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Jula Hughes is the Dean of the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University. [1] [2] She was previously a professor at the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law.

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References

  1. "Lakehead University announces new Dean of Law".
  2. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/lakehead-university-jula-hughes-1.5261220.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)