Stetson University to hold panel discussion Tuesday at DeLand campus on slaying of Trayvon Martin

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DELAND -- Having already held a student rally in support of justice for Trayvon Martin, Stetson University will again be the setting for more dialogue.

Stetson University’s Diversity Council will host a panel discussion to address the Feb. 26 shooting death in Sanford of the 17-year-old Miami teen and the implications this incident might have on society's understanding of what has been called a post-racial, or a color-blind America.

This panel discussion, which is open to the public, will be held on 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Rinker Auditorium, inside the Lynn Business Center, 345 N. Woodland Blvd.

Panelists include Stetson senior Erythel Saint Marc, president of Stetson’s student organization; Earnest DeLoach, a corporate, business and commercial attorney in Orlando; Becky Watts, assistant professor of communication studies and theatre arts; Patrick Coggins, professor of teacher education; Paul Croce, professor of history and American studies; and Robert Batey, professor of law at the Stetson University College of Law, who will join the panel via Skype.

Soe 250 students held a rally March 30 outside the student center of the DeLand campus.

Tuesday's panel will be moderated by the two co-chairs of the university’s Diversity Council, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton , associate professor of anthropology, and Jamil Khader, professor of English.

For more information, please call Khader at (386) 822-7366 or email jkhader@stetson.edu.