- Summary of the Salary and Benefits Agreement for Faculty and Librarians and Implementation Details (PDAD&C #29)
- From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Sioban Nelson, Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life Date: January 22, 2016 Re: Summary of the Salary and Benefits Agreement for Faculty and Librarians and Implementation Details (PDAD&C #29) As you know, we recently achieved a three-year agreement with UTFA regarding salaries, benefits, and workload for faculty members and librarians […]
- Update on the Vice-President, Research and Innovation portfolio (PDAD&C #28)
- From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research & Innovation Date: January 22, 2016 Re: Update on the Vice-President, Research and Innovation portfolio (PDAD&C #28) Professor Peter Lewis will complete his term as Associate Vice-President, Global Research Partnerships, Research and Innovation on March 31, 2016. Peter has served as Associate Vice-President since 2010, and also served as Interim […]
- Professor Donald Ainslie Re-Appointed Principal, University College (PDAD&C #27)
- From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: January 21, 2016 Re: Professor Donald Ainslie Re-Appointed Principal, University College (PDAD&C #27) I am pleased to announce that the Agenda Committee of Academic Board has approved the re-appointment of Professor Donald Ainslie as Principal of University College from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019. Professor Ainslie […]
- Call for Nominations – President’s Advisory Committee on the Appointment of a Vice-President, International (PDAD&C #26)
- From: Meric Gertler, President Date: January 20, 2016 Re: Call for Nominations – President’s Advisory Committee on the Appointment of a Vice-President, International (PDAD&C #26) Further to my memorandum of January 19, 2016, I will be establishing and chairing an Advisory Committee to advise me on the appointment of a Vice-President, International. It will comprise: 4-5 […]
- Call for Nominations – Acting Dean, Faculty of Music (PDAD&C #25)
- From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: January 20, 2016 Re: Call for Nominations – Acting Dean, Faculty of Music (PDAD&C #25) As announced on November 4, 2015 (PDAD&C #14), Professor Don McLean will take a one-year administrative leave before commencing his second term as Dean of the Faculty of Music on July 1, 2017. […]
- Update on the Vice-President, International, Government and Institutional Relations portfolio (PDAD&C #24)
- From: Meric Gertler, President Date: January 19, 2016 Re: Update on the Vice-President, International, Government and Institutional Relations portfolio (PDAD&C #24) On June 30, 2016, Ms. Judith Wolfson will end her term as Vice-President, International, Government and Institutional Relations. She has served in this role since January 1, 2015. Prior to this, Ms. Wolfson served as […]
- Truth and Reconciliation Steering Committee Announcement & Call for Nominations (PDAD&C #23)
- From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: January 15, 2016 Re: Truth and Reconciliation Steering Committee Announcement & Call for Nominations (PDAD&C #23) Last month, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its historic final report. Included in the report are 94 Calls to Action, a number of which either directly or indirectly relate […]
- Reduction in Project Management Fees (PDAD&C #21)
- From: Scott Mabury, Vice-President, University Operations Adrienne De Francesco, Executive Director, Capital Projects Group Date: January 13, 2016 Re: Reduction in Project Management Fees (PDAD&C #21) Recently, we have been evaluating Project Management fees charged to capital projects. Over the past several years, the number of projects has been increasing. Correspondingly, the dollar value of […]
- Reminder – Information Sessions on U of T’s CFREF Round 2 Submission
- From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research & Innovation Date: January 8, 2016 Re: Reminder – Information Sessions on U of T’s CFREF Round 2 Submission A reminder that three information sessions will be held in January to enable broader consultation and discussion for our institutional proposal to the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) program, Round 2 competition. The […]
- International Rankings Explained (2015)
- International rankings are only one measure of our excellence. Ranking results should be supplemented with other measures of quality and research output and impact. How do we rank? The following are the five major international rankings of global universities: Times Higher Education World Rankings (THE) QS World University Rankings Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities […]