of the Crossroads – Serving Students.”

• Baptist News Global featured alumna Jaime Clark-Soles in the May 14 story, “BNG webinar with Jaime Clark-Soles will explore psychedelics and faith.”

• The Middlesboro News, BluegrassLive and more than 15 other media outlets featured Law alumnus Lee A. Coppock in the May 16 story, “Author Lee A. Coppock’s New Book, ‘Lessons from the Bible’s Lesser Knowns,” is a Collection of Lesser-Known Characters from the Bible and the Lessons Each One Provides.”