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Marvin Zuker

Professor

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education

  • Professor
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education
  • (416) 978-1181 (Work)
  • OISE, LHAE, 252 Bloor Street West, Room 6-190, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1V6, Canada

BIO

The Honorable Marvin Zuker is a Professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. He served as a full-time Justice in the Ontario Court of Justice from 1978 to 2016. His research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of Educational Law, Criminal and Family Law. Now in his 42nd year at OISE, courses Professor Zuker teaches include The Legal Context of Education and Advanced Legal Issues in Education. He is the author and co-author of many books and articles including The Law is NOT for Women with June Callwood (1976) and The Law is NOT for Kids with Ned Lecic. (second edition 2023) He is a member of a number editorial boards including the Education @ Law Journal (Thomson Reuters) and NacuaNet (NACUA). Professor Zuker is a voluntary Board member of the University of Toronto Faculty Club and Access for Parents and Children in Ontario. Some of his other publications include Education Law, BrownZukerSimmonsKeel, 5th Edition, 2019 (Thomson Reuters), Children's Law Handbook, ZukerMacKinnonJones, 4th edition, and Inspiring the Future: The New Teacher's Guide to the Law, Third Edition, Scarfo @ Zuker, 2020.

MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Education
    University of Western Ontario, Canada2013 - 2013
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Law
    China Women's University, Beijing, China2010 - 2010
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education and Law
    Wuhan University, Wuhan, China2010 - 2010
  • Visiting Professor, Acting Director, M.A. Program in Judicial Administration
    Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada1987 - 1989
  • Lecturer
    York University Centre for Continuing Education, Canada1982 - 1987
  • Lecturer
    Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, Canada1979 - 1981
  • Faculty Representative, Board of Governors
    Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, Canada1976 - 1978
  • Professor of Law
    Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, Canada1972 - 1978
  • Lecturer, Faculty of Education
    University of Toronto, Canada1972 - 1977
  • Master of Law Professor
    Centennial College of Applied Arts, Canada1969 - 1972
  • Lecturer
    Centennial College of Applied Arts, Canada1966 - 1968
  • Associate Professor
    OISE, LHAE, Toronto, Canada1 Sep 1982 - 30 Jun 2023
  • Professor (Part-Time)
    OISE, LHAE, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2023 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Justice
    Ontario Court of Justice, Small Claims Court, Family Court, Criminal Court, Toronto, Canada3 Jul 1978 - 5 Dec 2016

DEGREES

  • M.Ed.
    University of Toronto, Canada1973
  • LL.B.
    Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada1966
  • B.A.
    University of Toronto, Canada1963

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