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Thursday, February 4, 2016
In its recent issue, University Affairs Magazine is highlighting technological innovations like EssayJack, a digital essay-structuring tool co-founded and developed in 2014 by Prof. Rueban Balasubramaniam and Dr. Lindy Ledohowski. EssayJack is an interactive web-application that pre-structures student essays, reduces writing anxiety, and allows... More
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
We are pleased to welcome Hossein Raeesi, who joins our Department for the Fall/Winter 2015-2016 academic year! Mr. Raeesi, a member of the Scholars At Risk (SAR) network, is co-hosted by Carleton University and the Univeristy of Ottawa as a visiting scholar. While at Carleton, he will teach LAWS 4903A - Human Rights, Sharia Law and Islamic... More
Thursday, July 9, 2015
The Department is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Steve Tasson and Rebecca Bromwich as faculty members for the upcoming 2015-2016 academic year! Steve Tasson has previously taught in the Department as a Contract Instructor, and received the 2012-13 FPA Teaching Excellence Award. Rebecca Bromwich has also previous taught in the... More
Friday, April 10, 2015
Ph.D. candidate Menaka Raguparan shares her research with the April issue of Carleton Now. In the article, Menaka discusses how she is exploring the lives of women of colour in the Canadian sex industry. Read the article in full at: http://carletonnow.carleton.ca/april-2015/legal-student-examines-experience-of-women-of-color-in-sex-industry/... More
Thursday, March 26, 2015
On Wednesday, March 25, Prof. Jane Dickson joined Alan Neal on CBC's All in a Day program. Prof. Dickson discussed IndiGenius & Associates, a native-led consulting firm (of which she is a founding partner) dedicated to eliminating the over-representation of native people in the criminal justice system; and the Gladue Reports that the firm... More
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Carleton University and the Carleton University Academic Staff Association (CUASA), in partnership with the University of Ottawa, have officially launched the Scholars at Risk (SAR) network in Ottawa, following its kick-off event, 'Je Suis Scholar', which took place yesterday afternoon. SAR is an international network of higher education... More
Thursday, February 19, 2015
With the first instalment of Fifty Shades of Grey hitting theatres this past week, Prof. Ummni Khan has been busy sharing thoughts on the film and its connection to BDSM and kink. Prof. Khan, whose book Vicarious Kinks: S/M in the Socio-Legal Imaginary launched recently, has been sought out for her research on the subject of film, feminism,... More
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Prof. Melanie Adrian is profiled in the March 2015 issue of University Affairs magazine (see: 'Be the Change') The issue can be found and read here:... More
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
What is restorative justice? Prof. Jane Dickson appears on CTV News as a mediator to explain what restorative justice is, after Dalhousie University's decision to use the tactic on its students. View Prof. Dickson-Gilmore's appearance on the TV segment by clicking on the following link: What is 'restorative... More
Thursday, December 18, 2014
UPDATE: Prof. Dickson's session on Prison Radio due to air in January, as part of a possible documentary - stay tuned! This Friday, tune in to CKUT 90.3 FM, as Prof. Jane Dickson will be talking about her research and Gladue work on the Prison Radio show! Prison Radio has been on the air in Montreal for more... More
Thursday, November 6, 2014
The latest issue of the Institute for Research on Public Policy's magazine, Policy Options, features an article by Prof. Sebastien Malette. In his piece (http://policyoptions.irpp.org/issues/policyflix/malette/), Prof. Malette explores the question of Métis identity in the context of the film, L’empreinte. The issue is available free-of-charge... More
Friday, October 3, 2014
Dorothea Wayand, a longtime member of this Department and former Chair, passed away on September 21st in her 92nd year. She was first a contract instructor in the Department of Political Science in St. Patrick’s College in 1968, and was jointly appointed a professor in the Departments of Law and Political Science at Carleton... More
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