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Op-ed: Leaders wrong to accede to Quebec’s symbols-ban demand

October 11, 2019 — 
Law professor Gerald Heckman explains

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Jocelyne Thorpe, Scott Ormiston and Joyce Slater are three of the many professors recognized by alumni.

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Alumni name their fav UM profs

October 4, 2019 — 
We were overwhelmed with messages about faculty who taught challenging topics with ease; inspired news ways of thinking and creating; and expanded students’ horizons

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Five U of M students explore the United Nations

October 3, 2019 — 
This summer, five University of Manitoba students attended the United Nations Intensive Study Program in New York

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Robson Hall has received new landscaping that adds flower beds and new paving.

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Robson Hall gets facelift at fifty

September 11, 2019 — 
The light is at the end of the tunnel for construction at Robson Hall. For faculty, staff and students who have had to live through weeks of drilling, jack-hammering and blocked entrances, the payoff is coming in the form of beautifully landscaped patios at both east and west porticos, giving a facelift of colour and liveability to the formerly austere areas.

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Meet the New Director of the Master of Human Rights program

September 5, 2019 — 
A new group of students is calling Robson Hall home this fall, as the Faculty of Law launches Canada’s first interdisciplinary Master of Human Rights program.

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Looking Backward to Look Forward

August 16, 2019 — 
Preparations are well underway at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law to welcome alumni to Robson Hall for 2019 Homecoming celebrations

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Law Faculty Publications Round-Up

August 8, 2019 — 
Having research published is a major part of an academic's life. At Robson Hall, law professors are busy outside of teaching and mentoring students, with conducting and publishing research to help improve Canada's justice system.

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Law Professors Part of SSHRC Team Successes

August 8, 2019 — 
Professors at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law have been active on research teams this year, working to improve the Canadian Justice System. Among the recently-announced Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grants (2018-19), four of Robson Hall’s faculty members were co-applicants on successful projects.

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Pixabay image of mud, grey and deeply cracked from drought.

Op-ed: Climate change needs emergency response

July 5, 2019 — 
'Our leaders must gather the courage and moral fortitude they need to level with Canadians'

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Dean of Law shares Nuclear law expertise at United Nations

June 21, 2019 — 
In May, Dr. Jonathan Black-Branch, Robson Hall's Dean of Law at the University of Manitoba, shared his expertise on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament Law at the United Nations in New York.

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