In July, Alicia Edwards joined Florida Coastal School of Law as the Assistant Dean of Multicultural Affairs. Edwards brings more than 10 years of direct student experience in higher education, and has worked in multicultural affairs at the University of Iowa and the University of Michigan. Most recently, she was Assistant Director, Student Activities & [...]

Local Holland & Knight partner George A. “Buddy” Schulz won this year’s prestigious Justice Raymond Ehrlich Award. Florida Coastal School of Law’s Student Bar Association (SBA) presented the award to Schulz during a February event at the Main Library in downtown Jacksonville. The SBA selects a recipient who “embodies professionalism and humanitarianism and integrity in [...]

In April, Florida Coastal School of Law’s special programs committee hosted former Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG) Officer Charlie Swift. Swift spoke about his experiences with the landmark United States Supreme Court decision Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. During his introduction of Swift, Robert Hornstein, Coastal Law Assistant Professor of Law and special programs committee member [...]

Florida Coastal School of Law’s website has earned rave reviews from staff and students over the years, and now results from a national study confirm its excellence. A comprehensive report compiled by law librarians from Yale Law School and Georgetown University Law Center – Jason Eiseman and Roger V. Skalbeck, respectively – identified the best [...]