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Jacqueline Williams is happy to be back in her native Australia where the temperatures hover around the 30+ Celsius range. She sent a letter to Senior Recruitment, Admissions and Diversity Outreach Officer Jerome Poon-Ting, sharing some of her favourite memories while at the Faculty of Law last fall: walking through autumn leaves then snow, hearing comparisons on Canadian and Australian Law, having tea at Interim Dean Brunnée Brûlée Melee, and competing on a Varsity team. Here it is, reprinted with permission:

Our Top 5 most-read student news stories covered the whole law school cycle, from the great new students arriving at U of T Law, through the achievements of current students, to the impressive graduating class. Two stories highlighted how the youth outreach programs U of T Law has implemented in recent years, to broaden the diversity of applicants to law schools, are getting results.

By John Papadopoulos, JD 1993, Chief Law Librarian, Bora Laskin Law Library

Earlier today:

Just a quick update from our (now traditional) end of term law library all-nighter…

As of 2 am, we have 31 JDs in the library finishing up their papers. We had 40 at midnight. My experience is that the ones that are still here at 2 am will still be here at 5 am.

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Anita Anand, with Prof. Vijay Jog of Carleton University, argues that discussion of diversity on corporate boards should include the issue of visible minorities as well as women ("Diversity on boards means more than gender," December 8, 2014).

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website, or below.