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Three + Three – B.A. + J.D. Program

The Three + Three Program offers students an opportunity to earn a combined Bachelor’s Degree and Juris Doctor Degree. The Accelerated Law Program allows students to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor degree in six years instead of the traditional seven years.

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STU College of Law hosted the first of two Experiential Learning Information Sessions, giving students an inside look at the clinics, externships, and hands-on learning opportunities available throughout their law school journey.

Students heard from Dean Tarlika Nuñez-Navarro, Assistant Dean Ana Vallejo, and clinic directors Professor Leticia Mora, Professor Carmen E. Atkins, and Professor Daniel Munce, who shared insight into STU Law’s Appellate Litigation, Immigration, and Tax Clinics.

Alumna and Experiential Learning Ambassador Xiomara Garcia (’26), along with student ambassadors J’Anna Thomas-Bennett (2L) and Elizabeth Ruiz (3L), also shared their firsthand experiences and the value of experiential learning in preparing for their legal careers.

Missed the first session? Join us today via Zoom for the second Experiential Learning Information Session and learn more about the opportunities available to put your legal education into practice. ⚖️

🔗 https://stuedu.zoom.us/j/98669621849

#STUMiami // #STULaw // #ExperientialLearning

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STU College of Law hosted the first of two Experiential Learning Information Sessions, giving students an inside look at the clinics, externships, and hands-on learning opportunities available throughout their law school journey.

Students heard from Dean Tarlika Nuñez-Navarro, Assistant Dean Ana Vallejo, and clinic directors Professor Leticia Mora, Professor Carmen E. Atkins, and Professor Daniel Munce, who shared insight into STU Law’s Appellate Litigation, Immigration, and Tax Clinics.

Alumna and Experiential Learning Ambassador Xiomara Garcia (’26), along with student ambassadors J’Anna Thomas-Bennett (2L) and Elizabeth Ruiz (3L), also shared their firsthand experiences and the value of experiential learning in preparing for their legal careers.

Missed the first session? Join us today via Zoom for the second Experiential Learning Information Session and learn more about the opportunities available to put your legal education into practice. ⚖️

🔗 https://stuedu.zoom.us/j/98669621849

#STUMiami // #STULaw // #ExperientialLearning

Are you ready to rock your legal career? 🎉⚖️

Meet the team behind the Career Development Office and start preparing for the exciting career ahead of you!

Join us for our Open House on September 3 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Center for Professional Development. Meet each team member, explore your options, and discover how our office can support you throughout law school and beyond.

Your future in law starts here. Come find out what’s possible! 👏

#STUMiami // #STULaw // #CareerDevelopment

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Are you ready to rock your legal career? 🎉⚖️

Meet the team behind the Career Development Office and start preparing for the exciting career ahead of you!

Join us for our Open House on September 3 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Center for Professional Development. Meet each team member, explore your options, and discover how our office can support you throughout law school and beyond.

Your future in law starts here. Come find out what’s possible! 👏

#STUMiami // #STULaw // #CareerDevelopment

Congratulations to Professor Mark Blankenship on the forthcoming publication of “Franklin Writes a Law Review Article on the Intellectual Property Implications of Rage Bait” in the Georgia Journal of Law & Technology!

This innovative article examines the emerging phenomenon of “rage bait,” content deliberately designed to provoke outrage and maximize engagement in today’s attention-driven economy.

Professor Blankenship explores how recognizable intellectual property can be repurposed to generate controversy, attention, and algorithmic amplification, creating reputational and market harms that existing copyright doctrine does not always adequately address.

The article proposes a five-factor “deliberate exploitation test” within the fair use analysis to provide courts with a more structured method for evaluating whether a secondary user’s asserted transformative purpose instead reflects the deliberate exploitation of a copyrighted work’s goodwill, cultural reputation, or anticipated controversy.

#STUMiami // #STULaw // #FacultyScholarship // #IntellectualProperty

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Congratulations to Professor Mark Blankenship on the forthcoming publication of “Franklin Writes a Law Review Article on the Intellectual Property Implications of Rage Bait” in the Georgia Journal of Law & Technology!

