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Celebrating 75 years of modern legal education at U of T

Friday, October 18, 2024

University of Toronto Faculty of Law logo 75

The modern law school at the University of Toronto was founded in 1949.

GPLLM student is celebrating law school 75th, one conversation at time

Friday, November 15, 2024
GPLLM student, Claudio Klaus holding a law 75 sign

Claudio Klaus is celebrating 75 years of modern legal education at the University of Toronto, one conversation at time.

“Attending the [U of T Faculty of Law] anniversary gala [in September] really showed me what a special place the law school is,” says Klaus, a student in the Global Professional Master of Laws program at U of T’s Faculty of Law.

Three U of T Law alumni named to Toronto Life list: The Influentials 2024

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Toronto Life’s “annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it,” include three Faculty of Toronto alumni.

Elevation Pictures co-president Laurie May (LLB 1993) is recognized for “filling movie screens with top-tier talent.”

Former Asper Centre constitutional litigator-in-residence, Nader Hasan (JD 2006) is named “for proving innocence against all odds.”

U of T to increase base funding for doctoral students to $40,000 per year

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

One of the highest base funding packages in Canada comes into effect next fall

The University of Toronto is increasing funding for PhD and SJD (doctor of juridical science) students across its three campuses in an effort to alleviate students’ financial stress, advance equity, increase access to doctoral research opportunities and boost research outcomes. 

43 lab monkeys escaped in South Carolina. They have a legal claim to freedom: Angela Fernandez

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

In a commentary for Vox.com, Professor Angela Fernandez and co-author, Professor Justin Marceau, Brooks Institute Faculty Research Scholar of Animal Law and Policy at Sturm College of Law, discuss the legal considerations when a captive animal becomes free. They write: 

Murray Sinclair, who led Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, dies at age 73

Monday, November 4, 2024

Sinclair received an honorary degree from U of T in 2017 in recognition of his advocacy for Indigenous Peoples

Mariana Mota Prado appointed Associate VP and Vice-Provost, International Student Experience

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Mariana Mota Prado

Photo by Dewey Chang

With the approval of the Executive Committee of Governing Council, Professor Mariana Mota Prado has been appointed Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, International Student Experience for a five-year term, beginning January 1, 2025.

Jim Phillips elected Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Legal History

Monday, October 28, 2024

Jim Phillips

Photo by Dewey Chang

Professor Jim Phillips has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Legal History – the highest honour the Society confers – recognizing distinguished historians whose scholarship has shaped the discipline of legal history.

WATCH: Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii), 2024 Concordia Honorary Doctorate

Thursday, October 17, 2024

For his expertise and leadership in Indigenous and Aboriginal law

Professor Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii) is Beaver Clan from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation. He was managing editor of the inaugural edition of the Indigenous Law Journal in 2002 while a student at the University of Toronto’s JD program. Sanderson went on to earn his LL.M from Columbia University as a Fulbright Scholar.

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