South Texas College of Law Houston Expands Student Support, From 1L to Bar Prep
Strong student support is a key component of the South Texas College of Law Houston culture, and it aligns with the mission of providing an exceptional legal education.
STCL Houston Alumna Creates Scholarship for Transgender Students
Denise Peterson ’10 has taken the skills they honed at STCL Houston and built Peterson ADR, a successful civil mediation and arbitration practice. Additionally, Peterson founded and serves as the executive director of Texas Volunteer Mediator Association, an access to...
STCL Houston Alumna Positively Impacts Youth, Diverse Communities as Attorney, Volunteer
“I am at my best when my hands and mind are busy and I am connected to something outside myself, working with others to solve problems,” said STCL Houston alumna Brittny Mandarino Curry ’20.
Life Experience Leads STCL Houston Managing Attorney to Serve Through Pro Bono Legal Clinics
Vinh Ho, the managing attorney of the Civil Practice Clinics and Immigration Initiatives at South Texas College of Law Houston, has a personal understanding of the challenges faced by refugees and immigrants.
Celebrating the Women of STCL Houston: Dean Elizabeth Dennis
South Texas College of Law Houston Assistant Dean Elizabeth A. “Liz” Dennis began her career in the arts, working for Art League Houston and the Houston Grand Opera. Then her life vision took her on a new career path.
“I was...
Women Mentoring Women: How the STCL Houston Women’s Law Society Began
South Texas alumnae April Haynes Taylor ’17, chief executive officer at Opulent Transport, LLC, and Courtney Lynch ’17, associate with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, left a lasting legacy at the law school. As co-founders of the Women’s Law Society,...
President of Women’s Law Society Reflects on Influential Women in Her Life
Victoria Harmeyer, a South Texas 3L and president of the Women’s Law Society, admired legal work and its positive results even before she understood her dad’s career.
South Texas VP Cathy Burnett Has Helped Legal Field Change for Women
Cathy Burnett, vice president, associate dean for experiential learning, and director of the pro bono honors program, has been practicing and teaching law for more than 40 years.
Her favorite part of teaching law is helping students “learn by doing” so...
A DIVERSE PERSPECTIVE: What We Wish the Legal Profession Knew
South Texas College of Law alumna Kenesha Starling ’20 served as the first Black editor in chief of the South Texas Law Review in 2019-20. Eric Williams II, a May 2022 J.D. candidate, is the current editor in chief of...
STCL Houston professor reflects on legacy of former law professor
by Professor Njeri Mathis Rutledge
Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law Houston
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