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Web EditorMarch 31, 2016
Panel Discusses Landmark Ruling On First Nations Child Welfare
Daniel Carens-Nedelsky (3L) On Thursday March 3, David Nahwegahbow and Sarah Clarke came to speak to a group of U of T students and professors […]
Web EditorFebruary 24, 2016
Introduction to U of T Law’s Committees
Matt Howe (3L) et al From the “semesterization” of the curriculum to decisions about financial aid policy, much of the business of the law school […]
Web EditorNovember 26, 2015
The problems with OLSAS
Daniel Carens-Nedelsky (3L) Admission to law school is critical to ensure access to justice. If underrepresented groups cannot get into law school, they cannot become […]
Web EditorOctober 28, 2015
A better way to do financial aid
Daniel Carens-Nedelsky (3L) The Faculty of Law has an exclusively needs-based approach to financial aid. This is wonderful and incredibly important for ensuring that financial […]
Aron NimaniOctober 29, 2014
Accommodation policy: greater transparency a step in the right direction
Daniel Carens-Nedelsky (2L) In response to growing student discontent with the Faculty of Law’s approach to accommodation, and a critical report produced by two recent […]
Web EditorMarch 26, 2014
(Not so) reasonable accommodation
I recently looked into our policies on late papers and extensions, and found them to be quite harsh and restrictive. Papers lose 0.6 of a […]
Web EditorFebruary 26, 2014
Inside the Faculty Council: Big Changes Coming to First-Year
This month, at what was by the far most packed Faculty Council session of the year, the council voted on a series of proposals that […]
Web EditorJanuary 29, 2014
Inside the Faculty Council: The Faculty Council Approves
This months “Inside the Faculty Council” is a special double feature as I report on not one, but two Faculty Council meetings. Be still your […]
Web EditorNovember 27, 2013
Inside the Faculty Council: Instruct the Immigrants and Love the Librarians
The solarium was less crowded for the second faculty meeting of the year, although attendance was still robust with only a few empty seats to […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
Dean Alarie Introduces New Admissions Regime
This is the first of many articles about what goes on behind closed doors at that most august of assemblies known as the Faculty Council. […]
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