New College / en Nisrin Elamin named 2024 Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies /celebrates/nisrin-elamin-named-2024-fellow-american-council-learned-societies <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Nisrin Elamin named 2024 Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-04-30T15:42:13-04:00" title="Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - 15:42" class="datetime">Tue, 04/30/2024 - 15:42</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/african-studies" hreflang="en">African Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-anthropology" hreflang="en">Department of Anthropology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/new-college" hreflang="en">New College</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-04/DSC_5098-Nisrin%20Elamin%202.jpg" width="2784" height="2376" alt="Assistant Professor Nisrin Elamin (photo by Diana Tyszko)"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Assistant Professor Nisrin Elamin (photo by Diana Tyszko)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Nisrin Elamin</strong>, an assistant professor in the department of anthropology at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science and the African Studies Program at New College, has been awarded a <a href="https://www.acls.org/news/american-council-of-learned-societies-names-recipients-of-2024-acls-fellowships/">2024 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship</a>.</p> <p>The fellowships are presented annually to “scholars who are poised to make original and significant contributions to knowledge in any field of the humanities or interpretive social sciences.”</p> <p>Elamin’s work investigates the connections between land, race, belonging and empire-making in Sudan and the broader Sahel region.</p> <p>Her ACLS fellowship will support the completion of a book project titled <em>Stratified Enclosures: Land, Capital and Empire-Making in Central Sudan</em>.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.acls.org/fellow-grantees/nisrin-elamin/">Read the ACLS profile of Nisrin Elamin</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">FAS</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:42:13 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 307696 at Faculty, staff, librarians recognized with True Blue Awards /celebrates/faculty-staff-librarians-recognized-true-blue-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Faculty, staff, librarians recognized with True Blue Awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-10-13T18:08:27-04:00" title="Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 18:08" class="datetime">Wed, 10/13/2021 - 18:08</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/true-blue-award" hreflang="en">True Blue Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">U of T Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hart-house" hreflang="en">Hart House</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-libraries" hreflang="en">U of T Libraries</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/new-college" hreflang="en">New College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sexual-gender-diversity-office" hreflang="en">Sexual &amp; Gender Diversity Office</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/true-blue.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(L-R): Aneta Kwak, Tee Duke and Warren Bathie</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Nearly 800 faculty members, staff and librarians from across the Ƶ <a href="https://people.utoronto.ca/award/true-blue-award/">recognized their colleagues with True Blue citations</a> in the first quarter of the fiscal year – for their outstanding contributions to service, leadership, innovation, citizenship, collaboration and commitment to equity.</p> <p>In all, <a href="https://people.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/True-Blue-Award-Winners-Group-13-May-2021-July-2021.pdf">59 people received a True Blue award</a> from May through July. Winners included:</p> <ul> <li>New College librarian <b>Aneta Kwak</b>, nominated by <b>Kevin Edmonds</b> on behalf of the Caribbean studies program for her support of the 2021 Diaspora Voices conference</li> <li><b>Tee Duke</b>, assistant director of Indigenous initiatives at U of T Mississauga, nominated by <b>Allison Burgess </b>of the Sexual &amp; Gender Diversity Office for supporting the U of T Pride concert</li> <li><b>Warren Bathie</b>, fitness, strength and conditioning associate, nominated by Hart House Warden <strong>John Monahan</strong>&nbsp;for his inspiring leadership</li> </ul> <p>“U of T is one of the world’s best universities – and it is the work of our faculty, librarians and staff that make this possible,” said Chief Human Resources Officer <b>Erin Jackson</b>. “It’s important we recognize these contributions as part of our day-to-day practice. Expressing gratitude for our colleagues’ work is an integral part of fostering a culture of appreciation and it makes U of T an excellent place to work.