Thank you to Julie Audet for the donation!

Nicole LaViolette and Julie Audet, authors of L’essentiel du droit de la famille dans les provinces et territoires de common law au Canada (Éditions Yvon Blais: Montréal, 2014 – a textbook about Family Law for Common Law which is now used in law schools in numerous Canadian provinces – have arranged to donate all of the royalties from theirContinue reading “Thank you to Julie Audet for the donation!”

Congrats to Joanne Haddad – winner of the Nicole LaViolette & Friends of Lambda Prize !

Joanne Haddad is a PhD Candidate in Economics at the University of Ottawa. They moved from Lebanon to Canada in 2015 to pursue their Doctoral studies, after fulfilling their Master’s studies in Economics at the American University of Beirut. Moving to Canada was a great opportunity for Joanne: it opened up new doors and introducedContinue reading “Congrats to Joanne Haddad – winner of the Nicole LaViolette & Friends of Lambda Prize !”

Congratulations to Valérie Lapointe, winner of the Nicole LaViolette Friends of Lambda Prize (University of Ottawa)

Many congratulations to Valérie Lapointe, the most recent winner of the Nicole LaViolette Friends of Lambda Prize, at the University of Ottawa! Valérie is a PhD student in Canadian politics at uOttawa, and her research interests concern LGBTQ issues in politics, with an emphasis on political parties in Canada. In her thesis, she focused onContinue reading “Congratulations to Valérie Lapointe, winner of the Nicole LaViolette Friends of Lambda Prize (University of Ottawa)”

Congratulations to Anne-Sophie Ruest-Paquette, University of Ottawa

Congratulations to Anne-Sophie Ruest-Paquette from the University of Ottawa, who’s our most recent Lambda winner! Anne-Sophie détient un baccalauréat en spécialisation musique et concentration théâtre ainsi qu’une maîtrise en éducation de l’Université d’Ottawa. Elle complète présentement un doctorat en cotutelle avec la Faculté d’éducation de l’Université d’Ottawa (sous la supervision de Nicholas Ng-A-Fook) et l’ÉcoleContinue reading “Congratulations to Anne-Sophie Ruest-Paquette, University of Ottawa”

Celebrating the Life of Professor Nicole LaViolette

Professor Nicole LaViolette, whose name graces our award at the University of Ottawa, has left Lambda a generous gift of $9,750, bringing the current total of the endowment to over $31,000. Nicole passed away in May after a very brave and determined struggle with cancer. She accomplished a great deal in the area of internationalContinue reading “Celebrating the Life of Professor Nicole LaViolette”