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‘Not on the Exam’ with Iz Leitch, Student Services Assistant
If you’ve been to the Office of the Registrar and Student Services, chances are you’ve met Iz Leitch and Min Kang, the team behind the front desk. For this back-to-school edition of our regular “Not on the Exam” feature, we’re talking with Iz, whose official title is Student Services Assistant. How did you come to […]
GLAM Incubator: Call for Project Proposals
Applications due: October 30, 2026 The purpose of the GLAM Incubator is to connect GLAM organizations (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) with expertise and resources from the University of Toronto and industry partners. The Incubator is dedicated to prototyping and supporting small-scale, experimental, and innovative projects, such as cutting-edge programming, service models, research tools, interactive […]
What keeps us together
This September marks an important transition for the Faculty of Information. As work begins to revitalize the Bissell Building, our community will be spread across different spaces on the St. George campus. A change like this invariably brings disruption, but it also offers opportunities. With our physical home under construction, the connections that define our […]
Kaitlyn Regehr appointed as inaugural SRI Global Fellow
The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) at the University of Toronto is pleased to announce that Kaitlyn Regehr has been appointed as the Institute’s inaugural Global Fellow for the 2026–27 academic year. In concert with her SRI fellowship, Regehr has been appointed as Associate Professor, Status Only at the Faculty of Information […]
Helping museums take the lead in repatriation
While most museum repatriations begin with an external request, a new international research project, led by Faculty of Information Professor Cara Krmpotich, will examine how museums can instead take the initiative in returning cultural belongings and ancestral remains. Krmpotich has received a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant to lead the three-year project with co-director Dr. John […]
Teaching across cultures: Profs do summer stints in South Korea
This summer, several Faculty of Information professors left their classrooms in Toronto to travel to Seoul, where they taught students, shared research and connected with colleagues at partner institutions. The visits reflect the Faculty’s growing relationship with South Korea, which is designed to create new opportunities for both students and faculty from participating universities. Assistant […]
Professor helps launch global AI ethics course
Assistant Professor Shion Guha played a key role in developing a new internationally accessible course that puts UNESCO’s recommendations on AI ethics into practice. Developed by UNESCO and LG AI Research, this Global MOOC on the Ethics of AI is intended for technologists, researchers, policymakers, students and other professionals whose work involves AI. The course […]
Curatorial independence and controversy
Associate Professor of Museum Studies Irina D. Mihalache answered thorny questions in an interview with CBC Radio about a controversial exhibit on the Nakba at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. Mihalache elaborated on what “curatorial independence” means in the context of an exhibit of this type. Listen to the interview.
Students get global innovation experience at Korea bootcamp
This summer, the Faculty of Information is connecting students from Canada and South Korea through its International Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, a four-week program focused on entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence and global innovation.
World’s museums rethink collections sharing
The Collection Sharing Project, an international initiative exploring how advances in information, including AI, can unlock the hidden potential of museum storage held its first meeting in July.
AgeTech LaunchPad trainees gain hands-on innovation experience
Read the original story: AgeTech LaunchPad trainees gain hands-on innovation experience at AGE-WELL Summer Institute | Department of Health and Society For one week in June, eight University of Toronto undergraduate and graduate students, along with postdoctoral fellows, stepped beyond the classroom to work as innovators, collaborators and entrepreneurs. As participants in the 2026 AGE-WELL […]
MI students explore the human side of archival work
This summer, Master of Information students got a chance to step into a trauma-informed simulation session as part of Information Workshop I (INF1005H), taught by Professor Wendy Duff. Built into the course, the session brought students together to step into the role of archivists, and to practice how they can respond to people who arrive with grief, uncertainty, and deeply personal questions. The simulation centered on a painful family […]
Prof Krmpotich receives JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award
Six U of T faculty members, including Faculty of Information Professor Cara Krmpotich, have been honoured with the School of Graduate Studies Supervision Awards in recognition of their outstanding and thoughtful supervision and mentorship of graduate students. The annual awards celebrate faculty members whose dedication to graduate education has had a lasting impact on students’ academic, professional […]
Lecturer talks AI and higher ed with BBC Persian Services
Faculty of Information lecturer Mahdi Ganjavi recently appeared on the BBC Persian Services’ Pargar program to discuss artificial intelligence and higher education. Ganjavi joined Prof. Sepehr Vakil from Northwestern University in a conversation on the topic. Prof. Vakil emphasized the importance of remaining actively engaged in policymaking discussions around AI and higher education. Ganjavi expressed […]
Updated: Four new profs join Faculty of Information
The Faculty of Information has welcomed four new professors, expanding its expertise in digital curation and cultural heritage, knowledge systems, and human-centred data science. Joshua Arthurs, who had been with the Faculty of Information as a CLTA, is moving into a new role as Associate Professor with a cross-appointment in the Department of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin […]
Denise Birkhofer takes on new curatorial role at the U of T Art Museum
The University of Toronto Art Museum has announced the appointment of Denise Birkhofer as Curator, Academic and Collections Initiatives. Cross-appointed as Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Information, Birkhofer will foster new collaborations between the Art Museum and the Master of Museum Studies (MMSt) program. Birkhofer brings more than fifteen years of professional experience in […]
Class of ’26 celebrates spring convocation!
Congratulations to the Class of 2026! On Friday, June 5, the Faculty of Information welcomed graduates and their families to a Convocation and Awards Celebration in the Student Commons, right after the Spring Convocation ceremony. It was a joyful gathering filled with conversation, celebration, and plenty of photo-worthy moments. View photos from the ceremony and […]
Alumna named president of University of Victoria
Faculty of Information alumna and professor, Rhonda McEwen, has been named the next president of the University of Victoria in British Columbia. She is currently the President of Victoria University, a federated University within U of T. “President McEwen has made a deep and lasting impact at Victoria University,” says U of T President Melanie […]