Upcoming local and state elections, and a recent ruling on minimum wage law led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include CNBC, NBC, Toronto Telegraph, New York Magazine, Daytona Beach News-Journal, The Psychologist, Inside Higher Ed, The Dartmouth, and the Palm Beach Post. Top stories for Aug. 1-7, 2014, include: […]
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Stetson’s smoke- and tobacco-free policy and law schools preparing students for job searches led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include Big News Network, Inside Counsel, Times-Picayune, Politico, Huffington Post, Florida Bar Journal and Daytona Beach News-Journal. Top stories for July 25-31 include: Stetson’s ban on smoking and tobacco products […]
Continue ReadingA sexual harassment case against Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel, and the mental health of UCSB shooter Elliot Rodger were two national stories that put Stetson in the spotlight this week. Notable national and regional placements include USA Today, Time, Christian Science Monitor, Orlando Business Journal, Tampa Tribune, Palestine Chronicle, and WalletHub.com. Top stories for […]
Continue ReadingA White House task force report on protecting students, and the Florida legislature’s approval of funding for Sage Hall led the news for Stetson last week. Top national and regional placements include The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chronicle of Higher Education, Harvard Crimson, Time.com, Huffington Post, About.com, Fox Sports and Daytona Beach News-Journal. Top stories […]
Continue ReadingChair of psychology at Stetson University also reveals another mystery thriller in the works. Suicide Kings, the first work of fiction by Chris Ferguson, Ph.D., is in its second printing in preparation for worldwide distribution. “It is unexpected, but I’m really pleased that the book has been so well received,” said Ferguson, associate professor and […]
Continue ReadingStetson law graduates had the highest pass rate on the Florida Bar exam, and coaching contracts with incentives for academics led the news for Stetson this week. Top national and regional placements include Huffington Post, Associated Press, Orlando Sentinel, Tallahassee Democrat, Tampa Tribune, Ocala Star Banner and Daytona Beach News-Journal. Top stories for Apr. 11-17, […]
Continue ReadingA blog post regarding campaign finance law and coverage of a proposed aquatic center on Lake Beresford topped the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include: SCOTUSblog, USA Today, Daily Mail Online, Florida Public Radio, Pacific Standard, Orlando Sentinel, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, and Tampa Bay Times. Top stories for Apr. 4-10, 2014, […]
Continue ReadingCoverage of the successful Roland George Investments Program and Stetson’s pursuit of a new aquatic center on Lake Beresford topped the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include Florida Trend, Huffington Post, Tampa Bay Times, Daytona Beach News-Journal and Tampa Tribune. Top stories for the week of Mar. 28-Apr. 3 include: […]
Continue ReadingAnother study on the effects of video games on children, and legal action against General Motors led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include Reuters, Yahoo! News, New York Times, Bloomberg View, Miami Herald, Florida Public Radio, Tampa Bay Times and Daytona Beach News-Journal. Top stories for Mar. 21-27, 2014, […]
Continue ReadingFear of juveniles, conflict in Ukraine and recalls at General Motors topped the news for Stetson during the week of Mar. 14-20, 2014. Notable national and regional placements include Time Ideas, New York Times, Miami Herald, Business Insider, The Daily Commercial, WOFL, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Naples Daily News and Lexington Herald-Leader. Top stories for the week include: […]
Continue ReadingFlorida death penalty cases and a controversial ending to the reality television show The Bachelor led the new for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include MLB.com, Times-Union, Globe & Mail, Vancouver Sun, Fox 35, Tampa Tribune, and Daily Nation. Top stories for the week of Mar. 7-13, 2014, include: The March 8 […]
Continue ReadingReading for pleasure can positively affect a student’s GPA. Required reading for school? Not so much, according to a recent study by Chris Ferguson, Ph.D., chair of the psychology department at Stetson University. Ferguson, who is probably best known for his ongoing research on the effects of violent video games, decided to conduct research on […]
Continue ReadingVoting on whether to unionize at a Volkswagon assembly plant and a meeting of government officials regarding water supply in Florida led the news for Stetson this week. Significant national and local coverage included CNBC, Newsweek, Toronto Telegraph, National Post, Reason.com, WOFL, College Baseball Daily, and Daytona Beach News-Journal. Top stories for Feb. 7-13 include: […]
Continue ReadingAn editorial on the war on poverty and an article on campaign contributions led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include Slate, Boston Globe, Orlando Sentinel, Center for Public Integrity, WOFL, WKMG, Fox 13, Financial News & Daily Record and Ecology Law Quarterly. Top stories for the week of Jan. […]
Continue ReadingThe Florida Legislature will be considering a proposal this year on single-gender classrooms, an issue that Stetson has been researching for more than 10 years. Stetson also was mentioned frequently in the news for research on the effects of video game violence. Key national and regional media placements include Hartford Courant, Buffalo News, Orlando Sentinel, […]
Continue Reading“Affluenza,” a 3+3 program with UWF and single-gender classes led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and local media placements include Time Ideas, USA Today, WGCU, JD Journal, Pensacola News Journal, Orlando Sentinel, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Bay News 9, WFSU, and Cyber Law and Business Report. Top stories for Dec. 13-20 include: Top […]
Continue ReadingTop honors from Florida Campus Compact and debate on a defense bill led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and local news coverage included: Al Jazeera America, Huffington Post, Digital Journal, Hawaii News Now, Cayman News Service, Tampa Bay Times and Herald-Tribune. Top stories for Nov. 15-Nov. 21 include: Visiting Law Professor Rachel […]
Continue ReadingGun violence in movies and military sexual-assault laws led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and local news coverage included: Yahoo! News, Hawaii News Now, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, McClatchy, and Voice of Russia. Top stories for Nov. 8-14 include: Professor and chair of psychology department Christopher J. Ferguson comments on the […]
Continue ReadingFOX 35 in Orlando broadcast its morning show from Stetson’s campus on Oct. 18, featuring students faculty and staff in 16 live and taped segments. Other media covered Stetson with news on Law’s first-place bar passage rate, cyber-bullying and video game studies. Notable national and local news coverage included: FOX 35, NBC, ABC, The Fiscal […]
Continue ReadingStetson University made news this week for anti-bullying programs, family business trends, and effects of the government shutdown on universities. Notable national and local news coverage included: Time, Associated Press, CBS, Yahoo! News, Daytona Beach News-Journal, and Financial Times. Top stories for Oct. 11-17, 2013 include: Associate professor and chair of psychology Chris Ferguson featured […]
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