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A Special Thank You: Interim President and Dean Jeff Rensberger

June 30, 2025

“Teaching is my calling. It seems to me I was always destined to be a professor,” said Interim President and Dean Jeff Rensberger, who took the helm of South Texas Law last summer while a national search was conducted for...

Tokyo Calling: Jenn Bickley ’06

June 25, 2025

Posted in Features, Alumni

As a first-generation college student from a small North Texas town, Jenn Bickley ’06 considered becoming an agricultural extension agent after completing a bachelor’s degree in agricultural development from Texas A&M. People in her circle encouraged her to become a...

Special Districts, Special Practice: Joshua Bethke ’17

June 18, 2025

Posted in Alumni, Features

Joshua A. Bethke ’17 is an associate in the Dallas office of Coats Rose, P.C., a transaction and litigation law firm focused on development: the development of real estate, affordable housing, special purpose districts, business, and private wealth. His practice...

Advocacy Program at South Texas Law Dominates in 2024-25 Banner Season

June 12, 2025

Posted in STCL News, Features

Known for decades as a national powerhouse, the South Texas College of Law Houston advocacy program recently completed an historic season. “When our advocacy teams began competing this season, we knew our students were talented and well-prepared,” said Prof. Rob...

Preserving the Past, Invigorating the Present, Shaping the Future: Andy Bergfeld ’96

June 11, 2025

Posted in Alumni, Features

Andy Bergfeld ’96 excelled in both football and track at Robert E. Lee High School (now Tyler Legacy). His athletic prowess earned him a football scholarship to Southern Methodist University, where the sixth-generation Tyler native became one of the Southwest...

Postcards from Prague…with Kelly Torpey and Kristina Gantz-Saldana

June 6, 2025

Posted in Features, STCL News

Two South Texas Law students studying abroad in Prague this summer are capturing their academic and travel adventures for us, in this special Postcards from Prague series. May 21, 2025 We made it! After three flights, two of them delayed,...

Agosto Justice Center Fellows Complete Important, Relevant Research

June 5, 2025

Posted in STCL News

The Agosto Justice Center for Leadership and Empowerment at South Texas College of Law Houston selects two third-year students as fellows each semester. Cory Williams, who graduated in May 2025, and Desmin Johnson, who will receive her diploma in December...

Creating a Culture of Compliance: Regina Jones ‘98

June 4, 2025

Posted in Alumni, Features

Regina Bynote Jones ’98 is senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary for Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), a global agriculture and nutrition company. “We sustain and secure the world’s food supply,” she said. Her responsibilities include overseeing the organization’s...

Student Spotlight: Shanelle Shojaei, 2L

May 30, 2025

Posted in Students

Why did you choose to attend South Texas College of Law Houston? I chose STCL Houston because of its award-winning advocacy program. The sense of community among students and alumni was another factor as well. Where are you working this...

Jennifer Fung’s Commitment to Community

May 29, 2025

Posted in Alumni

For Jennifer Fung ’09, community — whether among classmates, peers, or professionals — has been a defining theme in her legal journey. When Fung started at South Texas College of Law Houston, she was like many of her classmates —...