Over the course of the Winter 2018 and Summer 2018 semesters the Education Collection, currently housed on the second floor the Humanties and Social Sciences Library, will be integrated into the main Humanities and Social Sciences Collection in the McLennan Library Building. This project will increase the visibility and browsability of the Education Collection and will create space for over 100 new study seats.
The McGill Law & Society Workshop Series invites scholars, graduate students and postdocs in law, the social sciences, and the humanities to present works-in-progress broadly falling within the field of law and society.
We seek papers that use qualitative, quantitative, or interpretivist methods to explore the complex relationship between legal phenomena and social, political, and economic interactions, institutions, and processes. Our interest in socio-legal research extends to state, non-state, formal, and informal norms, institutions, and processes.
Experiential Learning (EL) refers to the active process of learning by doing, in a mindful and intentional manner. According to the Association for Experiential Education, âExperiential Learning occurs when carefully chosen experiences are supported by reflection, critical analysis and syntheses.â
The innovative CaPS ExL Program was created by professional career counsellors and is designed to:
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016 is awarded to Bob Dylan "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". ()
âVoters in Colombia have rejected a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.2% voting against it.â ()
Catherine LeGrand, Department of History, Ïăœ¶ÊÓÆ”
"The close ânoâ vote in the plebiscite on the recent peace accord is a shock that plunges Colombia into deep political-institutional crisis. What comes next is not clear.ââCatherine LeGrand
McGill Sociologist uses historical data to provide a new take on an old question
By Cynthia Lee
Everyone marches to the beat of their own drum: From walking to talking to producing music, different peopleâs movements occur at different speeds.
But then the human intervened...
In 2007, a treasure hunting company found a 19th Century shipwreck in the Atlantic, off the coast of Portugal. The company, Odyssey Marine Exploration, claimed property of the shipwreck and its cargo, some 600,000 silver and gold coins.
Cohen is among the recipients of the 13 Prix du Québec, whose names were announced today at a press conference held in Montreal.
With a voice that stirs the senses and a gift for poetic language that touches the soul, Leonard Cohen has been remarkably prolific in a career that spans five decades. His first volume of poetry was published while he was still an undergraduate student in McGillâs Faculty of Arts and since then, he has used his abundant talents to inspire and move generations of readers and listeners around the world. A McGill graduate (BAâ55) and honorary degree recipient (DLittâ92), Cohen was voted one of the âGreatest McGilliansâ, a contest organized by the McGill Alumni Association as part of the celebration of the Universityâs 190th anniversary.
 Monsieur Cohen est lâun des 13 laurĂ©ats dâun Prix du QuĂ©bec, dont les noms ont Ă©tĂ©Â dĂ©voilĂ©s aujourdâhui dans le cadre dâune confĂ©rence de presse tenue Ă MontrĂ©al.
DotĂ© dâune voix qui fait vibrer les cĆurs et dâun sens de la poĂ©sie qui remue les Ăąmes, Leonard Cohen a Ă©tĂ© extrĂȘmement prolifique au fil de ses 50 annĂ©es de carriĂšre. Il a publiĂ© son premier recueil de poĂ©sie alors quâil Ă©tait encore Ă©tudiant de premier cycle Ă la FacultĂ© des arts de McGill. Depuis, il a inspirĂ© et Ă©mu par ses multiples talents des gĂ©nĂ©rations de lecteurs et de spectateurs dans le monde entier. DiplĂŽmĂ© de lâUniversitĂ© McGill (B.A. 1955) et rĂ©cipiendaire dâun doctorat honorifique (D. Ăšs L. 1992), Leonard Cohen a Ă©tĂ© Ă©lu lâun des Grands Mcgillois, concours organisĂ© par lâAssociation des diplĂŽmĂ©s de McGill dans le cadre des cĂ©lĂ©brations entourant le 190e anniversaire de la cĂ©lĂšbre institution montrĂ©alaise.Â