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“Juvenoia,” GM, Ukraine top news for Stetson

Fear 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: […]

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Death row cases, The Bachelor lead news

Florida 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 […]

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Renowned Guitarist/Composer comes to Stetson

Stetson University’s Guitar Program, under the direction of Stephen Robinson, D.M., professor of music, will present internationally renowned guitarist/composer Benjamin Verdery in concert (photo by mitsukoverdery) on Saturday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. Verdery will perform his own works for solo guitar, his arrangements of works by J.S. Bach, Prince and Elvis Presley, and Ezra Laderman’s On […]

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Stetson student at Oscars tops news coverage

Peter Nyongo’s, ’17, priceless Spring Break memento (left) includes a selfie with A-list celebrities at the Academy Awards and a respectable list of media mentions. For Stetson, notable national and international media placements for this week include US Weekly, E! Online, Associated Press, The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, New Zealand Herald, Seattle Times, Washington […]

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Religion in schools, $2 million gift lead news

An article in the Washington Post regarding religion in schools and a $2 million gift from a St. Augustine couple led the news for Stetson University this week. Notable national and regional placements include the Washington Post, ESPN online, University Herald, The Atlantic, University Business, Chronicle of Higher Education, Orlando Sentinel, Huffington Post and Fox […]

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Gideon decision, water conservation lead news

A panel discussion of the Gideon v Wainwright case and a water conservation workshop at Stetson led the news this week. Notable media placements include WMNF, Florida Times-Union, Tampa Bay Times, Sarasota Herald Tribune, SFGate and Reason.com. Top stories for Feb. 14-20, 2014, include: Law Dean and Professor of Law Christopher Pietruszkiewicz and Dean Emeritus […]

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War on poverty, campaign funds lead news

An 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. […]

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Stand your ground law leads news for Stetson

Florida’s stand your ground law, a college ranking and corporate campaign financing led the news for Stetson this week. National and local media placements include New York Magazine, US News & World Report, The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Tampa Bay Times, Orlando Sentinel and NAC&U newsletter. Top stories for Jan. 10-16, […]

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Kamilah Perry: Florida Super Lawyer

Tampa attorney and Stetson alumna Kamilah Perry received top accolades from the Florida Super Lawyers magazine in 2013 for her work in Employment and Labor Law. She was also recognized by the magazine as a “Rising Star” for the past five consecutive years from 2009 to 2013.  Super Lawyers recognizes the top five percent of attorneys in a state […]

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“Affluenza,” 3+3 with UWF lead news for Stetson

“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 […]

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Campaign finance, study abroad lead news

Campaign financing, seafood sustainability, studying abroad, and violence in movies topped the news for Stetson University this week. Notable national and local media placements include Huffington Post, Al Jazeera America, My Fox, Bay News 9, and The Tampa Tribune. Top stories for Dec. 6-12 include: Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy spoke with Al Jazeera America about […]

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Study abroad, OJ’s trial, poetry top news

A blog on international study, an appeal of the O.J. Simpson trial and an award-winning poet topped the news for Stetson. Notable national and local coverage included CSPAN 3, Slate, Huffington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Forward Florida, and Hawaii News Now. Top stories for Nov. 22-Dec. 5 include: Top Stories Huffington Post […]

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Campus Compact, defense bill lead Stetson news

Top 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 […]

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Gun violence in movies, military law lead news

Gun 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 […]

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Fox 35 live at Stetson, top bar passage rate lead news

FOX 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 […]

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Anti-bullying, family business top news

Stetson 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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FBI tactics, human rights lead the news

News articles about the FBI using a death-row inmate to search for remains, the government shutdown, consequences of human rights violations in video games and an environmentally friendly battery all included a Stetson connection. Notable national and local news coverage included: U.S. News & World Report, NBC, FOX, Time, Orlando Sentinel, Washington Post, The Nation, […]

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Access to education, bar exam pass rates lead news

Stetson made news this week for access to and affordability of higher education, video game violence, Common Core state standards, and bar exam pass rates. Notable national and local placements include Forbes, Huffington Post, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Yahoo! News, The Ledger and SCOTUSblog. Top stories for Sept. 27-Oct. 3 include: Top Stories […]

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Enrollment, Obamacare, video games top news

Stetson made news this week for topics as varied as violence and video games, college enrollment, self-publishing, and Obamacare. Notable national and local news coverage included: CNN, Huffington Post, CHED Morning News, Christian Science Monitor, Orlando Sentinel, Daytona Beach News-Journal, West Volusia Beacon, and Yahoo! News. Top stories for Sept. 20-26 include: Christopher J. Ferguson, […]

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Congressman Shaw, college rankings top news

The passing of former Florida Congressman E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (a Stetson alumnus), and U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings created significant media coverage about Stetson over the past week. Notable national and local placements include NBCNews.com, Orlando Sentinel, Miami Herald, Sun Sentinel, Bay News 9, WESH, WFTV, WOFL, Chronicle of Higher Education […]

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