
Stars and emotions evident during Commencement Week
By Walter Villa, Special to STU
Rayonna Baker leaped off the stage … right into the arms of her father.
“She’s a ‘Daddy’s girl,’” said her father, STU professor Dr. Raymond Baker. “She wanted me there, right by the…

President Armstrong releases new podcast
By Bruno Diaz
Ever wonder what it really takes to rescue a struggling university?
President David A. Armstrong, J.D., has launched a compelling new podcast, “The 20 Things I Know Walking into a Financially Failing Institution (and how…

STU English Department Hosts Second Annual Poetry Festival Celebrating Creativity and Community
MIAMI GARDENS, FL – April 2025 – The St. Thomas University (STU) English Department proudly hosted its Second Annual International Poetry Festival, a vibrant, multifaceted celebration of poetry, culture, and community. This year’s event…

First-Year Bobcats Move-In Day, 2023
By Walter Villa, Special to STU
Move-in Day 2023 brought us, among other things, Anthony Oliver, a first-year student from Vermont who arrived at St. Thomas University on Thursday morning holding luggage and a scholarship for his skill playing…

Student-athlete’s Passion for Wrestling Leads Him to Create a Popular Children’s Book
Wrestling has been a passion for Noel Fuentes since he was a freshman student at South West Miami Senior High School in 2014.
In 2018, 19-year-old Noel Fuentes was trying to find a children’s book about wrestling to give to his five-year-old…

Introducing STU’s New Chief of Staff Tamara James
St. Thomas University (STU) has announced Tamara James as Chief of Staff to President David A. Armstrong, J.D., effective immediately. Ms. James will be responsible for a wide variety of administrative and executive duties, special projects,…

Celebrating BHM by Recognizing STUwards Dedicated to Advancing the Legacy of African Americans and Who Themselves are Agents of Change
St. Thomas University is celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth by recognizing #STUwards who are dedicated to advancing the legacy of African Americans, and who themselves are agents of change. STU's Student Success Advisor, Brandon Vega, is one such…

STU Partners with Gravity Diagnostics to Provide Boys & Girls Clubs Youth of the Year Awardee a Full-Tuition Scholarship
St. Thomas University Partners with Gravity Diagnostics to Provide Boys & Girls Clubs Youth of the Year Awardee the Opportunity to Attend College on a Full-Tuition Scholarship
St. Thomas University (STU) President David A. Armstrong, J.D.,…

91-year-old Grandmother Has an Official Conferral Ceremony 33-Years After Earning a Master in Health Management Degree
Former Miami, FL resident, Patricia Cantwell graduated St. Thomas University (STU) in 1988 with a Master in Health Management degree. legit online casino canadaDue to a family emergency, she could not participate in the official conferral…

Former STU LL.M. Human Rights Student Appointed as New Ambassador of Haiti to the Holy See
Ambassador Piquant Credits STU for Preparing Him for the Important Role
Jean Jude Piquant, a former student of St. Thomas University’s College of Law's LL.M. Program in Intercultural Human Rights, was recently welcomed in audience by His Holiness…