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Class Act: Anonymous donor honours top teachers
An anonymous donor has funded a new award to publicly and formally recognize teaching excellence by mid-career professors at the Faculty of Information. In honour of Dean Emeritus and Professor Brian Cantwell Smith, the award embodies the Faculty’s commitment to maintaining and building the best possible learning experience for students. In this interview, the donor […]
Alumna’s gift will help students get the boost they need
Studying at the Faculty of Information changed the trajectory of Esther Wan’s life. Now, she wants to help today’s students reap the kind of benefits she did There are many ways that attending the Faculty of Information, then known as the Faculty of Library and Information Science or FLIS for short, changed Esther Wan’s life. […]
Sustaining lifelong passions with a legacy gift
An alumna’s generous donation supports research and innovation in cultural heritage Joyce Sowby spent her long life actively engaged with books, art and history so it’s fitting that the unrestricted gift she left to the Faculty of Information will go to support its GLAM Incubator, whose mission is to work with community partners to address […]
Launching the Eric Yu Human-Centred Systems Design Award
To mark the retirement of Professor Eric Yu, a distinguished scholar who’s had a major influence on the field of information systems and human-centred design, the Faculty of Information has established a new award for Master’s and Doctoral students. This award will recognize outstanding work in advancing human interest in the design of technology systems […]
Faculty launches Lynne C. Howarth Award in honour of esteemed professor and former dean
To mark the retirement of Professor and Dean Emerita Lynne Howarth, the Faculty of Information has established a new award for master’s students researching or doing volunteer work to design and deliver information services to underserved communities. The topic is of special interest to Professor Howarth, whose recent research involved building community in settings where […]
Faculty’s Grant for Black or Indigenous students attracts a wide range of donors
When UofT’s fundraising team contacted alumna Sandra Sualim for a donation to their 2022 annual campaign, she told them the initiatives they were promoting were important but not for her. Instead, she asked, “Do you have any bursaries for Black or Indigenous youth? Not a scholarship but a bursary, not grade-based but more financial need […]
Alumnae fund timely new scholarship in health and biomedical information
Twin sisters with a lifelong interest in health and science give back to inspire future leaders in health information While the timing may make it look like the Faculty of Information’s newest scholarship, the Elizabeth Reid and Marilyn Hernandez Graduate Scholarship in Biomedical/Health Information, was inspired by the global pandemic, the award was actually in […]