Helping Asylum Seekers and Refugees Prepare for Court

A 29-year-old Cuban immigrant suffering from early-onset Parkinson’s was on the brink of ending his life when he walked into STU’s Human Rights Institute. He had lost his job because of symptoms related to his disease, and was living in…

STU Awarded $1.17 Million Federal TRIO Grant

The U.S. Department of Education announced a five-year, $1,179,815 grant to St. Thomas University (STU) to start a TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (EOC). The EOC grant will help young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds – low-income…

SunTrust Helps Fund STU Scholarships with $100K Gift

President and CEO of SunTrust Bank Manny Perdomo with STU President Msgr. Casale As part of their ongoing support of St. Thomas University (STU), the SunTrust Foundation donated $100,000 to fund scholarships for first-generation…

STU Kicks Off Fall Semester with Salsa Concert

  Los 3 de la Habana Students at STU kicked off the start of the 2016 fall semester with a salsa concert by the Grammy nominated band "Los 3 de la Habana" at Plaza Kelly during common hour Wednesday, Aug. 24. Faculty,…

“Bobcats Serve Day” Beautifies Carol City Middle School

During St. Thomas University’s second annual “Bobcats Serve Community Engagement Day” more than 130 first-year students came together to lend a helping hand to the students of Carol City Middle School (CCMS), a local, at-risk public…

STU Zika Preparedness and Guidelines

St. Thomas University is actively monitoring the Zika virus in our county, and working closely with local and state Department of Health officials. It is important to note that NO mosquito transmission of the Zika virus has been detected at…

Move-in Day Brings Bobcats Back to Campus

With boxes, bins and dollies in tow, STU Bobcats returned to campus on a hot and humid Friday morning. Hundreds of new and returning students converged at Cascia Hall to check in and settle in before fall semester classes begin Monday, Aug.…

LEAD Now Summer Institute Wraps Up its Eighth Year

2016 LEAD Now Institute graduates in the Rio Olympic spirit This summer 21 young leaders made their mark on St. Thomas University (STU) during the Miniaci Family LEAD Now Summer Institute, an on-going program that has been…

What Professors really do over the Summer “Break”

Over the summer months, STU professors keep themselves busy inside and outside of the classroom. Check out their summer extracurricular activities below! Dr. Darrell Arnold Completing an edited volume for Palgrave/MacMillan on Critical…
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St. Thomas Law Wraps up Summer 2016 with Human Trafficking Academy

On August 1, 2016 over  95 advocates, students, and academics arrived at St. Thomas Law's for the week-long Human Trafficking Academy. The academy, presented by the law school's LL.M./ J.S.D. Program in Intercultural Human Rights, offered…