Professor Nelson Wiseman on the road ahead for Trudeau and the Liberal party
April 15, 2013
Today is Justin Trudeau’s first day as the Liberal leader but with that title comes some challenges that Trudeau will have to face including how to keep the momentum going. In a recent CTV News article Professor Wiseman said “the party must convert its 300,000 new members and supporters it gained during this latest leadership […]
Professor David Cameron appointed Interim Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science
March 28, 2013
David Cameron, Professor of Political Science since 1985, has been appointed Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science effective May 21, 2013. Professor Cameron’s administrative and advisory experience is extensive. He served as the Dean of Arts and Science at Trent University from 1975-1977 and Chair of Trent’s Department of Political Science from […]
Sixteen undergraduate students awarded 2013 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award
March 27, 2013
Sixteen undergraduate students with the Department of Political Science are recipients of the 2013 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award. The Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards were established in 1994 by the University of Toronto Alumni Association (UTAA) and the Division of University Advancement in order to recognize students who have made outstanding extra-curricular contributions to […]
Upcoming Backpack to Briefcase Events – Register NOW
March 22, 2013
The Political Science Alumni Association (PSAA) along with the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Science and the Career Centre are hosting two upcoming Backpack to Briefcase events for current students and alumni. Careers in Communications, Public Relations & Social Media Interested in networking with U of T alumni who studied Political Science […]
Professor David Rayside featured in Xtra!
March 6, 2013
In celebration of David Rayside’s retirement, Jonathan Valelly, a writer for Xtra!, has profiled David. Click here to read the full article.
Peter Loewen's Op-Ed: Aboriginal issues are on the agenda
March 6, 2013
In a recent Op-Ed published in the Ottawa Citizen, Professor Peter Loewen and Scott Matthews write about Idle No More and how the movement “has attracted the notice of Canadians to a highly unusual, if not unprecedented, degree.” According to Loewen and Matthews, the next step will be to see if the movement can persuasively […]
Political Science alumnus Andrew Preston wins $25,000 non-fiction prize
March 5, 2013
Andrew Preston was named winner of the prestigious Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction for Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy. “Fluently written, comprehensively researched and scrupulously balanced, Preston’s (book) describes how the foreign policy of the United States has been and is influenced, alternately decisively and marginally, […]
Professor Lynette Ong on land reform and China's new President
March 4, 2013
In a recent article published on Bloomberg Businessweek, Political Science Professor Lynette Ong comments on the importance of land ownership in rural China and possible reforms under the new leadership. Click here to read the full article.
Meet Lisa Ng, Political Science alumna and successful lifestyle blogger
March 1, 2013
Since graduating in 2006 with a B.A. in Political Science and Cinema Studies, Lisa Ng has definitely carved her own career path. She been an actress, voiced cartoons and has been one of Toronto’s top wedding DJs. In 2010, she co-founded a blog called the Hip and Urban Girl’s Guide blog which now has 30,000 […]
Clifton van der Linden on Quebec’s tuition summit
March 1, 2013
In a recent op-ed featured in the Globe and Mail, PhD candidate Clifton van der Linden writes about the higher-education summit happening in Montreal and the need for a broader national conversation on higher-education and youth employment in Canada. Click here to read the full article.