Stetson University in the News, Apr. 1-7, 2016

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Top Stories:

Law Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the April 7 Chronicle of Higher Education article, “Tenure Rights and the Rise of Title IX: a Looming Culture Clash.” On April 4, The Harvard Crimson quoted Professor Lake in an article titled “Title IX Interpretations Could Threaten Academic Freedom, Report Says.”

The Daytona Beach News-Journal published the article on Apr. 2, “Stetson rows forward on Aquatic Center.”

Sarah Caudill ‘06, was featured in the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Apr. 5, in the article, “Stetson graduate shares story of historic wave research.”

Stetson University was mentioned in the article, “Native American tribe gets US federal funds to flee rising seas,” posted on EnvironmentGuru on Apr. 5.

T. Wayne Bailey, Ph.D., professor of political science, was quoted in the article, “Some Donors ‘Tapped Out’ from Presidential Race,” published in the Daytona Beach News-Journal, on Apr. 3.

Clay Henderson, executive director of Stetson’s Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience, was quoted in the Daytona Beach News-Journal published on Mar. 31, and updated on Apr. 1, “Marvels of St. Johns River come alive during tour aimed at protecting it.”

On March 30, Creative Loafing quoted Adjunct Law Professor Jennifer Dietz in an article titled “The abandoned: South Florida’s population of forlorn dogs vexes Tampa Bay rescue.”

Law Professor Charles Rose spoke with Bay News 9 for a news story that aired on April 4 about the Apple iPhone hack.

Other News:

On April 4, PressKontakt and several other media outlets reported that Stetson Law students won the Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Moot Court Competition, Best Brief and Best Oralist in New York.

On April 4, American Progress Action reported that Stetson Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy will be among the featured panelists at an April 12 event in Washington, D.C. titled “Our Democracy at Risk: How we can reclaim it.”

On March 31, The Daytona Times reported that Tammy L. Briant, director of student life at Stetson Law, will speak on the changing nature of Title IX policies and procedures on college and university campuses to the Flagler County branch of the American Association of University Women on April 9.

On March 31, Cincinnati.com reported that Thomas More College President David Armstrong has been named to the advisory board for Stetson’s Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy.

Alumni in the News:

On Apr. 5, Hometown Headlines reports that Stetson graduate Joe Montgomery has been named assistant head of school for strategic initiatives for Darlington School.

On March 31, Tampa Bay Newswire reported that Law alumna Michelle Lajoie Hermey earned the Martindale-Hubbell AV preeminent rating.

On March 30, Newswire featured Law alumnus Michael Babboni in an article titled “St. Petersburg Injury Attorney Michael Babboni Comments on Laminate Flooring Formaldehyde Emissions.”

On April 7, WALB and several other media outlets reported that Law LL.M. alumna Donna J. Jackson was named Chairman of SHINE Foundation.