</p> <p>“I want to congratulate all of our True Blue Award winners and invite all of our faculty, librarians and staff to use True Blue to recognize their colleagues.”</p> <h3><a href="https://people.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/True-Blue-Award-Winners-Group-13-May-2021-July-2021.pdf">See the complete list of monthly winners</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:08:27 +0000 lanthierj 170827 at U of T students win McCall MacBain scholarships, awards /celebrates/u-t-students-win-mccall-macbain-scholarships-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U of T students win McCall MacBain scholarships, awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-05-14T14:07:17-04:00" title="Friday, May 14, 2021 - 14:07" class="datetime">Fri, 05/14/2021 - 14:07</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/mccall-macbain-scholarships" hreflang="en">McCall MacBain Scholarships</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/new-college" hreflang="en">New College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/st-michael-s-college" hreflang="en">St. Michael's College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/trinity-college" hreflang="en">Trinity College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/undergraduate-students" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/bimm-ma.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="AJ Bimm and Grace Ma"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>From left: AJ Bimm and Grace Ma (Photos courtesy of Bimm and Ma)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Two Faculty of Arts &amp; Science graduands are among 20 student leaders chosen from across Canada for the inaugural McCall MacBain Scholarships.</p> <p><strong>Grace Ma</strong> and<strong> AJ Bimm</strong> were chosen from 735 applicants for the scholarships, which include tuition and fees at McGill University and a living stipend of $2,000 per month.</p> <p>Scholars are selected for their character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength and intellectual curiosity.</p> <p>A member of Trinity College, Ma will graduate this year with a bachelor of science with a double major in environmental science and English literature. She is involved with Trinity’s literary arts journal, The Trinity Review, co-leads a university-wide environmental action group and volunteers to teach violin to youth. She plans to pursue a law degree at McGill.</p> <p>Bimm is a member of New College who will graduate with an honours bachelor of arts with a double major in sociology and urban studies. Captain of the varsity track and field team, Bimm recently co-founded the BIPOC Varsity Association, a group for Black, Indigenous and people of colour student-athletes. At McGill, he will pursue a master’s degree in urban planning with a special focus on active transportation and access to housing.</p> <p>Four other U of T students received McCall MacBain awards:</p> <p><b>McCall MacBain Finalist Award ($10,000) for use at McGill University</b></p> <ul> <li><strong>Nicole Machado</strong>, St. Michael’s College</li> </ul> <p><b>McCall MacBain Regional Award ($5,000) for use at a Canadian public university</b></p> <ul> <li><strong>Hodan Mohamud</strong>, St. Michael’s College.</li> <li><strong>Katherine Schneider</strong>, Victoria College</li> <li><strong>Foti Vito</strong>, Trinity College</li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/arts-science-students-among-inaugural-mccall-macbain-scholarship-winners-modeled-after-rhodes">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 14 May 2021 18:07:17 +0000 lanthierj 301448 at U of T community members among Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women /celebrates/u-t-community-members-among-canada-s-top-100-most-powerful-women <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U of T community members among Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-12-04T12:20:05-05:00" title="Friday, December 4, 2020 - 12:20" class="datetime">Fri, 12/04/2020 - 12:20</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/new-college" hreflang="en">New College</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Nearly two dozen members of the Ƶ community have been recognized by the <a href="https://wxnetwork.com/page/2020Top100Winners/">Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada&nbsp;list</a> published by Women’s Executive Network (WXN).