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Meet Our New Dean<br />
DR. LORNA A. TURNBULL<br />
Dr. Lorna Turnbull was appointed<br />
Dean <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>,<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Manitoba in April<br />
<strong>of</strong> 2011. She is a graduate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Common <strong>Law</strong> Program at <strong>the</strong><br />
University <strong>of</strong> Ottawa and received<br />
her LL.M. and doctoral (J.S.D.)<br />
degrees from Columbia University,<br />
New York City, in 1994 and 2000,<br />
respectively. She joined <strong>the</strong><br />
University <strong>of</strong> Manitoba’s <strong>Faculty</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> as an Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
in 2001. From 2005 to 2010, Dr.<br />
Turnbull served as Associate Dean<br />
(Academic). In 2010, Dr. Turnbull<br />
was appointed Acting Dean.<br />
Throughout, she has led <strong>the</strong><br />
fur<strong>the</strong>r development <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Faculty</strong>’s teaching and research<br />
programs, initiating a curriculum<br />
‘mapping’ process, enhancing<br />
support for inter-disciplinary<br />
research efforts, exploring<br />
innovative ways to reach out<br />
to Aboriginal communities to<br />
increase access to legal education,<br />
and fostering relationships<br />
with alumni and o<strong>the</strong>r key<br />
stakeholders. Dr. Turnbull has<br />
been and continues to be active<br />
on a number <strong>of</strong> faculty and<br />
university-wide committees.<br />
She is collaborative in her<br />
leadership, deeply valuing <strong>the</strong><br />
contributions <strong>of</strong> her faculty<br />
colleagues, staff, students, and<br />
alumni. She has helped lead<br />
initiatives at <strong>the</strong> University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Manitoba to develop<br />
interdisciplinary research,<br />
to explore new joint degree<br />
programs, and has encouraged <strong>the</strong><br />
leading role that <strong>the</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />
is playing in <strong>the</strong> University’s new<br />
Centre for Human Rights Research.<br />
She has also provided leadership<br />
in building <strong>the</strong> University’s<br />
relationship with <strong>the</strong> Canadian<br />
Museum for Human Rights and<br />
supporting <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong><br />
a new publication, <strong>the</strong> Canadian<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Human Rights.<br />
Dr. Turnbull has championed<br />
initiatives at <strong>the</strong> law school to<br />
bring more experiential learning<br />
opportunities into <strong>the</strong> curriculum<br />
through internships with legal<br />
and human rights organizations,<br />
for example with her innovative<br />
assignment in <strong>the</strong> required Income<br />
Tax <strong>Law</strong> course, connecting law<br />
students with low income clients<br />
<strong>of</strong> Winnipeg Harvest to assist <strong>the</strong>m<br />
in preparing <strong>the</strong>ir tax returns.<br />
The students’ work benefitted<br />
<strong>the</strong> clients by allowing <strong>the</strong>m to<br />
increase <strong>the</strong>ir income by accessing<br />
refundable credits and benefitted<br />
<strong>the</strong> students <strong>the</strong>mselves by<br />
allowing <strong>the</strong>m to gain a greater<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> realities <strong>of</strong><br />
fellow citizens living in poverty<br />
and to reflect on <strong>the</strong> connections<br />
between tax policy and poverty.<br />
She was elected and served<br />
as President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Canadian<br />
Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Teachers<br />
(CALT), <strong>the</strong> national scholarly<br />
association for legal academics<br />
in Canada and with two o<strong>the</strong>rs,<br />
spearheaded an initiative to<br />
develop Canada’s only scholarly<br />
journal dedicated to legal<br />
education, <strong>the</strong> Canadian Legal<br />
Education Annual Review (CLEAR).<br />
As Editor-in-Chief <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> CLEAR,<br />
Dr. Turnbull has played a strong<br />
leadership role in fostering<br />
scholarly reflection throughout<br />
<strong>the</strong> Canadian legal academy<br />
on <strong>the</strong> objectives, values and<br />
cultures <strong>of</strong> legal education and<br />
on <strong>the</strong> processes involved in law<br />
teaching. At <strong>the</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>,<br />
she has encouraged innovation in<br />
teaching and learning.<br />
Dr. Turnbull’s research on women,<br />
care-giving work, and <strong>the</strong> law<br />
has been described as “cutting<br />
edge” and has been funded by<br />
national granting bodies such <strong>the</strong><br />
Social Sciences and Humanities<br />
Research Council <strong>of</strong> Canada<br />
(SSHRC). Dr. Turnbull was <strong>the</strong> first<br />
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