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Prof. Gillian Hadfield writes "We’re going to live in a world of bots. They need to be polite" in Washington Post

Friday, November 30, 2018

In a commentary in the Washington Post, Prof. Gillian Hadfield discusses the importance of seemingly minor rules of behaviour in human interaction and the challenges robots with artificial intelligence may face as a result ("We’re going to live in a world of bots. They need to be polite," November 21, 2018).

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Prof. Carol Rogerson awarded one of the 10 in 10 Awards of Excellence in Family Justice

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Professor Carol Rogerson was awarded one of the 10 in 10 Awards of Excellence in Family Justice by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Ontario Chapter). The AFCC is a multi-disciplinary family justice organization with chapters in the United States, Canada, and Australia

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U of T Careers: Markus Dubber on the work of an ethicist

Friday, November 23, 2018

Prof. Markus Dubber

From The Bulletin Brief

Markus Dubber, a scholar and professor of law and ethics, might surprise you when he tells you about what motivates him to create learning opportunities for students outside the classroom. “I want them to not hate school as much as I sometimes did,” he says with a laugh.

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Embrace the unexpected, says Elena Kagan, U.S. Supreme Court Justice and U of T honorary degree recipient

Friday, November 16, 2018

Justice Elena Kagan, centre, with Prof. Albert Yoon (far left), the Hon. Frank Iacobucci and Chancellor Rose Patten at the Convocation ceremony. Photo by Lisa Sakulensky.

By Romi Levine, U of T News

Elena Kagan’s career has been both varied and accomplished. The associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States has worked in the White House, taught at the University of Chicago, and is the first woman to become dean of Harvard Law School and to hold the job of U.S. solicitor general.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan receives U of T honorary Doctor of Laws

Monday, November 12, 2018

From left: Prof. Albert Yoon, Justice Elena Kagan, Chancellor Rose Patten and President Meric Gertler. Photo: Lisa Sakulensky

By Romi Levine

The University of Toronto hosted a special convocation Monday, November 12th to recognize The Hon. Elena Kagan, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Kagan received an honorary degree to acknowledge “her excellence in the academy and her outstanding service for the public good, as lawyer, scholar and jurist.”

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LIVESTREAMING: A Conversation Between Justices Elena Kagan and Rosalie Silberman Abella, Mon. Nov. 12th

Saturday, November 10, 2018

The Honourable Elena Kagan, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, will be visiting the University of Toronto on Monday, November 12th, to receive the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa.

As part of this special day, she has agreed to visit Faculty of Law students in the afternoon for a conversation with our alumna, The Honorable Rosalie Abella, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, from 2 – 3 pm.

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Prof. Anita Anand writes "Reputation, risk and the changing role of ESG in corporate governance" in Globe and Mail

Friday, November 9, 2018

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Anita Anand analyzes the ways in which corporate boards need to take into account the issue of environmental and social governance – known as “ESG” ("Reputation, risk and the changing role of ESG in corporate governance," November 9, 2018).

Read the full commentary on the Globe and Mail website, or below.

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Here's a look at the Class of 2021

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Each year, since 2015, the Faculty of Law has been able to get a clear picture of our first-year JD students, thanks to a self-reporting survey used to gather information about the diversity of the new cohort, and to match students with peer mentors.

This fall, we have 213 students in first year, out of 2,388 who applied. And for the fourth consecutive year, that number of applications to the JD program has gone up— 8% over last year and up 15% compared to 2015-16.