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Kerrie Thornhill Appointed Assistant Professor at LSHTM
2012 Foundation scholar Kerrie Thornhill was appointed assistant professor in gender violence in the department of Global Health and Development, within the Faculty of Public Health and Policy of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Congratulations, Kerrie!
Jennifer Welsh named Canada 150 Research Chair in Global Governance and Security
Congratulations to 2006 Foundation fellow Jennifer Welsh, named Canada 150 Research Chair in Global Governance and Security! Focusing on the changing character and regulation of armed conflicts, Welsh and her team will analyze the impact of human rights norms – such as criminal accountability and the responsibility to protect – on the causes and conduct of war. A total of 24 Canada 150 Research Chairs have been appointed to fulfil Budget 2017’s intention to enhance Canada’s reputation as a global centre for excellence.
Currently a professor and chair in international relations at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, Welsh will join McGill University’s Department of Political Science and the recently inaugurated Max Bell School of Public Policy in January 2019. She will also serve as director of the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies, which brings together researchers from McGill and Université de Montréal on international relations and public policy issues.
Consult the list of Canada 150 research chairholders and read McGill University’s announcement.
Currently a professor and chair in international relations at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, Welsh will join McGill University’s Department of Political Science and the recently inaugurated Max Bell School of Public Policy in January 2019. She will also serve as director of the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies, which brings together researchers from McGill and Université de Montréal on international relations and public policy issues.
Consult the list of Canada 150 research chairholders and read McGill University’s announcement.
What Do You Consider Canada’s Most Important Human Rights Challenges?
Do you work for the defense of human rights in Canada? Within the framework of his fellowship project at the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, “Opening up to the Americas in order to protect human rights and committing to reconciliation,” 2017 fellow Bernard Duhaime invites you to participate in a consultation phase by answering this online questionnaire. This is an opportunity for you to reflect on your accomplishments, your issues of concern, and the obstacles you face in your work for the defense of human rights in Canada. After this consultation phase, thematic workshops will be held in different cities across Canada. Ultimately, Duhaime’s project aims to set up a platform allowing Canadians to better understand, share, and put forward solutions for the protection of human rights in the Americas.
Bernard Duhaime is a 2017 Foundation fellow, a professor of international law at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and a specialist in the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights. He is also a member and the vice-chair of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. Access his online questionnaire here. Read his full project, consult his website, and follow the project's progress on Facebook and Twitter.
Bernard Duhaime is a 2017 Foundation fellow, a professor of international law at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and a specialist in the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights. He is also a member and the vice-chair of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. Access his online questionnaire here. Read his full project, consult his website, and follow the project's progress on Facebook and Twitter.
Lisa Kelly Receives Stanley M. Corbett Award for Excellence in Teaching
Congratulations to 2010 Foundation scholar Lisa Kelly on receiving the 2017-2018 Stanley M. Corbett Award for Excellence in Teaching! Kelly and fellow professor Dharman Kissoun were recognized by Queen’s University Faculty of Law and the Law Students’ Society, which established the award as a joint initiative to honour teaching excellence by law instructors. It is worth mentioning that Kelly was particularly distinguished with this award in her second year of teaching only!
Lisa Kelly is a 2010 Foundation scholar and an assistant professor of law at Queen’s University.
Lisa Kelly is a 2010 Foundation scholar and an assistant professor of law at Queen’s University.
Patrick Pichette becomes a general partner at iNovia
In 2015, Foundation director Patrick Pichette retired as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Google Inc. and went on a three-year travel sabbatical, sparking a larger conversation about work-life balance. In a CNBC article published on 15 April 2018, Pichette announced he would be joining the Canadian venture capital firm iNovia as a general partner. Although he built his career south of the border, Pichette now wants to contribute to Canadian-founded success stories at the intersection of technology and ecology. Best wishes to Patrick on this new adventure!
Patrick Pichette is a director at the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and chairs the Foundation’s Finance and Investment Committee. Read the CNBC article here.
Patrick Pichette is a director at the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and chairs the Foundation’s Finance and Investment Committee. Read the CNBC article here.
Benjamin Gagnon Chainey Wins the 2017 Mœbius Public’s Prize
Congratulations to 2017 Foundation scholar Benjamin Gagnon Chainey, who won the 2017 Mœbius Public’s Prize for “Full Moon” (French only). Benjamin was first announced as one of the five finalists in January 2018. As the Mœbius team declared, “Full Moon” is a "bold and demanding" text, a "mysterious, offbeat, theatrical" fiction that charmed readers from all walks of life. Thank you to the Foundation community members who voted for Benjamin!
Benjamin Gagnon Chainey is a 2017 Foundation scholar and a doctoral candidate in French-language literature at Université de Montréal and Université Paris 7. Read Moebius’s announcement here (French only) and read “Full Moon” here.
