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May 28, 2021
The Bachelor of Information program was conceived to appeal to and welcome students from a wide variety of academic backgrounds, a feat it has accomplished in the...
May 18, 2021
AGNES: Illustrating Canadian Wildflowers and Plant Life — a digital exhibition curated by Museum Studies students Alynese Nightingale and Chloé Houde, in partnership with Heritage York. This exhibition explores...
May 18, 2021
In a rare move, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Council voted last month to censure the University of Toronto over a decision by the Dean...
May 12, 2021
In the first of two posts, Professor Leslie Regan Shade and PhD students, Monica Jean Henderson and Katie Mackinnon — who are all researchers on...
May 11, 2021
University of Toronto Vice President and Provost Cheryl Regehr has announced the extension of Professor Wendy Duff’s term as Dean of the Faculty of Information...
April 29, 2021
Dear members of the Faculty of Information Community, Since I last wrote to you, the Covid-19 situation has significantly deteriorated, causing a lot of us...
April 9, 2021
Exhibition season at the Faculty of Information has begun. The first of 19 exhibitions to launch is Picturing Politics: Cartoons, Caricatures, and Propaganda — an...
April 2, 2021
When Maia Chapman starts her new position as a product designer at the educational software company D2L in May, it will be her first “office...
April 1, 2021
Dear members of the Faculty of Information community, Before we all take a very welcome break from classes for the long weekend, I wanted to...
March 17, 2021
Summer 2021 course enrolment date Part-time students will be able to add up to two (2) half courses only (1.0 FCE) starting at: 6 am...
March 9, 2021
The following is a list of draft summer 2021 session graduate courses that will be offered. The list and information on this page may changed...
March 4, 2021
The Bachelor of Information program, which launched in the fall of 2019, will graduate its first class this spring. In this short video, students explain...
March 4, 2021
The first ever IDEA Forum will bring together the community of iSchools to connect on the critical topics of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) and...
February 23, 2021
World IA day, the Toronto version, is back for 2021 with more speakers, mindfulness sessions, desk stretches, and a design jam to kick things off...
February 18, 2021
More than $300,000 is available annually through the ALA Scholarship Program. The application deadline is March 1, 2021. https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1360012252628287490
February 12, 2021
February can be a difficult month at the best of the times, but one of the things I like about it is how it brings...
February 12, 2021
Museum Professionals of Colour at the UofT have just launched their new website complete with the first conversation in their MPOSees series with Armando Perla, activist...
January 21, 2021
The KPMG:SHIFT case competition gives students the chance to present ideas to senior leaders in both the private and public sectors. Master of Information student Mounica...
January 13, 2021
Three user experience design students are on a mission to make hackers aware of the benefits of so-called design thinking, a human centred and creative approach to problem solving. The second year Master of Information...
January 11, 2021
It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 10 months since classes moved online and even harder to believe that by the time this term ends, it will have been more than...
January 4, 2021
By Suzanne Bowness Samantha Summers is examining a thirteenth-century Syrian metalwork canteen from Mosul, Iraq. With its beautiful etchings, the canteen, which is housed at...
December 20, 2020
The Faculty of Information awarded a grand total of 10 doctorates in 2020. Here are the recipients, their dissertation titles and their supervisors: Zia Babar...
December 8, 2020
The 2021 Ontario Library Association Super Conference will be held virtually. For this reason, there will be no volunteer opportunities for students in exchange for...
November 24, 2020
Hurrah to all 67 of our November 2020 grads, whose names you’ll find below: Master of Information Tarik Abu Elhaiga Stephanie Anagnostou Joshua Anderson...
November 21, 2020
To Faculty of Information students, professors and staff: Earlier today UofT President Meric Gertler announced a change to the start date of winter term classes in January – a change that will...
November 18, 2020
As a result of COVID-19, Michel Mersereau has found a lot more people suddenly interested in his doctoral research into the digital divide and how...
November 10, 2020
CAREER TRENDS 7 Quick Tips to Stand Out in a Job Interview EVENTS Event: The Future of Work Speaker Series Date: November 19, 2020 Registration:...
November 4, 2020
CAREER TRENDS The top online tech events this November EVENTS Event: Transforming Uncertainty into Opportunity: Entrepreneurial thinking for our new normal Organization: RBC Speaker Series...
November 2, 2020
The FIAA Ask an Alum committee will be hosting a virtual adaptation of its Human Library event in a Book Club format! Every month we’ll...
October 27, 2020
EVENTS Event: MaRS Mornings Online: Peter Kalen of Flexiti Financial Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mars-mornings-online-peter-kalen-of-flexiti-financial-tickets-126306406863?aff=Email1022 Organization: MaRS Date: October 28, 2020 About: You’re invited to the next edition...
October 20, 2020
CAREER TRENDS Feeling Stuck in Your Career? This Worksheet Will Help You Get Clear on What You Want Transferable Skills: The Key to Landing Your...
October 13, 2020
CAREER TRENDS/EVENTS Everything you were taught about career paths was wrong The top online tech events this October RESOURCES Museum Savvy: Museum LISTSERVs and Discussion...
October 6, 2020
CAREER TRENDS How a cheat sheet can help you ace your next video interview EVENTS Event: Graduating Students: Navigating Post-School World Organization: Ontario Library Association...
October 5, 2020
Call for volunteers: Attention students, looking for a way to build your resume, gain leadership experience and have fun? Here is your chance; become an iSchool Student Ambassador! We are looking for fun and energetic students to...
September 29, 2020
CAREER TRENDS How a cheat sheet can help you ace your next video interview Every Question You Have About Putting Skills on Your Resume, Answered...
September 29, 2020
Please note the faculty members on research/sabbatical and other leaves for the next year (confirmed to date): Prof. Lynne Howarth: 2020-2021 Prof. Cara Krmpotich: 2020-2021...
September 29, 2020
Emergency iSchool Day of Learning and Action in support of Orange Shirt Day, Mi’kmaq fishers, and #1492LandBackLane SEPT. 30TH, 3-5 PM In honour of Orange Shirt Day and in...
September 22, 2020
CAREER TRENDS Career Advice For College Students Navigating The New Normal Sick of LinkedIn? Try One of These Fresh Job Boards Instead EVENTS Event: Career...
September 16, 2020
CAREER TRENDS How to Diversify Your Professional Network How to address (and overcome) damaging internalized biases EVENTS Event: Queer Voices in Museums Date: Thu, Sep...
September 3, 2020
Dear Students, I know our Student Services team is doing a formidable job of keeping you up to date on everything you need to know...
