My Brother's – And My Sister's – Keeper featuring Professor Simone Chambers
May 8, 2013
In part 2 of “My Brother’s – And My Sister’s – Keeper” on CBC Radio One Professor Simone Chambers, along with two other panelists, continues to explore the limits and the extent of our obligations to others, as individuals and as a society. For part 1 click here. For part 2 click here.
Beth Jean Evans receives a Teaching Assistants’ Training Program’s (TATP) Teaching Excellence Award
May 7, 2013
Beth Jean Evans is the recipient of a 2013 Teaching Assistants’ Training Program’s (TATP) Teaching Excellence Award. The TATP Teaching Excellence Award was created in 2003 to recognize the outstanding contributions of teaching assistants at the University of Toronto. The award seeks to value the work of TAs who regularly inspire and challenge undergraduate students. […]
Professor Peter Loewen appointed Director of the Centre for the Study of the United States
May 3, 2013
Professor Peter Loewen has been appointed as the Director of the Centre for the Study of the United States. Professor Loewen’s appointment is from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2016.
Professor Thomas Tieku reflects on the work he does outside the classroom
May 2, 2013
In a recent UofT News article Professor Thomas Tieku writes about his work outside of teaching with anti-poverty initiatives and conflict mediation work. “In ways that are not immediately obvious, these works enhance my teaching and the overall experiences of our students back at U of T.” To read the full article click here.
Professor Simone Chambers featured on CBC Radio
May 1, 2013
Today’s episode of Ideas on CBC Radio, titled “My Brother’s – And My Sister’s – Keeper, Part 1”, features Professor Simone Chambers and discusses the limits and the extent of our obligations to others, as individuals and as a society. Listen to the episode by clicking here.
Lee Ann Fujii awarded a 2013-14 Russell Sage Foundation Fellowship
April 30, 2013
Professor Lee Ann Fujii has been awarded a fellowship at the Russell Sage Foundation in New York City. Next year, she will be one of 19 visiting scholars based at the Foundation. “The Russell Sage Foundation is the principal American foundation devoted exclusively to research in the social sciences. Located in New York City, it […]
Op Ed: The garment disaster is no time to abandon Bangladesh
April 30, 2013
In a recent Op Ed in The Globe and Mail, Asif Farooq, writes about the need to put pressure on Western companies to change their policies and work with the textile industry in Bangladesh rather than withdrawing their contracts. “The Savar incident should prompt Western clothing companies to build a partnership of trust and to […]
Peter Loewen: Speaker’s ruling on MPs a victory — but a hollow one
April 29, 2013
In a recent Ottawa Citizen article, Professor Peter Loewen writes about the House of Commons ruling which allows MPs to speak without their party’s approval. “This ruling has two consequences. Theoretically, it means backbenchers are empowered to speak and ask questions on issues that matter to them, and not only those approved by their party […]
In Memoriam: Richard Iton
April 26, 2013
The Department of Political Science mourns the loss of our former colleague, Richard Iton, who passed away on April 24, 2013 in Evanston, Illinois, of leukemia. Richard joined the Department as an Assistant Professor in 1994, having completed his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University and, before that, his B.A. and M.A. degrees at McGill University. […]
Graduate student Lahoma Thomas awarded a Weston Doctoral Fellowship
April 25, 2013
Second-year graduate student, Lahoma Thomas, has been awarded a Weston Fellowship, which provides $50,000 in travel money to support doctoral research outside Canada. UofT awarded 16 fellowships across all fields, from humanities to social sciences to physical and life sciences. The Weston Fellowship is Canada’s only fully-funded award program dedicated to international research at the […]