STCL News

STCL Houston Receives National Recognition for Innovative Teaching of Negotiation Skills from Bloomberg Law School Innovation Program

January 18, 2023

Professor Debra Berman and the Frank Evans Center for Conflict Resolution (FECCR) at South Texas College of Law Houston received national recognition this week when the Bloomberg Law School Innovation Program honored the law school’s Inter-School Negotiation Practicum.

Statement: South Texas College of Law Houston Will Not Participate in the U.S. News Law School Rankings Survey in 2023

January 17, 2023

Posted in STCL News

South Texas College of Law Houston will not respond to the U.S. News law school rankings survey in 2023.

STCL Houston Receives Grant to Provide Free Legal Services to Individuals, Families Impacted by Opioid-Use Disorder

January 10, 2023

Posted in STCL News

South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) recently was awarded a $200,000 grant from the Texas Access to Justice Foundation to provide basic civil legal services to indigent individuals directly impacted by opioid-use disorders.

Panel Discussion: “On the Borderline: Individual Rights in the Face of Police Power”

January 10, 2023

Posted in STCL News

A panel discussion titled “On the Borderline: Individual Rights in the Face of Police Power” will be hosted Jan. 18 by the Benny Agosto, Jr. Diversity Center at South Texas College of Law Houston. Community leaders and STCL Houston alumni...

STCL Houston Honors Fall Graduates at December 2022 Commencement

December 10, 2022

Posted in STCL News

South Texas College of Law Houston conferred doctor of jurisprudence (J.D.) degrees to more than 60 graduates December 10 during the Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony in Joe Green Auditorium. STCL Houston, which began its 100th academic year this fall, honored the...

Judge Frank G. Evans Papers Become Part of Special Collection at STCL Houston’s Fred Parks Law Library

November 3, 2022

Posted in STCL News

South Texas College of Law Houston’s Fred Parks Law Library recently acquired thepapers ofJudge Frank G. Evans, knownasthe “father of alternate dispute resolution.”

South Texas College of Law Houston Offers Working Professionals An Online Schedule to Earn ABA-Accredited J.D. Degree, Building on Century of Innovative Legal Education

October 28, 2022

Posted in Features, STCL News

South Texas College of Law Houston will advance its 100-year reputation for academic excellence, innovation, diversity, and opportunity in fall 2023 when it supplements its traditional, on-campus full-time and part-time programs with anew part-time online schedule that will allow a...

NAACP President Presents Inaugural Diversity Lecture

October 6, 2022

Posted in Alumni, STCL News

Alumnus Derrick Johnson ’97, president and CEO of the NAACP, addressed a standing-room-only crowd Tuesday, Oct. 4 as he delivered the inaugural lecture for The Benny J. Agosto, Jr. Diversity Center at the South Texas College of Law Houston.

NAACP President Derrick Johnson to Present Inaugural Diversity Lecture Oct. 4, Hosted by The Benny Agosto, Jr. Diversity Center at STCL Houston

September 26, 2022

Posted in STCL News, Alumni

NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson ’97, a South Texas College of Law Houston alumnus, will present the Inaugural Diversity Lecture Oct. 4 for The Benny Agosto, Jr. Diversity Center at STCL Houston. Johnson has led the national NAACP since 2017...

U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals to Hold Live Hearing at STCL Houston

September 23, 2022

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South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) will host a live hearing of the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday, September 27, in Garrett Townes Auditorium at 3:30 p.m. The hearing will be followed by a question-and-answer...