This innovative article examines the emerging phenomenon of “rage bait,” content deliberately designed to provoke outrage and maximize engagement in today’s attention-driven economy.

Professor Blankenship explores how recognizable intellectual property can be repurposed to generate controversy, attention, and algorithmic amplification, creating reputational and market harms that existing copyright doctrine does not always adequately address.

The article proposes a five-factor “deliberate exploitation test” within the fair use analysis to provide courts with a more structured method for evaluating whether a secondary user’s asserted transformative purpose instead reflects the deliberate exploitation of a copyrighted work’s goodwill, cultural reputation, or anticipated controversy.

#STUMiami // #STULaw // #FacultyScholarship // #IntellectualProperty

The LL.M. Program in Intercultural Human Rights is proud to welcome its newest group of students, bringing together diverse cultural, educational, and professional backgrounds and perspectives.

The new cohort shares a strong commitment to human rights and human dignity, with interests spanning the law, policy, and practice of human rights, diplomacy, migration, development, advocacy, nonprofit service, and field work with vulnerable communities locally and globally.

Their wide-ranging experiences will enrich the classroom experience and contribute to the intercultural and intellectual dialogue at the heart of the program, in search of solutions to societal problems for the benefit of the common good and the flourishing of all.

#STUMiami // #STULaw // #InterculturalHumanRights // #HumanRights

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The LL.M. Program in Intercultural Human Rights is proud to welcome its newest group of students, bringing together diverse cultural, educational, and professional backgrounds and perspectives.

The new cohort shares a strong commitment to human rights and human dignity, with interests spanning the law, policy, and practice of human rights, diplomacy, migration, development, advocacy, nonprofit service, and field work with vulnerable communities locally and globally.

Their wide-ranging experiences will enrich the classroom experience and contribute to the intercultural and intellectual dialogue at the heart of the program, in search of solutions to societal problems for the benefit of the common good and the flourishing of all.

#STUMiami // #STULaw // #InterculturalHumanRights // #HumanRights

Congratulations to third-year law student Caroline Ronveaux, whose article, "Who Speaks for the Everglades? Authority in the Post-Chevron Era," will be published in the Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy in the Spring 2027 issue.

The collapse of Chevron deference has sharpened a question environmental law has long deferred: who has the legitimate authority to speak for nature? Using the Everglades, the beloved river of grass, as its central case study, the article examines expanded participation, guardianship, and ecosystem personhood as competing models of ecological voice.

It ultimately argues that environmental law must move beyond treating ecosystems solely as objects of regulation and develop institutional structures that integrate ecological knowledge, continuity, and responsibility into legal decision-making.

#STUMiami // #STULaw

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Congratulations to third-year law student Caroline Ronveaux, whose article, "Who Speaks for the Everglades? Authority in the Post-Chevron Era," will be published in the Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy in the Spring 2027 issue.

The collapse of Chevron deference has sharpened a question environmental law has long deferred: who has the legitimate authority to speak for nature? Using the Everglades, the beloved river of grass, as its central case study, the article examines expanded participation, guardianship, and ecosystem personhood as competing models of ecological voice.

It ultimately argues that environmental law must move beyond treating ecosystems solely as objects of regulation and develop institutional structures that integrate ecological knowledge, continuity, and responsibility into legal decision-making.

#STUMiami // #STULaw

Join the STU College of Law Office for Career Development for Motion to Mingle an evening of networking, collaboration, and meaningful connections within our legal community.

📅 September 17, 2026
⏰ 6:00–9:00 p.m.
📍 Goldbloom Convocation Hall

✨ Sponsorship Opportunities Available! ✨

Showcase your organization while supporting the professional development of our law students. To learn more about available sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Office for Career Development.

Connect. Collaborate. Grow. ⚖️

#STULaw #MotionToMingle #SponsorshipOpportunity #LegalCommunity #LawStudentNetworking