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Associate Dean Tamara Lawson Begins Her Tenure as Acting Dean of St. Thomas Law

  Acting-Dean Tamara Lawson began her tenure this week. Tamara Lawson, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, this week began her tenure as Acting Dean of St. Thomas University School of Law. She…

New Endowed Professorship Advances Sports Tourism at St. Thomas University

The Gus Machado School of Business at St. Thomas University (STU) is pleased to announce the appointment of professor Dr. Robert Epling as the “Arthur H. Hertz Endowed Professorship in Sports Tourism.” This new endowed professor position…
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St. Thomas Law Student Interns at the United Nations in New York

St. Thomas University School of Law offers its students opportunities outside of the traditional classroom setting through its transformative clinical and internship programs. Third-year student Janice Santiago recently completed one such…
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St.Thomas Law Alumni Form Powerhouse Law Firm

Law partners and St. Thomas Law graduates, Wesley Farrell '09 and Ricky K. Patel '09 of the law firm of Farrell & Patel, have joined forces with the law firm Jomarron & Lopez; headed by St. Thomas Law alum Jesmany Jomarrón '09 and his…
A diverse group of young people stand and jump excitedly outside a building at night under a sign that reads, Stories of Resilience, Courage and Spiritual Transformation. Editors names and the St. Thomas University logo are at the bottom.

In the aftermath of Maria, Caribbean students at St. Thomas University create short story collection

  On April 23, St. Thomas University will be unveiling a rich and diverse short story collection “Student Narratives on Hurricane Maria” written by Caribbean students displaced by Hurricane Maria. Nineteen students, mostly from Puerto…
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Human Trafficking Academy Hosts Representative Ross Spano to Commemorate ‘National Crime Victims’ Rights Week’

  On April 11th, in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the Human Trafficking Academy was honored to host Florida State Representative Ross Spano in a talk attended by law students, faculty, staff, and community members. Professor…
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Professor Roy Balleste Joins High-Level International Team Crafting New Outer Space Laws

St. Thomas Law Professor Roy Balleste has been asked to join a new team of internationally-renowned  experts on space law who will be developing rules applicable to the military use of outer space. The project, MILAMOS (Manual on International…
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Bernard F. Graham Achievement Award of $10,000

The Bernard F. Graham Scholarship Award in Finance and Accounting is a $10,000 prize awarded to a graduating senior with the highest GPA in the accounting or finance program at the Gus Machado School of Business. The Bernard F. Graham Scholastic…
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St. Thomas Immigration Law Students Host Free Legal Screening Clinic

On Saturday, March 17th, the School of Law and the Immigration Law Students Association (ILSA) partnered with Catholic Legal Services and Americans for Immigrant Justice to provide free immigration legal screenings to the surrounding community.…
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St. Thomas Law Intercultural Human Rights Law Review Hosts “Dreaming with DACA” Symposium

The St. Thomas Law Intercultural Human Rights Law Review recently hosted its annual symposium. This year, the event focused on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Titled “Dreaming with DACA”,…