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  Alan Green, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Economics Department, wrote an op-ed column for The Washington Post on July 11 and other media outlets, entitled “Donald Trump is embracing a traditional strain of conservatism. Just not the one you think.” Green writes, “Trump’s notions of power and privilege reflect not the modern conservatism of the Republican Party, but the classical conservatism of the old European aristocracy … setting the United States on a dangerous path away from Western democracy and toward petro-state dictatorships around the world.”

• Stetson University was included in an article by Rare on July 11 entitled, “Some Colleges Now Allow Dogs in Dorms + 20 Pet-Friendly Colleges.” According to the article, “(T)he anxiety kids face in college is absolutely real. Why not have a tiny friend to help alleviate some of it? Allowing pets — dogs specifically — in dorms is nothing short of a sensible, fantastic idea.”
• Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is quoted in the July 11 Vox article, “7 legal experts on how Kavanaugh views executive power – and what it could mean for Mueller.”
• Stetson University was mentioned in Florida Trend Education on July 5 in “Incarceration doesn’t mean an end to education: How Stetson University is reaching inmates.” According to the article, “Inmates at Tomoka Correctional Institution started to receive higher education opportunities three years ago when Stetson’s Community Education Project began.”
• K.C. Ma, Ph.D., CFA, director of the Roland George Investments Program at Stetson, was quoted in U.S. News & World Report on July 10 in an article, “Ford Investors Face a Major Intersection.” Ma said Ford Motor saw “the best May F-Series sales performance in 18 years” this year and is “moving away from low-margin passengers cars.”
• K.C. Ma, Ph.D., CFA, director of Roland George Investments Program, wrote two articles for Seeking Alpha entitled, “Enough Trade War Talk: What Does Micron’s Smart Money Think?” and “Who Is Intel’s Smart Money?“
• Clay Henderson, executive director of the Stetson Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience, was quoted by Politico on July 5 in “Key backer says judge’s order on conservation spending ‘too narrow’.” Henderson said he disagreed with a recent judge’s order that sided with environmental groups and found Amendment 1 revenue must be spent on land acquisition or the management and improvement of land purchased. Henderson, who helped write the statewide ballot measure, said the ruling may put in jeopardy spending for things like springs projects, which amendment supporters intended to fund.
• Christopher Ferguson, Ph.D., professor of Psychology, was mentioned in an article regarding gaming addiction, including in The Indian Express in India on July 10 entitled, “In Fact: Why WHO wants to treat gaming as a disorder, and why some disagree” and other media outlets.
• Christopher Ferguson, Ph.D., professor of Psychology, was interviewed by “AirTalk,” FM 89.3 KPCC in Southern California for a show entitled, “Mental health experts diagnose and dissect WHO’s designation of compulsive sexual behavior as a mental health disorder.”

Other News:

• Law Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the July 3 Diverse Education article, “Surviving and Thriving: Teresa Sullivan’s UVA Legacy.”
• Law Professor Rebecca C. Morgan wrote the July 10 Elder Law Prof Blog, “The Right to Visitation for Persons Under Guardianship.” Professor Morgan wrote the July 11 Elder Law Prof Blog, “How Liveable is Your Community?”
• The July 6 Town-Crier reports on Stetson Law student Taylor Tyson, who has been crowned Miss Florida 2018. News of Tyson being named Miss Florida ran in multiple regional media outlets throughout Florida.
• Stetson University alumna, Katherine C. Russo, co-wrote a July 9 article entitled, “How law enforcement is using genealogy testing services to solve cold cases.” According to the article, “DTC genealogy testing services have been accessible for the last 10 years and now include dozens of independent labs such as AncestryDNA, 23andMe and Pathway Genomics. … the DTC genealogy testing technique opens the door to potentially solving many cold cases, but law enforcement must be sure they remain in legal boundaries.”
• Florida Business Daily on July 10 recognized graduates from Stetson University. According to the article, “about 26.5 percent of the 1,166 degrees and certificates handed out by Stetson University in 2016-17 were to students on Legal and Professions and Studies programs, making them the most popular programs that year.”

Alumni News:

• The July 11 White House announced that Stetson Law alumnus Donald L. Palmer will serve as a member of the Election Assistance Commission for a remainder of a four-year term expiring December 12, 2021.
• Stetson University alumnus Stephen Lanier passed away on July 5, according to the Rome News-Tribune. Lanier received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Stetson University in 1971.

• Stetson University alumna Rachel A. Ramsay-Lowe was mentioned in The Network Journal. According to the article, Rachel A. Ramsay-Lowe “fell in love with musical theater as a little girl and majored in the field at Stetson University.” She is currently working as an associate attorney at Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman and Goggin P.C.
• The July 7 Sanford Herald ran a story about local authors, Carey E. Ferrell and Elizabeth H. Ferrell, authors of the book, “Sanford: Life in the Celery City.” The Ferrells wrote this book that contains “270 photographs and intriguing details about people, places and events.”  The couple “met at as students at Stetson University … and after graduation the couple married,” according to the article.
• The July 5 SLK Law reports on Stetson Law alumna Jennifer Wilson.
• The July 6 citybizlist reports that law alumnus and Haliczer, Pettis & Schwamm co-Founder Jim Haliczser was appointed co-chairperson of the Trial Lawyers Section of the Broward County Bar Association.
• The July 5 Florida Politics, “Ashley Moody says technology may change fight on crime,” interviews Stetson Law alumna Ashley Moody.
• The July 6 News Herald  and The American Lawyer reports on alumna Ashley Moody, candidate for attorney general, who earned an LL.M. from Stetson University College of Law.
• The July 9 Sarasota Magazine reports that Law alumna Alyssa Acquaviva was recently hired by the law firm Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen in its trusts and estates department.
• The July 11 Space Coast Daily reports that Stetson Law alumnus Bryan Lober is running as a Republican for the District 2 Brevard County commission seat.