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STU Law Takes on Crime Sentencing

By Walter Villa, Special to STU Rosanne Sherman had delayed, demurred, and doubted for too long. After months of thinking about it, Sherman waited for her Wills and Trusts class to end before sprinting up to talk to St. Thomas University…

LL.M. Students Tackle Human Trafficking Issues at OAS Summit in Washington, D.C.

Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera and Adriana Montoya, students in the LL.M. Program in Intercultural Human Rights, participated in the Inaugural Summit of Hispanic Voices United for Human Rights and Against Human Trafficking, organized by and convened…
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STU Trial Team Eyeing the Threepeat

By Walter Villa, Special to STU Breaking curfew Talking back. Perhaps a fib or two. As a kid, Valentina Grizales watched her two younger siblings occasionally get in trouble with their parents. Grizales would always come to the aid…
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Kevin Paez – Next Stop, Washington D.C.

By Walter Villa, Special to STU Kevin Paez has heard all about the power of a great internship. After all, Scott Gale – Paez’s professor and mentor at STU -- was once an intern in the White House with an office right below that of…

Festschrift Presentation – Human Flourishing: The End of Law

On Friday, November 3, 2023, an extraordinary event took place at St. Thomas University College of Law: the launching of a book of essays, which a United Nations dignitary called “an exceptional piece of legal work that places the law in its largest strategic context,” titled Human Flourishing: The End of Law: Essays in Honor of Siegfried Wiessner — a Festschrift celebrating Professor Wiessner’s lifetime work at the occasion of his 70th birthday. Dr. Roza Pati hosted and coordinated this event with unequalled focus on substance, inclusion, elegance and style.

Professor Siegfried Wiessner Named Associate Dean for Scholarship and Faculty Development

Dean Tarlika Nuñez-Navarro has appointed Professor Siegfried Wiessner as Associate Dean for Scholarship and Faculty Development. Professor Siegfried Wiessner, a renowned scholar and academic luminary, teaches U.S. Constitutional Law and International…
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Attorney Crump Headlines Black-owned Business Fair

By Walter Villa, Special to STU Home ownership is vital to closing America’s racial wealth gap. But the key to financial independence is owning your own business. That was the central message expressed by none other than esteemed…
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Dr. Ben Carson and Crisis in the Classroom

BY WALTER VILLA, Special to STU Renown neurosurgeon and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Dr. Benjamin Carson, made his first-ever visit to St. Thomas University last week, leaving his audience with many words of wisdom but perhaps…
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Dean Navarro Delivers Hispanic Heritage Event Keynote

BY WALTER VILLA, Special To STU For The Honorable Tarlika Nunez-Navarro, this has been a sentimental journey, lined with oak trees and nourished with fresh tortillas and guacamole. Dean Nunez-Navarro, a former judge, and the newly named…

STU Law Names the Honorable Tarlika Nunez-Navarro as Dean

St. Thomas University (STU) has announced the appointment of the Honorable Tarlika Nunez-Navarro as the Dean of The College of Law. She will begin her new role on August 7, 2023. Judge Nunez-Navarro currently serves as a Circuit Court Judge…