Oliver Ruiz III, a 2001 graduate of St. Thomas University’s School of Law, is the president-elect of the South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (FBA). Oliver follows in the footsteps of Brett Barfield, and STU Law 1999 graduate and former president of the South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Oliver is […]
On September 21, 2015, St. Thomas University School of Law hosted a delegation of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). The IACHR Chair, Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, launched a three-state investigation into the situation of racial discrimination and the issue of police violence against persons of African descent with a Community Forum at the University. […]
On the eve of celebrating its 70th anniversary since its founding in Havana, Cuba as the Universidad Catolica Santo Tomas de Villanueva, NPR recalls St. Thomas University’s early beginnings, using audio interviews with the Augustinian who served as university president in Cuba and then here. To read or listen to the remarkable story in the […]
St. Thomas Law hosted its Fourth Annual Florida Bar Induction Ceremony on Tuesday, September 29, for recent graduates who passed the July 2015 Florida Bar exam. Judge Peter Lopez presided over the ceremony and officially swore in a group of 45 recent graduates. After the formal ceremony, Judge Lopez signed each newly admitted lawyer’s sworn […]
In 2010, artist Emilio Hector Rodriguez created a group exhibition with abstract artists in the community who shared the same sensibility and reflected their interest in abstract work. The original group in this collaborative consisted of five artists, and now numbers nine. In 2013, the group became known as 7 Plus One Art Project. The […]
St. Thomas University kicked off the academic year with a new Chaplain, a new home, new programming and now new missionaries to help students connect with their faith. Ninoska Moratin and Maria Elena Botero are FOCUS Missionaries who will spend the next year on campus with our students. FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, […]
For the fourth consecutive year, St. Thomas University has been selected as a national leader in civic learning and democratic engagement. The NASPA Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement project (CLDE) identifies universities based on their commitment to developing thoughtful civic engagement and implementing best practices in the field of engaged scholarship. This year NASPA highlighted […]
The desire of legal practitioners to expand their scope of responsibility and influence outside of their practice areas often leads them to difference-making opportunities for outreach and leadership. St. Thomas Law graduates have been successfully expanding their scope of influence by being elected and appointed to leadership positions in influential, local and national bar associations. […]
Jaco Booyens: Filmmaker and activist On Friday, September 18, St. Thomas University School of Law welcomed leaders and advocates from local, national and international legal communities and social entities for a substantive and timely anti-human trafficking conference. The conference, now in its fourth year and presented by the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), sought […]
St.Thomas Law LL.M Student, Mary Iacibelli as she appeared on ABC News. Ms. Mary Iacobelli, a student in St. Thomas Law’s LL.M. Program in Intercultural Human Rights had the special honor of serving as an interpreter in the live coverage by Channel 10 ABC News of the Holy Father’s visit to Cuba. She interpreted live, from […]