Benjamin Gagnon Chainey is a 2017 Foundation scholar and a doctoral candidate in French-language literature at Université de Montréal and Université Paris 7. Read Moebius’s announcement here (French only) and read “Full Moon” here.
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond Joins Allard School of Law and Is Appointed Director of the New Indian Residential School Centre
Congratulations to 2011 Foundation mentor Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who has joined the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia as a professor. As UBC President Santa J. Ono declared, Turpel-Lafond’s tireless advocacy for vulnerable children and for Indigenous rights in the legal system makes her an “exemplary addition” to the Allard School of Law.
Turpel-Lafond has also been appointed the inaugural director of the University of British Columbia’s new Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, which opened on 9 April 2018. “This opportunity to deepen the dialogue and respond to the legacy of residential schools is historic,” asserted Turpel-Lafond. She started in her role as professor on 23 March 2018 and will start as director of the centre on 1 June 2018.
Read UBC’s announcements of her appointments as professor here and as director of the centre here.
Turpel-Lafond has also been appointed the inaugural director of the University of British Columbia’s new Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, which opened on 9 April 2018. “This opportunity to deepen the dialogue and respond to the legacy of residential schools is historic,” asserted Turpel-Lafond. She started in her role as professor on 23 March 2018 and will start as director of the centre on 1 June 2018.
Read UBC’s announcements of her appointments as professor here and as director of the centre here.
Vote for John, Lisa, Mike, and Poonam in Canadian Lawyer Top 25
For the ninth consecutive year, Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers will reward people who influence the laws, justice system, and legal profession in Canada and abroad today. Members of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation’s community have been nominated in four of the five categories.
2006 Foundation fellow John Borrows has been nominated in the Changemaker category. He is Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Victoria. He is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of Indigenous Legal Traditions and Aboriginal Rights.
2012 Foundation scholar Lisa Kerr has been nominated in the Human Rights, Advocacy, and Criminal category. An assistant professor at Queen’s Law, her scholarship specializes in the law of punishment, which spans sentencing, human rights, constitutional, administrative and prison law.
2012 Foundation scholar Michael Pal has been nominated in the Young Influencer category. An assistant professor in the Faculty of common law at the University of Ottawa, Mike specializes in the law of democracy, election law, constitutional law, and administrative law.
2016 Foundation fellow Poonam Puri has been nominated in the Corporate and Commercial category. Appointed to York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School in 1997, Poonam is a full professor of law who specializes in corporate law, securities law and corporate governance.
Vote for John, Lisa, Mike, and Poonam here before 22 May 2018! The winners will be announced in the magazine’s August 2018 issue.
2006 Foundation fellow John Borrows has been nominated in the Changemaker category. He is Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Victoria. He is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of Indigenous Legal Traditions and Aboriginal Rights.
2012 Foundation scholar Lisa Kerr has been nominated in the Human Rights, Advocacy, and Criminal category. An assistant professor at Queen’s Law, her scholarship specializes in the law of punishment, which spans sentencing, human rights, constitutional, administrative and prison law.
2012 Foundation scholar Michael Pal has been nominated in the Young Influencer category. An assistant professor in the Faculty of common law at the University of Ottawa, Mike specializes in the law of democracy, election law, constitutional law, and administrative law.
2016 Foundation fellow Poonam Puri has been nominated in the Corporate and Commercial category. Appointed to York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School in 1997, Poonam is a full professor of law who specializes in corporate law, securities law and corporate governance.
Vote for John, Lisa, Mike, and Poonam here before 22 May 2018! The winners will be announced in the magazine’s August 2018 issue.
Farah Mohamed makes the Gender Equality Top 100
Congratulations to Board director Farah Mohamed for making the Apolitical 2018 Gender Equality Top 100! Mohamed’s work as the Malala Fund CEO has channeled resources and policy change towards girls’ education in Afghanistan, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, and countries hosting Syrian refugees. As one of the top 100, Farah Mohamed joins UN Women Executive Director Phyumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, activist Malala Yousafzai, Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister Margot Wallström, Melinda Gates, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan on the global gender equality change-maker scene.
Wendell Adjetey’s Dissertation Receives Four Awards
Congratulations to 2014 Foundation scholar Wendell Adjetey, whose doctoral dissertation, “From the North Star to the Black Star: African North Americans and the Search for a Land of Promise, 1919-1984” has received no less than four awards. In addition to receiving Yale University’s Willard Brittain, Jr. Leadership Award, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences bestowed three honors on Adjetey’s dissertation: the Sylvia Ardyn Boone Prize for African American history, the Edwin W. Small Prize for “outstanding” contribution to U.S. history, and the Canadian Studies Prize. Congratulations, Wendell!