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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
One Hour to Success is a weekly lunchtime forum to connect you, Faculty of Public Affairs Students, to services on the Carleton Campus. You can come see us every week for sessions with services on campus or academic advising with an advisor from the Student Academic Success Centre (SASC). See what a difference one... More
FPA Research Month provides an exciting volunteer opportunity and the possibility to perform tasks as a representative of the Faculty of Public Affairs. There are a number of skill sets and duties that will be required for all ambassadors. Dates: February 24-March 24 (weekdays only) Location: River Building and MacOdrum Library, Carleton... More
Monday, December 8, 2014
The 10th Annual Carleton Law and Legal Studies Graduate Conference, scheduled for this March, has released a Call For Papers for its upcoming edition, "Heroes and Villains: Imaginaries of Justice". Deadline The deadline to submit an abstract is January 15, 2015, so mark your calendars! Submission Guidelines For full details on submitting to this... More
Please be advised that the Department of Law and Legal Studies will be closed during the following periods this week: Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | University Holiday Luncheon Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Departmental Holiday Party We apologize for any... More
Thursday, December 4, 2014
The 5th Annual National Conference on Critical Perspectives: Criminology and Social Justice has placed a Call for Papers and Panels. The conference is a joint initiative of Carleton University and the University of Ottawa, providing an annual forum for critical scholars and community stakeholders to examine criminological and social justice... More
Congratulations to PhD candidate Kanatase Horn, who has been awarded a New Sun Graduate Bursary! Mr. Horn's research focuses on Aboriginal over-representation in the criminal justice system in urban contexts (with a focus on the city of Ottawa). More specifically, he is focusing on restorative justice/alternative justice programs, and their... More
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Prof. Melanie Adrian, Managing Editor of the Canadian Journal of Law and Society (CJLS), confirmed today that the Journal has received a 3 year SSHRC grant totalling approximately $90,000. The funding will help support the ongoing publishing activities of the Journal, and support the work of two PhD students. Congratulations to the editorial... More
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Despite serving 1200+ youth in the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa (BBBSO) is at its financial capacity to serve youth in need of a mentor. More than 500 kids are waiting for a mentor in our community. BBBSO has launched a new competition for students at Carleton University. The students who raise the... More
Monday, November 3, 2014
Join us on Thursday, November 13, 2014 for the launch of the annual Carleton University Journal of Legal Studies – a non-profit, student-run initiative overseen by the Carleton University Law and Legal Studies Society (CLLSS)! For more information, please visit the event page:... More
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Congratulations to PhD Legal Studies student Safiyah Rochelle, who has recently been awarded an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)! Safiyah's research interests include the construction of racialized bodies within legal regimes, legal imaginaries and knowledge, and violence and visuality. Her current project focuses on... More
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Congratulations to PhD Legal Studies student Jessi Ring, who has recently been awarded an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)! Jessi's primary research interest involves focusing upon feminist engagement in technology and digital spaces. Currently, her work is focused on analyzing ‘The Hacker Ethic’—a set of practices and ideals that define... More
Monday, August 11, 2014
Phd Student and instructor Lisa Wright has published an editorial piece in The Ottawa Citizen entitled, "The facts on injection sites". In the article, Wright discusses the "mounting evidence of the benefits of a harm reduction, health-centred approach to drugs and the people who use them", and how "we are left wondering when there will... More
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