Acadia ALERT - Campus Closed (Weather)

Today, Tuesday, January 27, 2026, Acadia University will remain closed, with the exception of residences and Wheelock Dining Hall, due to the current campus and travel conditions. Wheelock Dining Hall may adjust their hours and any change in hours will be communicated through Residence Life.

Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Any events scheduled for today will be postponed or cancelled.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO) and on 585 phone system voicemail. If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by dialing 88 on all 585-phone systems, or by calling 902-585-1103.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Acadia University

Department of Safety & Security

902-585-1103

security@acadiau.ca

(Tuesday January 27, 2026 @ 9:42 am)

Law and Society welcomes Dr. Emily Lockhart

The Law and Society Program is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Emily Lockhart as an Assistant Professor in the Law and Society Program.

Dr. Lockhart, who earned a PhD in Socio-Legal Studies from York University in 2024, is the first tenure-track appointment to Law and Society. Her teaching and research expertise are in feminist and critical legal studies, legal consciousness, sexual citizenship, and critical youth studies.

In addition to working on a book manuscript entitled “Tech-Facilitated Sexual Harm: Centering Youth Perspectives about Meaningful Justice”, Dr. Lockhart is collaborating with Allison Smith (Adjunct Professor in Law and Society and Acadia’s Director of Human Rights and Human Rights Education) and the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia on a SSHRC-funded project to better understand how 2SLGBTQIA+ Nova Scotian teenagers employ justice responses following technology-facilitated sexualized violence.

For the 2025-26 academic year, Dr. Lockhart will be teaching LAWS 1003, LAWS 2003, LAWS 4003, and a special topics course,  Justice in the Spotlight: Law, Society, and High-Profile Trials (LAWS 3013).

Dr. Lockhart begins her appointment on May 16. We are excited to welcome her to the Law and Society Program and look forward to her contributions to teaching, research, and community engagement.

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