Fred Longstaffe, founding director of the Western Academy for Advanced Research (WAFAR), and five Western graduates have been named among 99 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The honourees were announced Dec. 29, 2022, by Mary Simon, governor gen …
It stands among the darkest days in Canadian history. On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 women were murdered at École Polytechnique de Montréal in what remains the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history. Twelve engineering students. One nursing student. One university...
I was an undergraduate student at the University of Ottawa when the École Polytechnique massacre took place. I had been taking courses that year that discussed how the issue of violence against women had been addressed within the Canadian political system.
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties at an event Wednesday afternoon in The Great Hall.
Governor General recognizes Western alumni Michael Iacocca, Ryan Maar and Kirsten Stefanik with top PhD honours.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman painted a time-traveling reality of a U.S. President Donald Trump as part of Western Law’s annual Canada-U.S. Law Institute Lecture series Tuesday afternoon. Yet, he cautioned, it is an entirely possible scenario.
Life can be gray and dull, so add a little colour to yours when Kelly Olson, a Classical Studies, Women’s Studies and Feminist Research and Law professor, takes her turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
An unprecedented look at freedom of expression policies on Ontario postsecondary campuses will offer new insights into how governments, universities and administrators understand their roles in protecting those foundational freedoms.
If you ever wondered what it would take to make the Canadian economy work for everyone, then look no further than when Law professor Frankie Young takes her turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
A senior official with the Toronto Stock Exchange and an up-and-coming real estate lawyer – both community-driven Western alumni – have been named among Canada’s Top 25 immigrants in an award sponsored by RBC and Canadian Immigrant magazine.
Western Law professor Claire Houston recently received $6,800 from a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Explore Grant to support her project, ‘Respecting and Protecting Trans and Gender Non-conforming Children.’
David Johnston, the 28th Governor General of Canada, delivered the 10th annual Coxford Lecture Wednesday speaking on Seeking the Good: The lawyer’s commitment to professionalism and the rule of law.
Professor Emeritus Albert Oosterhoff, former Acting Dean of Western Law, has been awarded the Ontario Bar Association Award for Distinguished Service, the organization announced recently.
It stands among the darkest days in Canadian history. On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 women were murdered at École Polytechnique de Montréal in what remains the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history. Twelve engineering students. One nursing student. One university...
I was an undergraduate student at the University of Ottawa when the École Polytechnique massacre took place. I had been taking courses that year that discussed how the issue of violence against women had been addressed within the Canadian political system.
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties at an event Wednesday afternoon in The Great Hall.
Governor General recognizes Western alumni Michael Iacocca, Ryan Maar and Kirsten Stefanik with top PhD honours.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman painted a time-traveling reality of a U.S. President Donald Trump as part of Western Law’s annual Canada-U.S. Law Institute Lecture series Tuesday afternoon. Yet, he cautioned, it is an entirely possible scenario.
Life can be gray and dull, so add a little colour to yours when Kelly Olson, a Classical Studies, Women’s Studies and Feminist Research and Law professor, takes her turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
An unprecedented look at freedom of expression policies on Ontario postsecondary campuses will offer new insights into how governments, universities and administrators understand their roles in protecting those foundational freedoms.
If you ever wondered what it would take to make the Canadian economy work for everyone, then look no further than when Law professor Frankie Young takes her turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
A senior official with the Toronto Stock Exchange and an up-and-coming real estate lawyer – both community-driven Western alumni – have been named among Canada’s Top 25 immigrants in an award sponsored by RBC and Canadian Immigrant magazine.
Western Law professor Claire Houston recently received $6,800 from a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Explore Grant to support her project, ‘Respecting and Protecting Trans and Gender Non-conforming Children.’
David Johnston, the 28th Governor General of Canada, delivered the 10th annual Coxford Lecture Wednesday speaking on Seeking the Good: The lawyer’s commitment to professionalism and the rule of law.
Professor Emeritus Albert Oosterhoff, former Acting Dean of Western Law, has been awarded the Ontario Bar Association Award for Distinguished Service, the organization announced recently.