Mayo Moran | |
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15th Provost of Trinity College, Toronto | |
Assumed office January 1, 2006 |
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Preceded by | Ronald J Daniels |
Personal details | |
Born |
Prince George, British Columbia |
June 2, 1959
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater |
University of British Columbia (B.A.) (B.Ed.) McGill University (LL.B.) University of Michigan (LL.M.) |
Occupation |
Professor Lawyer Administrator |
Website | Mayo Moran |
Mayo Moran (born June 2, 1959) is a Canadian lawyer and academic. From 2006 to 2014, she was Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Toronto. She was the first female dean of that faculty. In addition, since 2014, she has been Provost of Trinity College, Toronto.
Moran is a native of the Canadian province of British Columbia. She was born on June 2, 1959 to Bridget Moran, an author, and Pat Moran.
Moran completed her LL.B. at McGill University (1990) and subsequently obtained an LL.M. from the University of Michigan (1992) and an S.J.D. from the University of Toronto (1999). She attended the University of British Columbia for her B.A. (1980, English and Sociology) and teacher training (1981) and subsequently taught at a secondary school in Prince George, British Columbia before attending law school.
Moran has published extensively in comparative constitutional law, private law, and legal and feminist theory. She has previously worked on cases involving claims under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms equality guarantee and redress for historic injustice such as the Chinese Canadian Head Tax claim. She currently teaches first-year tort law at the Faculty of Law.