Stetson University In the News, Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2015

Top Stories:

Chris Ferguson, Ph.D., associate professor and co-chair of Psychology, shared his thoughts, based on his research, on women and gaming in relation to the recent uproar over South by Southwest festival canceling a panel discussion about the harassment of women in video games, as reported by Yahoo! News and The Christian Science Monitor on Oct. 29.

Associate Dean and Professor of Law Susan Rozelle’s opinion editorial on the death penalty ran Nov. 2 in Washington Monthly.

On Oct. 30, The State Capital News Feed reported that Federal Election Commission Chairwoman Ann Ravel would be speaking at Stetson University College of Law on Nov. 3.

On Oct. 27, KAIT 8 reported that Stetson University College of Law is hosting the international historical exhibit “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich” on the third floor of Stetson’s Dolly & Homer Hand Law Library on the Gulfport campus. The traveling exhibit has been shown in close to 100 cities in Germany, the U.S. and around the world.

The Florida Courier published an article featuring Stetson’s Poverty and Homelessness Conference on Oct. 29.

Other News:

On Oct. 29, Targeted News Service reported that Stetson Law hosted members of the CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) organization, Legislative and Government Affairs Director Laila Abdelaziz, Civil Rights Director Thania Clevenger and attorney Jamie Klapholz discussed how laws are applied to people of differing races in the U.S.

The Daytona Beach News-Journal mentioned Stetson’s chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha in the Oct. 31 article about Making Strides Against Breast Cancer’s annual charity event.

On Nov. 2, Stetson University was included in the article on the new federal “College Scorecard,” as reported by the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Additionally, an article on the Daytona Beach News-Journal posted on Nov. 3, regarding Chick-Fil-A coming to DeLand, reports Stetson as a large component to the town’s significant growth.

BanklessTimes features an infographic created by Stetson University Master’s in Accounting program on Nov. 3.

Alumni in the News:

Stetson graduate John Fanelli was named Flagler County’s Principal of the Year on October 29, as reported by The Daytona Beach News-Journal.

On October 29, California Newswire reported that Stetson Alumnus Michael Babboni, Attorney, of Shapiro Goldman Babboni & Walsh, urges owners of affected by VW’s admission of its emissions cheating device scandal vehicles to consult with an attorney.