Connaught ‘PhDs for Public Impact’ Fellow
November 14, 2023
Congratulations to Madalyn Hay, a recipient of a 2023-2024 Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellowship. Madalyn, one of our doctoral students, holds a BAH in Contemporary Studies and Classics from the University of King’s College, Halifax, and an MA in Political Theory from the University of Chicago. Her doctoral research is on urban land use […]
Governor General’s Gold Medal for Academic Excellence
August 24, 2023
Congratulations to alumna Meaghan Williams, a recipient of the 2022-23 Governor General’s Gold Medal for Academic Excellence, the highest academic honour available to graduate students in Canada. Awarded annually by the Office of the Governor General to three students determined to have the highest academic standing, candidates are evaluated based on their performance in degree […]
Three CPSA Prizes for Political Science, U of T
June 14, 2021
Great news from the Canadian Political Science Association, which held its annual awards ceremony (online) over the weekend of June 12 & 13: Professor Stefan Rencken’s book “Private Governance and Public Authority: Regulating Sustainability in a Global Economy,” (Cambridge University Press) won the 2021 CPSA Prize in International Relations. The Canadian Political Science Association website […]
Superior Teaching Awards
April 22, 2021
Congratulations to two political science alumni now teaching at U of T who have both won Superior Teaching Awards! Igor Shoikhedbrod and Khalid Ahmed will be celebrated on May 5th at the online Arts & Science Outstanding Achievement Awards hosted by FAS Dean Melanie Woodin. Photo: Igor Shoikhedbrod
Vanier Scholarship win for Political Science student
August 6, 2020
Q&A with 2020 Vanier Scholar Yojana Miraya Oscco Congratulations to PhD student Yojana Miraya Oscco who has won a prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC). Launched in 2008, the program enables Canadian institutions to attract and retain highly qualified doctoral students in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. Chosen for their demonstration of academic excellence, […]
June Larkin Award for Pedagogical Development
April 30, 2020
Congratulations to our graduate student Kevin Edmonds who has won New College’s June Larkin Award for Pedagogical Development. A PhD candidate specializing in Caribbean political economy, histories of alternative/illicit development, foreign intervention and the region’s radical political tradition, his publications include “Guns, Gangs and Garrison Communities in the Politics of Jamaica at the Turn of […]