This past summer, Professor Lauren Gilbert and a team of student volunteers from St. Thomas Law’s Immigration Law Student Association (ILSA) traveled to Lumpkin, Georgia for a mission that has become a hallmark of service for our immigration law students. The team spent the week working alongside lawyers and staff from the Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative […]
This fall, St. Thomas University will welcome the largest incoming class of traditional students in the school’s history. Last year at this time, 333 new undergraduate students matriculated at the university. As of today, 680 new students will start classes on Monday, August 26th – more than double last year’s new student enrollment. St. Thomas’s […]
It’s not an exaggeration to say there’s a critical shortage of cyber security professionals. According to the nonprofit IT security organization (ISC)², there are currently 2.93 million positions open and unfilled worldwide. Why is that cause for alarm? If organizations don’t have trained security staff, they remain highly vulnerable to data breaches every day. That […]
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) selected Dr. Luis Fernández-Torres, dean of academics at St. Thomas University (STU), as a fellow for its Inaugural Presidential Leadership Academy, La Academia de Liderazgo. HACU created the academy in response to a declining percentage of Hispanic university presidents, despite unprecedented growth of Hispanic college student enrollment […]
If you’ve been saying, “I need to finish my degree” for years, we’re here to help you cross that finish line. St. Thomas University has designed our online organizational leadership degree program with you in mind: You’ve stopped and started classes over the years, but aren’t sure what’s transferable. You’ve got plenty of on-the-job experience, […]
Like other small universities in Florida, St. Thomas University wants to change the “bigger is better” mindset when it comes to higher education. When you look more closely, you’ll find there are significant benefits to attending a smaller school. Some may surprise you. Others you may not have considered. Taken together, they make a compelling […]
With a career in data analytics, you can put your talents to use in almost any field. Imagine helping medical researchers refine treatments, financial companies prevent fraud, manufacturers improve efficiency, or businesses enhance their customer experience. Depending on your interests, it’s all possible. In fact, a study by IBM predicts that the demand for data […]
St. Thomas Law rising 2L, Tara McClanahan just completed a very unique summer internship in Fiji. Tara worked as a legal intern at the law firm of Munro Leys in Suva. Munro Leys is Fiji’s largest and oldest law firm having been established over 150 years ago. Tara worked primarily with the litigation team, occasionally […]
St. Thomas Law alumna Maria Suarez ’17 has been recognized as the Attorney of the Year for the Guardian Ad Litem Program in Miami-Dade county. Maria is a Child’s Best Interest Attorney for the State of Florida Guardian ad Litem Program in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. The program protects the best interests of Florida’s abused, abandoned and […]
We are proud to announce that Dean Tamara Lawson has been nominated and selected by Legacy Magazine as one of South Florida’s “Top Black Educators” for 2019. The announcement was included in the magazine’s Education issue, which was published on June 24, 2019 and inserted in the Miami Herald. Lawson, the first woman of color to serve […]