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Four members of the Schulich School of Law community were celebrated this past week for their contributions to the law school and the university.

The Chair is named in honour of Dr. Edgar Gold, an internationally recognized expert in ocean law and marine environmental policy.

The Schulich Law Associate Professor was recognized by Dalhousie University in the Emerging Investigator category.

Schulich Law Associate Professor Violet Ford was recently named the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Circumpolar Indigenous Marine Governance and International Law.

Violet Ford (LLB '91), an expert in Indigenous rights, environmental stewardship, and cultural preservation, joined the Schulich School of Law earlier this year as an associate professor.

Associate Professor Liam McHugh-Russell is the inaugural Innis Christie Chair in Labour and Employment Law and Associate Professor Sara Ross is the new Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.

Schulich Law students Ashoke Mohanraj and Marium Nawal Oishee were among the 25 students selected for the inaugural Dalhousie-McCall MacBain Student Leadership Academy’s High-Performance Leadership cohort.