- Announcing U of T’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Steering Committee (PDAD&C #36)
- From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: February 18, 2016 Re: Announcing U of T’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Steering Committee (PDAD&C #36) The University community responded with enthusiasm to last month’s Call for Nominations to the University-wide Steering Committee to examine the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (TRC) Calls to Action. The Committee is […]
- Position Profile & Call for Nominations – Advisory Committee on the Appointment of a Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity (PDAD&C #31)
- From: Meric Gertler, President Date: January 28, 2016 Re: Position Profile & Call for Nominations – Advisory Committee on the Appointment of a Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity (PDAD&C #31) Position Profile I am pleased to inform you that the position profile developed by the Advisory Committee on the Appointment of a Vice-President, Human Resources […]
- 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 […]
- 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 […]
- 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 […]
- 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 […]
- Announcement of Derek Newton as Assistant Vice-President, Innovation, Partnerships and Entrepreneurship
- From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research & Innovation Date: November 26, 2015 Re: Announcement of Derek Newton as Assistant Vice-President, Innovation, Partnerships and Entrepreneurship I am pleased to announce that the Senior Appointments & Compensation Committee has approved Dr. Derek Newton’s role as Executive Director, Innovations & Partnerships be revised to Assistant Vice-President, Innovation, Partnerships and […]
- Events in Paris (PDAD&C# 18)
- From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: November 13, 2015 Re: Events in Paris (PDAD&C# 18) In response to the tragic events that are unfolding in Paris, France, I wanted to alert you to the actions that the University is taking with respect to our students and faculty abroad on a university program or conference. […]
- Search Committee for a Secretary of the Governing Council
- From: Judy Goldring, Chair of the Governing Council Date: November 2, 2015 Re: Search Committee for a Secretary of the Governing Council Last month, we announced the retirement of our Secretary, Louis Charpentier, on December 31, 2015 and indicated that a Governing Council process would be undertaken to search for a successor. I am pleased to […]