Jacques Bertrand receives 2024 Dean’s Research Excellence Award
November 20, 2024
Congratulations to Jacques Bertrand, one of five FAS scholars being recognized with the Dean’s Research Excellence Awards. Now in its third year, the awards were established to help accomplished mid-career researchers to compete successfully in national award competitions. The winning researchers are being celebrated for the sustained influence they exert in their respective disciplines. Each […]
Peter Solomon elected Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Legal History
November 5, 2024
Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Criminology and Law at the University of Toronto, Peter Solomon, has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Legal History – the highest honour the Society confers – recognizing distinguished historians whose scholarship has shaped the discipline of legal history. Professor Solomon is recognized in Western scholarship […]
Professor Emerita Sylvia Bashevkin receives 2024 Governor General’s Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case
October 22, 2024
Congratulations to Professor Emerita Sylvia Bashevkin, one of six recipients of the 2024 Governor General’s Awards (Persons Awards) in Commemoration of the Persons Case. Persons Day takes place each year on October 18, marking the day in 1929 when Canada’s highest court of appeal declared that the legal definition of the word “person” included both […]
Department welcomes newest faculty member, Professor Sheryl Lightfoot
October 10, 2024
Dear Faculty, Fellows, and Staff, I am delighted to announce that Professor Sheryl Lightfoot has been appointed to the Political Science Department and the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy in the Faculty of Arts & Science, effective January 1, 2025. Prof. Lightfoot is currently Professor with the School of Public Policy and […]
Multiple faculty receive SSHRC grants
October 4, 2024
Congratulations to our faculty members who recently received Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants! Insight Grants: Antoinette Handley (Title of Project: Elite Power in Africa). Phillip Lipscy (Title of Project: Institutional Racism in International Relations). Kate Neville (& co-applicant Jessica Green) (Title of Project: The political […]
Lynette Ong named a finalist for 2024 SSHRC Impact Awards
September 17, 2024
Congratulations to Lynette Ong who has been named a finalist for the 2024 SSHRC Impact Awards. The annual awards recognize achievements by outstanding scholars and students in research, research training, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities funded by SSHRC, and are considered Canada’s highest honours in social sciences and humanities research. Specifically, Professor Ong (department of […]
Lynette Ong appointed Distinguished Professor in Chinese Politics
September 10, 2024
Congratulations to Lynette Ong who has received the University’s Distinguished Professor Award, designed to advance and recognize individuals with highly distinguished accomplishments and those who display exceptional promise. The award will be held for a five-year term from July1, 2024 to June 30, 2029 with the title of Distinguished Professor in Chinese Politics. Lynette H. […]
Professor Aisha Ahmad has been awarded the 2023-2024 ISA Emerging Scholar award
September 9, 2024
Congratulations to Professor Aisha Ahmad for receiving the 2023-2024 International Studies Association (ISA) Emerging Scholar Award in International Security Studies. Each year, ISA presents numerous awards to acknowledge exceptional scholarly contributions within the realm of international studies. These awards recognize outstanding papers, books, achievements, and service contributions. The ISSS Emerging Scholar Award, which is awarded […]
Latest faculty inductees to the RSC
September 6, 2024
Congratulations to UTSC’s Lucan Way (Fellow) and Caroline Shenaz Hossein (College Member), our latest faculty members to be elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). One hundred and four new Fellows were elected by their peers for their outstanding scholarly achievements. This recognition by the RSC is the highest honour in the Arts, Social […]
Connaught New Researcher Award
September 6, 2024
Congratulations to Semra Sevi, one of 51 faculty members across U of T’s three campuses who has received a Connaught New Researcher Award (2023-24) for her project Who Runs in Canadian Federal Elections? The annual awards support early-stage researchers in the humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, engineering and other fields – and aim […]