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Helping museums lead 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 […]
‘Not on the Exam’ with Prof Huili Chen
In this ongoing series, we ask our professors not just about their work, but also to tell us about their favourite cuisine and whether they prefer cats or dogs. This latest installment features Assistant Professor Huili Chen, who arrived at the Faculty of Information last January from Princeton University where she was a Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow. What courses are you teaching? I […]
Prof. Shion Guha discusses Canada’s data centres on The Big Story podcast
As Canada prepares to release its national AI strategy this week, Faculty of Information Assistant Professor Shion Guha asks the harder question: if the country’s “sovereign” AI runs on American chips, hardware, and cloud infrastructure, what are we actually governing? In a timely new appearance on The Big Story podcast, Professor Guha examines the environmental, […]
Olivier St-Cyr receives 2026 President’s Teaching Award
The Faculty of Information is pleased to share that Olivier St-Cyr, Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning, has been named one of the recipients of the 2026 President’s Teaching Award (PTA), the University of Toronto’s highest honour for teaching. This is a historic achievement for the Faculty, as St-Cyr is the first recipient from the Faculty of Information to receive the President’s Teaching Award […]
MMSt students partner with Bata Shoe Museum to study visitor experience
A student team from the University of Toronto’s Master of Museum Studies (MMSt) program is helping the Bata Shoe Museum better understand how visitors experience its flagship exhibition, All About Shoes: Footwear Through the Ages. For more than 30 years, the museum has explored the role of footwear in shaping cultures and societies. As curatorial approaches evolve and visitor expectations shift, the museum is taking […]