/tags/st-thomas-university St. Thomas University en-US WLRN Wed, 08 Feb 2023 22:53:07 GMT /news/2023-02-08/law-school-renamed-after-florida-civil-rights-attorney-ben-crump Ben Crump’s career intertwines with some of the most hotly contested episodes in recent U.S. history. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 22:53:07 GMT /news/2023-02-08/law-school-renamed-after-florida-civil-rights-attorney-ben-crump Daniel Rivero /2021-12-10/ben-crump-social-justice-center-um-and-fiu-athletics-changes-farc-removed-from-u-s-terrorist-list St. Thomas University is gearing up to teach the next generation of civil rights lawyers. The University of Miami and Florida International University’s athletic departments are making changes. And Biden takes the FARC off the terrorist list. Many Colombians in South Florida are not happy. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:38:44 GMT /2021-12-10/ben-crump-social-justice-center-um-and-fiu-athletics-changes-farc-removed-from-u-s-terrorist-list Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /news/2021-12-03/miami-gardens-law-school-creates-ben-crump-social-justice-center The St. Thomas University College of Law in Miami Gardens announced the creation of a social justice center yesterday, named after a prominent Black civil rights attorney. Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:10:11 GMT /news/2021-12-03/miami-gardens-law-school-creates-ben-crump-social-justice-center Aaron Morrison /news/2021-03-02/st-thomas-university-alumnus-takes-action-against-anti-semitism St. Thomas University is honoring an alumnus for taking action against anti-Semitic graffiti in his neighborhood. Tue, 02 Mar 2021 22:24:38 GMT /news/2021-03-02/st-thomas-university-alumnus-takes-action-against-anti-semitism Odalis Garcia /show/sundial/2019-04-04/faith-leaders-gather-to-discuss-climate-change-at-a-south-florida-conference A two-day conference at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens is convening the faith community to discuss how the social impact of climate change can be… Thu, 04 Apr 2019 22:12:02 GMT /show/sundial/2019-04-04/faith-leaders-gather-to-discuss-climate-change-at-a-south-florida-conference Chris Remington /education/2017-10-29/at-florida-universities-displaced-puerto-ricans-struggle-with-guilt-find-family After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, 18-year-old Ledishla Acevedo booked a flight to Miami in hopes of continuing her college education in… Mon, 30 Oct 2017 00:23:18 GMT /education/2017-10-29/at-florida-universities-displaced-puerto-ricans-struggle-with-guilt-find-family Jessica Bakeman /this-miami-life/2015-09-20/the-bay-of-pigs-submachine-guns-and-the-founding-of-st-thomas-university-in-miami-gardens In 1961, a year before St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens opened as Biscayne College, the school's founding president, Fr. Edward McCarthy, was in… Sun, 20 Sep 2015 20:32:24 GMT /this-miami-life/2015-09-20/the-bay-of-pigs-submachine-guns-and-the-founding-of-st-thomas-university-in-miami-gardens