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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…
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St. Thomas University School of Law hosts its Summer 2020 Human Trafficking Academy on the 20th Anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act

Miami, FL- On July 27th- 31st, St. Thomas University School of Law hosts its online Summer 2020 Human Trafficking Academy on the state of labor trafficking domestically and abroad. This year’s theme focuses on a critical assessment of the…

Liza Smoker Named Presidential Leadership Scholar

Liza Smoker, managing director of The John J. Brunetti Human Trafficking Academy at St. Thomas University, was selected as one of the 60 Scholars chosen for the Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) program’s fifth annual class. Smoker will…

$2.5 Million Gift to STU’s Human Trafficking Academy

Pictured above, holding the check, from left to right is Katherine Fernandez Rundle; John Brunetti; and Msgr. Franklyn Casale. Earlier today, St. Thomas University hosted a joint press conference at the State Attorney’s Office in…

Curbing Human Trafficking through education, research and outreach

Florida has seen a 35 percent increase in reported human trafficking cases, ranking third in the United States for the most reported cases in 2016, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Last year, the state reported 550 cases,…

Shedding Light on the Dark World of Human Trafficking

Florida has seen an 11.5 percent increase in reported human trafficking cases, according to data released by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC). The report stated that there were 407 Florida human trafficking cases reported…

St. Thomas Law Hosts Winter Human Trafficking Academy

St. Thomas Law’s 2015 Winter Human Trafficking Academy, a project originally funded by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, is designed to conduct research, outreach and education in the field of human trafficking. Starting…