{"id":25915,"date":"2021-03-17T14:28:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T18:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/its-cuthemedev1.carleton.ca\/law\/?p=25915"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:43:08","slug":"remembering-barb-higgins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/2021\/remembering-barb-higgins\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Barb Higgins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Remembering Barb Higgins\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<h3 id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25801 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-Square-400x392.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-Square-400x392.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-Square-160x157.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-Square-240x235.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-Square-768x753.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-Square-360x353.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-Square.jpg 1355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"barb-higgins\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Barb Higgins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"january-2-1963-february-20-2021\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 2, 1963 &#8211; February 20, 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Law and Legal Studies mourns the passing of Barb Higgins and celebrates her many contributions to our department and to Carleton University over her long career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barb was the longest serving member of our wonderful front office administrative staff, having worked for the Department of Law and Legal Studies for over 30 years. Barb liked to note that, along the way, she served in acting roles in almost every administrative job in the Department. Not surprisingly, she knew just about everything about how our office works and was an invaluable resource. Barb helped orient all the new hires to our office, including the new Chairs! She will be remembered especially for her bright smile and the warm welcome she provided to visitors to our office. Barb worked on behalf of all of us, but she had a special place in her heart for our graduate students and especially our contract instructors, for whom she was often the go-to person in the Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barb loved to share stories about her kids and to ruminate about her beloved Ottawa Senators. Barb\u2019s favourite Senator was always Chris Neil, a tough, tenacious player dedicated to his team, who had a heart of gold. Barb was our department\u2019s Chris Neil; her passing will leave a deep hole in our Department&#8217;s lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department has set up an award in memory of Barb Higgins. This award will honour one student each year from our Department who demonstrates the qualities that made Barb so special &#8211; a dedication to supporting others and building community. To donate, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/futurefunder.carleton.ca\/giving-fund\/barb-higgins-memorial-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barb Higgins Memorial Award funding page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"please-join-us-in-remembering-barb-higgins\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Please join us in remembering Barb Higgins.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please share you remembrances of Barb Higgins on her <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.remembering.ca\/obituary\/barbara-higgins-1081683745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">obituary page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-25802 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-1-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Barb-Higgins-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barb with her idol, Alice Cooper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barb Higgins January 2, 1963 &#8211; February 20, 2021 The Department of Law and Legal Studies mourns the passing of Barb Higgins and celebrates her many contributions to our department and to Carleton University over her long career. 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