Archives: Awards

Friday, November 19, 2021

Celebrating our Medal Winning Fall 2021 Graduates

Each year the Department of Law and Legal Studies has the pleasure of celebrating the successes of their graduating students. This November we are highlighting three recent graduates of our undergraduate programs who have been awarded medals in recognition of the academic performance. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours!... More

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Dr. William Hébert and Dr. Michael Christensen Awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grants

Dr. William Hébert and Dr. Michael Christensen are two recipients of this year's SSHRC Insight Development Grants. These grants support research in its early stages, enabling “the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas.” Learn more about their research below.... More

Friday, October 29, 2021

Dr. Melanie Adrian Receives Prestigious OCUFA Teaching Award

Department of Law and Legal Studies faculty member, Dr. Melanie Adrian, has received Ontario's highest teaching honour, the OCUFA Teaching Award! Dr. Adrian's commitment to teaching excellence is evident in her commitment to incorporating innovative pedagogy and approaches to facilitating student discussion and participation.   In addition to... More

Friday, August 20, 2021

Prof. Dale Spencer named FPA Research Excellence Chair

Professor Dale Spencer has been named the 2021 Faculty of Public Affairs Research Excellence Chair. Prof. Spencer’s research on violence, victimization, the Sixties Scoop, and settler-colonial projects, and digital worlds and the young people who engage with them, is both innovative and responsive to the important and often under-examined... More

Monday, April 19, 2021

Congratulations Kimiya Missaghi!

Department of Law and Legal Studies MA candidate, Kimiya Missaghi, has been awarded Research Impact Canada's 2021 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award in the Master’s category. Congratulations! Kimiya Missaghi is a MA candidate at the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University currently completing her thesis. Her... More

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Jay Ramasubramanyam Receives Teaching Award

Congratulations Jay Ramasubramanyam! Department of Law and Legal Studies PhD Student and Contract Instructor Jay Ramasubramanyam has been awarded the 2021 Carleton University Contract Instructor Teaching Award in recognition of his teaching excellence. Ramasubramanyam taught LAWS 2105 (Social Justice and Human Rights), GINS 1010 (International... More

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Undergraduate Senate Medal Winners

The Department of Law and Legal Studies is proud to announce that five undergraduate students from our programs have been awarded the prestigious Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement as part of Spring 2020 Convocation. Congratulations on your outstanding achievement. Your determination, self-discipline and resilience are an... More

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Prof. Sebastien Malette Wins the Prix du Canada en sciences humaines et sociales 2020

Professor Sebastien Malette, and his co-authors, have been awarded the  Prix du Canada en sciences humaines et sociales 2020 by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences his book Les Bois-Brûlés de l’Outaouais – Une étude ethnoculturelle des Métis de la Gatineau. The prize is awarded annually to the best scholarly book... More

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Congratulations to all Dean’s Honour List Students

The Department of Law & Legal Studies would like to congratulate all of our students who were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements. Hundreds of students and professors, staff members, parents and friends gathered for the 2016-17 Dean’s Honour List reception, held in the Richcraft Hall Atrium on January 29, 2018. The event... More

Monday, December 4, 2017

Awards | Professor Melanie Adrian Wins Senate Medal

Law and Legal Studies Professor Melanie Adrian has been recognized for her academic and volunteer work with a Senate 150th  Anniversary Medal as well as a Canada 150 commemorative pin. The pin was awarded on November 22nd by MP and Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna. It was presented to Ottawa Centre... More

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Special Notice | Professor Philip Kaisary has been awarded an Insight Development Grant

About the Award: Insight Development Grants support research in its initial stages. The grants enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas. Funding is provided for short-term research development projects, of up to two years, proposed by individuals or teams.... More

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Special Notice | Professor Dickson Awarded SSHRC Insight Grant

Meeting the Challenges of Gladue: An Inquiry into the Use of Social Context Information in Judicial Determination of Sentences for Indigenous Offenders in Canada” In 1999, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld changes to the Canadian Criminal Code that were intended to reduce the over-incarceration of Indigenous people in Canadian prisons. Known as... More

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