Why Canada Elects More Women, article by Sylvia Bashevkin
September 18, 2012
Published in VitaminW on Mon September 17, 2012 Perched at the top of US weather maps — often as a blurry mass of swirling cold air — Canada is today a source of warm good news for women’s political participation. As of last week, governments in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and Newfoundland, […]
Harald Bathelt discusses European Stability Mechanism and the decision of the German Constitutional Court on BNN
September 14, 2012
German court rules on constitionality of the Eurozone bailout fund Business Day: September 12, 2012 The German Constitutional Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the eurozone’s permanent rescue fund. BNN talks to Harald Bathelt, Professor, Political Science & Economic Geography, University of Toronto about the implications of […]
TIFF 2012: Discuss TIFF films with Ron Deibert and Janice Stein
September 10, 2012
Published on Saturday September 08, 2012, TheStar.com TIFF organizers have formed a new partnership with the Munk School of Global Affairs, that will allow festival goers to discuss films with top intellectuals. Five films from the Contemporary World Cinema program have been paired with Munk scholars, who will lead discussions with the filmmakers and audiences […]
Michael Ignatieff heading back to U.S. with half-time post at Harvard
September 10, 2012
TORONTO — Former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is taking half-time teaching posts at Harvard and the University of Toronto. Ignatieff joins the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto with a half-time appointment as professor this month. In January he is to assume a half-time appointment as professor of practice at the […]
How do political parties influence you? And how does Chris Cochrane figure that out?
September 4, 2012
Article by Paul Fraumeni, published in U of T News When U.S. President Barack Obama declared his support for same-sex marriage on May 9 of this year, the Twitterverse went into overdrive. Social media analysts reported that Twitter saw 1.6 million #gaymarriage tweets immediately after Obama’s announcement. The pace peaked at 7,347 tweets per minute […]
Political Science Alumni, Jen Nelles and Chris Alcantara, named co-recipients of J.E. Hodgetts Award
August 31, 2012
St John’s, August 20, 2012 – The Institute of Public Administration of Canada is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 J.E. Hodgetts Award for best English article published in the Canadian Public Administration journal. Jen Nelles of Hunter College at the City University of New York, and Christopher Alcantara of Wilfrid Laurier University, […]
U of T library system ranked among top three in North America
August 24, 2012
The University of Toronto has retained its status as one of the top three library systems in North America – after Harvard and Yale – according to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). U of T was the only Canadian university included in the top 10 of the U.S.-based organization’s rankings. Continue reading at U […]
Jailing of Russian punk band sparks global protests: A Canada AM Interview with guest Aurel Braun
August 20, 2012
Aired 17 August 2012 on Canada AM Click here to watch the full video of the interview with Aurel Braun online at the Canada AM website. *** Host(s): Marci Ien Guest(s): Aurel Braun, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto; Lynn Flatley, Organizer, Toronto Protest in Support of Arrested Russian Band IEN: Most had never […]
There’s no online substitute for a real university classroom
August 20, 2012
Article by Clifford Orwin published in The Globe & Mail You hear a lot of talk about how universities and teachers are expensive dinosaurs and how the future of teaching lies online. Don’t believe a word of it. The classroom experience – live – remains the heart of real education. One necessary word of distinction: […]
University of Toronto leads Canada in latest rankings report
August 20, 2012
Article by Laurie Stephens, U of T News The University of Toronto’s strong academic and research performance continues to rank among the best in the world – and the best in Canada – in the prestigious Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s annual Academic Ranking of World Universities report. U of T ranked 27th, the best of […]