With Robert Leckey, Faculty of Law’s William Dawson Scholar
Entre NousSince same-sex marriage was first legalized in Canada in 2003, more than one-third of the approximately 15,000 same-sex marriages that have taken place here have involved couples from other countries. But early this year, a surprising turn in federal policy emerged in a document filed in a case launched by a lesbian couple seeking a divorce in which the federal government maintained that the marriage, which had been performed here in Canada, was invalid. The Reporter sat down with Robert Leckey, William Dawson Scholar in the Faculty of Law, to discuss same-sex marriage, polygamy and family law in Canada.
With Prof. Gabriella Coleman, Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy
Entre NousThe Reporter speaks to Gabriella Coleman, McGill’s Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy, in the Dept. of Art History & Communication Studies and a leading authority on the anthropology of digital media, hackers and the law, about the “hacktivists” known as Anonymous and their various activities.
With Prof. Elena Bennett, McGill School of the Environment
Entre NousElena Bennett first appeared in the pages of the McGill Reporter in October 2007, in the paper’s annual feature profiling new hires. At the time, the fledgling professor in the McGill School of the Environment and the Department of Natural Resource Sciences was excited to be passing on practical information to her students that was applicable to the real world. “I’m happy to be able to teach them more than just a bunch of facts,” she said at the time. “This is a living, breathing science.”
With Prof. Shaheen Shariff, Faculty of Education
Entre NousProf. Shaheen Shariff of the Dept. of Integrated Studies in Education has been among the pioneers of academic research on cyber-bullying. Earlier this year, her research team at McGill launched www.definetheline.ca, a website designed to define and discourage cyber-bullying, while encouraging socially responsible digital citizenship. Shariff discussed this week’s UNICEF report examining the dangers children face online and two recent tragedies in Quebec and Ontario with the Reporter.
With Annmarie Adams, Director of McGill’s School of Architecture
Entre NousOn August 1, Annmarie Adams took the helm of the School of Architecture, becoming its first-ever woman director and the first-ever to hold a PhD. The William C. Macdonald Professor in the School of Architecture sat down with the McGill Reporter recently to discuss, among other things, her new job, women in architecture and some of her favourite North American buildings.
With Dr. Eduardo Franco, Interim Chair of the Department of Oncology and Director of the Gerald Bronfman Centre for Clinical Research in Oncology
Entre NousTwenty years ago the Marjorie and Gerald Bronfman Family Foundation made a generous gift to McGill that laid the groundwork for what would become one of Canada’s top clinical cancer research hubs: The Gerald Bronfman Centre for Clinical Research in Oncology. This year, the Centre will be celebrating 20 years of patient-focused research, the generosity and vision of the Bronfman Family and all of the lives saved and touched by its seminal work. The Reporter recently met with the Centre’s Director, Eduardo Franco, to talk about the its past, its impressive research milestones and its bright future.
With Dr. Hélène Ezer, Director of McGill’s School of Nursing
Entre NousThe integral role nurses play within the Canadian heathcare system is rapidly evolving. Their responsibilities are expanding and their roles are becoming more and more varied. As McGill’s School of Nursing gets ready to play host to a major conference to explore the obstacles and successes in implementing role change and expanding the scope of nursing, the Reporter sat down with Dr. Hélène Ezer who explained some the changes and how the School of Nursing is charting new directions.
With Frédéric Fovet, Director, Office for Students with Disabilities
Entre NousThe McGill Reporter recently sat down with Frédéric Fovet, incoming Director of the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD), to talk about the services offered by his office and how the OSD plans to support what could be a significant spike in clientele in the coming years.
With Steve Maguire, Director of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management
Entre NousAfter an extensive international search, the Desautels Faculty of Management recently appointed one of its own, Prof. Steve Maguire, as the first director of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (IIM) for a five-year term. The mandate of the IIM, formed in 2008 with a donation from Faculty benefactor Marcel Desautels, is to break down traditional barriers between disciplines, encouraging professors, students and industry leaders to take a more holistic approach to management. That approach already has helped shape new curriculums in the Desautels MBA and Executive MBA programs.
With Leslie Copeland, First-Year Coordinator, First-Year Office
Entre NousIt is apparent almost immediately upon sitting down with Leslie Copeland that she is, above all else, a people person. She doesn’t like closing her office door because it cuts off the supply of fresh air from her open window to the staff members inside the First-Year Office (FYO). “We couldn’t function, we could not do what we do without our wonderful team and nothing we do, nothing, would happen without student volunteers,” she says of the people working just outside her office. “We really are blessed.”