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Indigenous Knowledge Initiative adapts to COVID-19

Written on February 9, 2021. Posted in News, University.

The Indigenous Knowledge Initiative (IKI) has undergone significant changes under COVID-19 to safely continue serving the Queen’s community. The Initiative began with the intent to integrate Indigenous Knowledge at Queen’s and facilitate connection between Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars. Former...

Former First Nations University president to lead Indigenous Knowledge Initiative at Queen’s

Written on September 12, 2019. Posted in News.

After spending five years in Saskatchewan at Canada’s First Nations University, legal scholar Mark Dockstator is coming to Queen’s to lead the Indigenous Knowledge Initiative. Queen’s Trustees David Sharpe, Law ’95, and member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, donated $250,000 to Queen’s to fund...

Interim decision reveals allegations against Queen’s Faculty of Law

Written on May 1, 2018. Posted in News.

According to an Apr. 6 interim decision published by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO), Queen’s faces multiple allegations of discrimination from former student Nadia Noor. In her HRTO application, Noor — who attended Queen’s Faculty of Law from 2010-11 — alleges she faced abuse, harassment,...

Law faculty plans Indigenous art space

Written on October 3, 2017. Posted in Arts.

According to members of the Queen’s Faculty of Law, visitors to John A. Macdonald Hall will be greeted with specially created Indigenous art come next fall. The Queen’s law faculty is putting out a call for Indigenous artists to submit their original work for display within the building’s main entrance,...

I took the LSAT for fun

Written on February 7, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

‘11:11’ by the Arkells was blasting on my phone. But it wasn’t 11:11 — it was 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning and I was less than pleased. When I saw the Princeton Review’s event for a free practice LSAT, I decided this would be a great way to spend a Saturday morning, as I’ve always been curious about...

Senate addresses financial concerns with University library systems

Written on November 4, 2016. Posted in News.

During the Nov. 1 meeting of Queen’s Senate, several program reviews were presented to senators for debate. Review reports were available for cultural studies, environmental studies, fine art, geography and planning, global development, Jewish studies, law and political studies, leading to conversation...

Water literacy speaker series turns legal

Written on November 4, 2016. Posted in News.

On Wednesday evening, a full house convened at the Grad Club to talk about water. Mark Mattson, who graduated from Queen’s in 1985, now practices law in the environmental sector. He came to Queen’s this week as a part of the Kingston Water Access Group’s Think.Drink.Water Speaker Series. Addressing...

Scholarship created for Indigenous law students

Written on March 31, 2016. Posted in News.

On March 24, the Queen’s Law Students Society (LSS) announced the creation of a new Aboriginal Entrance Scholarship for aspiring Indigenous lawyers. The annual scholarship is intended to address the underrepresentation of Indigenous students in Canadian law schools in response to the Calls to Action...

Queen's alum: Olympic athlete and Justice

Written on March 1, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

Former Gael and Olympic athlete Justice Hugh Fraser, is nothing short of an honorable man. From a young age, Fraser, ArtSci ’74, had a strong connection with Queen’s. His father was one of the first black students to graduate from Queen’s Faculty of Law in the mid-1950s. At the time, the newly-created...

Alumni first female electoral commissioner of Ghana

Written on February 2, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

This summer, Charlotte Osei, LLM’95, was sworn in as the first female chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana. Read more at QJLongform.com.

Law Student’s Society holds election forum for candidates

Written on February 2, 2016. Posted in News.

The Queen’s Law Student Society (LSS) held its first election forum on Jan. 28 in the Law lounge of Sir John A. Macdonald Hall. The only contested position in this year’s election is for Vice President (Academic), while the other four positions have candidates running unopposed for a vote of confidence. The...

Landlord agreements not always legal

Written on March 6, 2015. Posted in Features.

When Madi Trenholm found a broken oven in her new apartment, she thought she would just have to ask her landlord to fix it. She said the oven wasn’t working when she and her housemates first entered their Birch St. apartment in May 2013 — and despite repeatedly telling her landlord to repair it, the...

Law school looks to expand

Written on September 24, 2013. Posted in News.

Last Tuesday, the Faculty of Law announced its plan to increase enrolment by up to 50 students per year – an initiative set to garner more revenue for the Faculty. The proposal, which was sent to law students via email last Tuesday by the Faculty’s Strategic Planning Committee, will up first-year...

Articling deserves a clean slate

Written on November 9, 2012. Posted in Opinions.

On Nov. 22 the ‘benchers,’ as the Law Society of Upper Canada’s governing board is known, will be voting on the fate of articling in Ontario. Currently articlingis in practice with multiple countries in the Commonwealth and consists of a professional training program at a firm completed after passing...

New law modules launch at Queen’s

Written on November 9, 2012. Posted in News.

Representatives of the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) visited Kingston on Monday to launch a new curriculum module on domestic violence for law schools across the province. Queen’s currently offers courses that incorporate domestic violence, but the LCO wanted to make sure every graduated law student...

Articling crisis affects students

Written on November 2, 2012. Posted in News.

A proposed pilot project from the Law Society of Upper Canada could change the way lawyers in Ontario become licenced. The new program would see prospective lawyers choose between obtaining an articling position and completing a combination legal practice program to fulfill their licencing requirements...

Homeless for five days

Written on March 16, 2012. Posted in News.

Once youths turn 16, the government of Canada is no longer obliged to provide them with financial aid. It’s one reason why 13 Queen’s law students have chosen to live outside without any resources to take part in the national campaign dubbed 5 Days for the Homeless. Twenty-four other Canadian universities...

Campus file-sharing draws attention

Written on October 25, 2011. Posted in Features.

Major film companies lodge an average of eight complaints a day with Queen’s officials. The emails are always in response to illegal file sharing on the University’s server. Under Canadian law, users can be charged up to $20,000 for every illegally downloaded file. Approximately 20 terabytes of copyrighted...

Tag: Law

Indigenous Knowledge Initiative adapts to COVID-19

Former First Nations University president to lead Indigenous Knowledge Initiative at Queen’s

Interim decision reveals allegations against Queen’s Faculty of Law

Law faculty plans Indigenous art space

I took the LSAT for fun

Senate addresses financial concerns with University library systems

Water literacy speaker series turns legal

Scholarship created for Indigenous law students

Queen's alum: Olympic athlete and Justice

Alumni first female electoral commissioner of Ghana

Law Student’s Society holds election forum for candidates

Landlord agreements not always legal

Law school looks to expand

Articling deserves a clean slate

New law modules launch at Queen’s

Articling crisis affects students

Homeless for five days

Campus file-sharing draws attention

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