Mayo Moran

Who is Mayo Moran?

Mayo Moran, a native of the Canadian province of British Columbia and daughter of author Bridget Moran and Pat Moran, has been Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Toronto since January 1, 2006, the first ever female dean of the Faculty of Law. She replaced former dean Ronald J. Daniels, who went on to become President of Johns Hopkins University.

Moran completed her LL.B. at McGill University and subsequently obtained an LL.M. from the University of Michigan and an S.J.D. from the University of Toronto. She attended the University of British Columbia for her B.A. and teacher training and subsequently taught at a secondary school in Prince George, British Columbia before attending law school. Dean Moran has published extensively in comparative constitutional law, private law, and legal and feminist theory. She also currently teaches first-year tort law at the Faculty of Law.

As Dean, Moran regards upgrading the physical building of the Law School as her biggest challenge, along with budgetary considerations. In 2011, Moran summarised her life: "I ... try to write and publish at least one piece a year, and to present at a couple of conferences. And I supervise graduate students, and spend time with my son, and teach a large first-year Torts class. People always tell me to give up teaching, but I love it too much. The students are so smart and so much fun!"