Wednesday, January 14, 2015

What were the Faculty of Law's Twitter and Facebook followers most interested in during 2014? Here are the Top 5 most popular Tweets and Facebook posts of 2014.

Most Popular Tweets

Tweets with the most retweets

5) DLS Family Law

Downtown Legal Services can expand family law help, thanks to @LegalAidOntario funding http://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/legal-aid-ontario-funding-helps-downtown-legal-services-expand-family-law-help

https://twitter.com/UTLaw/status/507327718371758080

4) Prof. Roach on terrorism law

Prof. Kent Roach co-authors "When facing terror, there are limits to what law can achieve" in @globeandmail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/when-facing-terror-there-are-limits-to-what-law-can-achieve/article21312060/

https://twitter.com/UTLaw/status/526750649158221824

3) Avvy Go on judicial diversity

Alumma Avvy Go disputes Peter MacKay’s claim that women, visible minorities don’t apply to be judges http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/06/19/lawyer_disputes_peter_mackays_claim_that_women_visible_minorities_dont_apply_to_be_judges.html

https://twitter.com/UTLaw/status/479810536494743553

2) Prof. Macklin on citizenship law

"Citizenship reforms a serious threat to rights of all Canadians"--Prof. Audrey Macklin co-authors @TorontoStar oped. http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/02/10/citizenship_reforms_a_serious_threat_to_rights_of_all_canadians.html

https://twitter.com/UTLaw/status/433428785287811073

And the most re-Tweeted Tweet of 2014 ...

1) New Dean

Prof. Ed Iacobucci, LLB 1996, is new dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law http://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/prof-ed-iacobucci-new-dean-university-toronto-faculty-law …

https://twitter.com/UTLaw/status/525318112623616001

Most popular Facebook posts

Posts with the most engagements (clicks, comments, likes and shares)

5) We're # 1 (in Canada)

University of Toronto ranks No. 1 among top Canadian universities in this newest global ranking based on alumni success!

https://www.facebook.com/UTorontoLaw/posts/10152596802142938

4) Champion debater

Law student Louis Tsilivis is on the University of Toronto Debate Team that snagged the title from Harvard University!

https://www.facebook.com/UTorontoLaw/posts/734424299914944

3) New faculty

These three talented new scholars are joining the Faculty of Law

https://www.facebook.com/UTorontoLaw/posts/10152371179847938

2) Summer jobs

First-year summer hiring numbers are in: our students nab unprecedented share of law firm jobs!

https://www.facebook.com/UTorontoLaw/posts/746799542010753

And the most popular Facebook post of 2014 ...

1) Prof. Cossman on Ghomeshi

Prof. Brenda Cossman pens an oped in today's Globeandmail.com on "The Ghomeshi Question."

https://www.facebook.com/UTorontoLaw/posts/10152839317747938

 

Compare these to the Top 10 Faculty of Law news stories of 2014.