Whether you called it Frosh, Orientation, or just Welcome Week, the spirit remains the same. To celebrate #UofTBacktoSchool, here’s a throwback to those first weeks from years past. 💙 Spot any familiar faces or places? Tell us in the comments which years you think are shown.

September 17th: Join SRI Research Lead Anna Su ([email protected]) and the U of T Law community for a book talk hosted by the IHRP on lawyer and anthropologist @_pmolnar's new and timely book "The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of AI." Register here: eventbrite.ca/e/book-launch-…

#UofTLaw graduates Justice Jasminka Kalajdzic (LLB 1995, LLM 2009) and Justice Jane O. Dietrich (LLB 2003) appointed to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario. Read the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announcement: canada.ca/en/department-…

In April of 2024, Canada pledged $2.4 billion toward AI in its annual budget, including $50 million earmarked for a new Canadian AI Safety Institute. What might this institute look like? What scope, expertise, and authority will it need to succeed? 🔗uoft.me/aN-

We’re proud to introduce this year’s new RSC Fellows and College Members! Meet the RSC’s 2024 cohort: bit.ly/4fUn1zw #rscBRAVOsrc This exceptional group will be officially inducted into the RSC on Nov 8 at #COEE2024 in Vancouver. Register at bit.ly/COEE2024 🎉

Join us this Friday, 2:30pm, @uoftlaw for a riveting panel discussion on legal empowerment initiatives in Nigeria with #DiobuEvictions #NigerianLivesMatter #OtodoGbame, Adrian Di Giovanni , and members of the Media4Change team—featuring a trailer screening of their film premiering TIFF this Saturday!

A gift made by Terry Burgoyne (LLB 1981) #UofTalumni Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, will endow new academic awards recognizing student achievement in the #UofT JD program. The Burgoyne Award of Excellence will be the faculty’s largest recognition program: uoft.me/burgoyne-award

Congratulations, Rachael Tu (Vic College UofT HBA 2020, #UofTLaw JD 2023)! 🎉 x.com/precedentalist…

Coming next Friday, Sept 13! Our international & interdisciplinary workshop on ►Economic & Poverty Sanctions (Pt. 1)◀︎ crimlrev.net/2024/03/28/bet… Join us free & chime in live ►Fri, 9/13, 12pm EDT◀︎ YouTube.com/@ModCrimLRev Supplemental materials crimlrev.net/mclr-resources

Every summer, we welcome a select group of Juris Doctor (JD) students to our research assistant program. This year, we hosted Ella Lim of uOttawa | COMMON LAW and Sarah Rosa of U of T Law & Future of Law Lab. Learn more about the program and what our RAs worked on: uoft.me/aPp

Join us on September 6 at U of T Law for a panel discussion on residents’ rights in Lagos, Nigeria with JEI and filmmakers about to premiere their feature film at #TIFF24. bit.ly/3Ze37tC #Access2Justice

Professor Jim Phillips has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC // SRC) – a recognition awarded to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists. #rscBRAVOsrc #UofT law.utoronto.ca/news/jim-phill…

Sept. 26 virtual event: "Canadian Criminal Law in Ten Cases" (University of Toronto Press, 2024) with Prof & Dean Emeritus Martin L. Friedland Register via Zoom: bit.ly/4cFSqmG

Congratulations to Daniel Jolic (JD 2025) who received CCCL’s J. Stephen Tatrallyay Memorial Award for his paper, “Bridging the Gap: An Overview of the Construction Law Framework for Building First Nations Infrastructure and the Pathway to Improving It.” uoft.me/CCCL-award

📆 On Nov. 13, Aziz Huq of UChicago Law School will examine the contemporary regulation of digital technologies by nation-states under growing geopolitical competition. Moderated by Anna Su ([email protected]) of U of T Law. Register: uoft.me/aQb

📆 On Nov. 27, we'll host Stanford Law School Professor and Stanford HAI Senior Fellow Daniel E. Ho for a talk on his research on data governance and public policy for digital technologies, including emerging regulatory frameworks for AI systems. Register: uoft.me/aQd

Last chance to register for the #UofTLaw 75th anniversary celebration! You don't want to miss this special event featuring performances by Dean Jutta Brunnée, Prof. Martin Friedland (LLB 1958), the Honourable Frank Iacobucci and more! Register now: cvent.me/9qeQ5L

Congratulations to graduate alumnus Olabisi D. Akinkugbe (Olabisi D. Akinkugbe)! #UofTLaw #UofTalumni

Very lovely to be spending my first sabbatical visiting at the beautiful U of T Law, such an important home of legal philosophy. Grateful for the warm welcome, and looking forward to the year ahead.