Law and Legal Studies Archives | Faculty of Public Affairs

March 30, 2021

Teaching Excellence in the Pandemic

The faculty recipient of the 2020 FPA Teaching Excellence Award is Megan Gaucher, a professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies. She received the award for consistently high teaching... More

March 30, 2021

Teaching as an Enriching Learning Experience

Kelly Lauzon is the 2020 contract instructor recipient of the FPA Teaching Excellence Award. Lauzon joined the Department of Law and Legal Studies as an instructor in 2017 and is... More

March 8, 2021

Law Alumna Charlene Theodore Leads Systemic Change as Ontario Bar Association President

By Brenna Mackay Growing up in Brampton, Ont., Charlene Theodore was an avid reader with endless curiosity about the world. Her family always kept her bookshelves stocked and encouraged her... More

March 8, 2021

Celebrating Carleton Leaders on International Women’s Day

By Samantha Campling This year, the theme for International Women’s Day is #ChallengeForChange. Carleton University is celebrating by sharing the stories of 16 leaders – students, staff and faculty members... More

March 2, 2021

Six FPA Members Win Carleton University Achievement Awards

Administered by the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International), the Carleton University Achievement Awards were established to recognize outstanding achievements... More

February 26, 2021

Law Student Wants to Tackle Criminal Justice System Issues

By Joseph Mathieu For as long as she can remember, Taylor Bogle has wanted to become a lawyer. At her core is the desire to help others. She has felt... More

February 22, 2021

At-Risk Scholars Find New Home at Carleton

By Dan Rubinstein In 2014, Carleton Law and Legal Studies Prof. Melanie Adrian spearheaded a local Scholars at Risk (SAR) network in collaboration with the University of Ottawa to give foreign... More

February 16, 2021

Collaboration with Underrepresented Scholars

As we strive towards equity, diversity and inclusion in academia, practical solutions require resources, time and collective commitment. “Academic publishing is in crisis,” says Melanie Adrian, a professor in the... More

January 6, 2021

Melanie Adrian Appointed to Order of Ontario

Carleton Prof. Melanie Adrian has been appointed to the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest honour, for establishing the university as a global leader in protecting vulnerable scholars and founding... More

December 1, 2020

Melanie Adrian Wants to Make Remote Learning a Social Experience

By Rick Boychuk Photos by Rémi Thériault How much knowledge can students absorb in an online class with all the distractions of home life bubbling in the background? It’s difficult... More

November 12, 2020

Carleton Law Student Recipient of the Justice for Abdirahman Scholarship

By Mary Giles Peggea Bounda, a fourth year student in the bachelor of arts law program in the Department of Law and Legal Studies, has received a scholarship from the... More

November 12, 2020

Fall Graduation 2020: Celebrating a Bachelor Degree After Learning Difficulties Diagnosed

By Laura Byrne Paquet Photos by Fangliang Xu Even though Maarukh Abbas is now in her first year of the Law and Legal Studies master’s program at Carleton University, there... More