Undergraduate Awards – celebrating academic success at its finest
January 29, 2024
The winners of the 2022-2023 undergraduate awards were announced at the annual celebration, held this year on the evening of January 25. Presiding over the award ceremony were Undergraduate Director & Associate Chair Rebecca Kingston, and Interim Chair Kanta Murali. Randy Boyagoda, Vice Dean of Undergraduate Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Science, also attended the […]
New Appointment
January 25, 2024
Professor Louis W. Pauly will serve as the Acting Chair of the Department of Political Science effective July 1, 2024 until June 30, 2025. He is the J. Stefan Dupré Distinguished Professor of Political Economy at the University of Toronto, where he has also served as chair of the Department of Political Science (2012 – […]
Remembering Peter H. Russell (1932-2024)
January 15, 2024
Brilliant political scientist Peter Russell explored the intersection of politics and law SEAN FINE JUSTICE WRITER, THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED JANUARY 24, 2024 – UPDATED JANUARY 25, 2024 There was just one Peter Russell. It only seemed there was an entire chain of them down through the years. The one who established whole new […]
Research Fellowship
December 19, 2023
Congratulations to Ato Onoma who has received a Chancellor Jackman Faculty Research Fellowship in the Humanities (2024-2025). Twelve-month Faculty Research Fellows hold an office on the 10th floor of the Jackman Humanities Building and are central members of the Circle of Fellows. They are University of Toronto tenured faculty members by the time of their […]
New Appointment
December 18, 2023
Professor Antoinette Handley will serve as Acting Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. Professor Handley currently serves as Vice-Dean, Graduate Education at the Faculty of Arts and Science. Her research interests include African state-business relations and the nature of the capitalist class and elites in Africa. She […]
Dean’s Research Excellence Award
December 7, 2023
Congratulations to Lynette Ong, one of the winners of the 2023 Dean’s Research Excellence Award! Created in 2022, this award recognizes faculty members whose research achievements have been cited as especially noteworthy with the aim of helping accomplished mid-career researchers to compete successfully in national awards competitions. Previous winners have contributed a wealth of research […]
Connaught New Researcher Awards
December 5, 2023
Congratulations to the following faculty for each receiving a Connaught New Researcher Award: Uahikea Maile for his project Canadian Capital in Hawaii: How Canadian Tourism, Agribusiness, and Development are Violating Indigenous Rights Overseas Maria Mendez for her project Violence-keeping: Women’s role in organized criminal violence Alison Smith for her project Rent Banks as a Tool […]
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 […]
Two faculty members included in Royal Society of Canada’s Class of 2023
September 5, 2023
Congratulations to Professors Ryan Balot and Jessica Green, both included as new members in the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) Class of 2023. Professor and Chair Ryan Balot is among the new Fellows elected by peers for outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. Recognition by the RSC as a Fellow is the highest honour an […]
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 […]