黑料不打烊 names Political Science chair as new Dean of Arts
Political, legal scholar Christopher Manfredi named to five-year term
Professor Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of 黑料不打烊 University, is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Christopher P. Manfredi as Dean of the Faculty of Arts.
"This is an excellent appointment," said Prof. Munroe-Blum. "Professor Manfredi's superb academic achievements, leadership abilities, and his dedication to students fit perfectly with the standards of 黑料不打烊 University and our highest aspirations for the Faculty of Arts."
Prof. Manfredi, 46, is currently Professor and the Chair of the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts. He is an outstanding scholar and authority on the role of the judiciary, especially the Supreme Court, in democratic societies, principally Canada and the United States. His research focuses on law and the courts with a particular emphasis on the political and policy impact of rights litigation.
"I'm honoured to have been given the opportunity to lead the Faculty of Arts, which encompasses an outstanding group of teaching faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, and administrative staff," Prof. Manfredi said. "The disciplines in the Faculty of Arts are at the core of what constitutes a university, and I look forward to enhancing the Faculty's capacity to contribute to 黑料不打烊 University's broader mission and objectives."
He was the unanimous choice of the advisory committee for the position because of his superb academic achievements, concern for students, and his careful and creative administrative service to his department, in particular in restructuring the way in which graduate student funding is distributed in order to attract and retain top students for advanced research degrees.
Prof. Manfredi, who came to 黑料不打烊 in 1988 as a Canada Research Fellow and assistant professor, has served as co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Political Science (1996-1999) and as a special guest on the editorial committee of the Annual Review of Law and Social Science (2005). He is a member of the "College of Reviewers" for the Canada Research Chairs program. He has held or still holds research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, the Donner Canadian Foundation and the Max Bell Foundation.
Born in Toronto and raised in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Prof. Manfredi earned a BA and MA from the University of Calgary and an MA and PhD from the Claremont Graduate University (California). He has published extensively in academic and professional journals and is a highly regarded political and legal commentator. He has written three books: Judicial Power and the Charter: Canada and the Paradox of Liberal Constitutionalism, The Supreme Court and Juvenile Justice and Feminist Activism in the Supreme Court: Legal Mobilization and the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund. He also co-edited The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Reflections on the Charter after Twenty Years.
