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Professor Kerri Stone presents ”Teaching the Post Gender Generation,” at a SLU Law symposium. Photo courtesy of SLU Law.

Kerri Stone, associate professor at Florida International University College of Law, recently presented at the “Teaching Employment and Labor Law Symposium.” The symposium, sponsored by the William C. Wefel Center for Employment Law and the Saint Louis University Law Journal, was held on Feb. 15, 2013, in the William H. Kniep Courtroom at Saint Louis University School of Law.

Leading teachers and scholars of employment and labor law addressed their methods for innovative, effective teaching of labor and employment topics.

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Workplace bullying panelists: (l to r) Kerri Stone, Susan Harthill, and David Yamada. Photo courtesy of David Yamada.

Kerri Stone, associate professor at Florida International University College of Law, recently presented at the “Bullying: Redefining Boundaries, Responsibility, and Harm Symposium.” The symposium, sponsored by the Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review, was held on Feb. 23, 2013, at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia.

Over twenty leading scholars and advocates addressed the phenomenon of bullying in a variety of different venues, including K-12 education, higher education, the workplace, and senior living environments.  The symposium featured a keynote address by Emily Bazelon, senior editor at Slate, and author of Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy (Random House 2013).

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FIU Law Review Editor-in-Chief Courtney Walter (on left) and Executive Symposium Editor Erin Auble introduce the panelists.

Why is there a strong presence of women in higher education, but the highest positions of power and prestige in law firms and corporations are still occupied by men?

Several years ago, a study was launched on workplace bullying by Jaime Lester at George Mason University. Although there were numerous similar organizational studies, this study may have been the first to look specifically at the faculty of a higher education institution. What she found was that “higher education leaders, managers, human resource professionals, faculty, and staff face uncivil, bullying behaviors in academe.”

A new book, with a chapter written by Florida International University College of Law Professor Kerri Stone, aims to push forward more work on this topic.

“Workplace Bullying in Higher Education,” was recently released and features contributions from over a dozen bullying experts. The book makes an effort to walk through practical and legal particularities of a college campus, and hopes to serve as a valuable resource for all higher education professionals.

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Pictured, back row, left to right: Genevieve Timmerman, Professor Carol Needham, Professor Kerri Stone, Professor Susan Heymann, and Professor Wendy Greene. Front row, left to right: Professor Naomi Cahn, Professor Nancy Lovitt, Professor Linda Jellum, Professor Danne Johnson, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Professor Marina Angel.

Professor Kerri Stone and the rest of the officers of the Section on Women in Legal Education of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (a former president of the section) on Dec. 17th.

The Lifetime Achievement Award is bestowed upon an individual who has had a distinguished career of teaching, service, and scholarship for at least 20 years, and has had a significant impact on women, the legal community, and the academy through mentoring, writing, speaking, activism, and by providing opportunities to others.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the first ever recipient of the award.

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On Tuesday, Nov. 6, the FIU College of Law hosted the panel discussion “Gender Issues in the Legal Profession: Global Perspectives.” with distinguished international women judges and scholars.

The panel, moderated by Judge Judith C. Chirlin, (Ret.) Los Angeles Superior Court, focused on gender issues in the legal profession.

Discussing the most pressing issues in their respective countries, were featured panelist Professor Kerri L. Stone (U.S.), Florida International University College of Law; Judge Svetlana Filincova (The Republic of Moldova), Supreme Court of Justice; Judge Sofia Waqar Khattak (Pakistan), District & Sessions Judge, Peshawar High Court; Judge Gift Dorothy Mtendere Makanje (The Republic of Malawi), Senior Resident Magistrate for the Malawi Judiciary; Judge Thokozani Agnes Nyirenda-Patemba (The Republic of Malawi), Assistant Registrar High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal; and Judge Ivana Hrdlickova, Ph.D. (The Czech Republic), Appellate Court in the Czech Republic, Legal Expert of Council of Europe.

“The panel could not have been more timely and important due to the plight and challenges of women worldwide who seek equality in employment and in public life, as well as meaningful protection under the law in their private lives,” said Professor Kerri L. Stone. “To have had the perspective of any one of our guests would have been incredibly interesting and valuable; to be a party to the discourse among all of them was a privilege,” she said.

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