</p> <p>The list, which recognizes the country’s highest achieving female leaders in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, includes U of T faculty members, alumni, supporters – and an undergraduate student. The honourees include:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://wgsi.utoronto.ca/kehkashan-basu-wgsi-undergraduate-student/">Undergraduate student and activist <strong>Kehkashan Basu</strong></a> of the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science&nbsp;</li> <li>Alumna <strong>Jennifer Bernard</strong></li> <li>Alumna <strong>Rowena Chan</strong></li> <li>Associate Professor <strong>Paige Church</strong> of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li>Alumna <strong>Rupinder Dhillon</strong></li> <li>Alumna <strong>Reetu Gupta</strong></li> <li>President and CEO, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital,<strong> Julia Hanigsberg</strong></li> <li>Alumna<strong> Sara Israels</strong></li> <li>Alumna <strong>Soheila Karimi</strong></li> <li>Associate Professor <strong>Dina Kulik</strong> of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><a href="https://governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/biography/ms-kikelomo-lawal">Governing Council member <strong>Kikelomo Lawal</strong>&nbsp;</a></li> <li>Alumna <strong>Jane Langford</strong></li> <li>Alumna <strong>Sherry Peister</strong></li> <li>Alumna <strong>Linda Plumpton</strong></li> <li>Alumna <strong>Caroline Cole Power</strong></li> <li><a href="/news/melissa-sariffodeen-who-graduates-u-t-fall-recognized-teaching-canadians-code">Recent OISE grad <strong>Melissa Sariffodeen</strong></a></li> <li>Alumna <strong>Nazia Shahrin</strong></li> <li>University Professor <a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/molly-shoichet-named-one-of-the-top-100-most-powerful-women-in-canada/"><strong>Molly Shoichet</strong> of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a>&nbsp;</li> <li>Alumna <strong>Pam Sethi</strong></li> <li>Alumna <strong>Effie Simanikas</strong></li> <li>Supporter<strong> Tina Tehranchian</strong></li> </ul> <p>Alumna and Creative Destruction Lab mentor <strong>Shannon MacDonald</strong> was also named to the WXN Hall of Fame.</p> <p>“It is a great honour to be included among this group of game-changing, successful people, and even more wonderful to share this award with women leaders across Canada,” said&nbsp;Shoichet. “Growing up with ‘girl power,’ and a fantastic role model in my mother, <strong>Dorothy Shoichet</strong>, I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to forge new paths and have these be recognized.”</p> <p><em>Did we miss anybody? If you know a member of the U of T community who was named on the list but isn't mentioned above, please let us know at <a href="mailto:uoft.celebrates@utoronto.ca">uoft.celebrates@utoronto.ca</a></em></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:20:05 +0000 lanthierj 167756 at Alumna Souvankham Thammavongsa wins the Giller Prize /celebrates/alumna-souvankham-thammavongsa-wins-giller-prize <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Alumna Souvankham Thammavongsa&nbsp;wins the Giller Prize</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-11-27T14:03:11-05:00" title="Friday, November 27, 2020 - 14:03" class="datetime">Fri, 11/27/2020 - 14:03</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/giller-prize" hreflang="en">Giller Prize</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/new-college" hreflang="en">New College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Thammavongsa%2C%20S%202020_COLOUR_cr_%28c%29%20Sarah%20Bodri-small.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Souvankham Thammavongsa"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo by Sarah Bodri)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Ƶ alumna <strong>Souvankham Thammavongsa</strong>&nbsp;is the winner of<a href="https://scotiabankgillerprize.ca/"> the 2020&nbsp;Scotiabank Giller Prize</a> for her short story collection, <em>How to Pronounce Knife</em>.</p> <p>The book is on <em>Time</em> magazine’s list of 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 and was named one of the best books of spring 2020 by <em>The New York Times</em>, <em>Salon</em>, <em>the Millions</em> and <em>Vogue</em>. It’s the first short story collection for Thammavongsa, who earned her bachelor of arts from the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science&nbsp;in 2003 as a member of New College. She is also the author of four books of poetry: the 2013 Trillium Book Award for Poetry winner,<em> Ligh</em>t; <em>Found</em>; <em>Cluster</em>; and <em>Small Arguments</em>, the 2004 winner of the ReLit Award, which she wrote while an undergraduate student at U of T.</p> <p>In an interview with <em>Arts &amp; Science News</em>, Thammavongsa talked about what it was like to major in English literature at U of T.</p> <p>“I went to the best school in the country, and that made me so confident,” Thammavongsa said. “I wanted to be a writer and I thought, why don’t I just write?</p> <h3><a href="/news/why-don-t-i-just-write-souvankham-thammavongsa-winning-giller-and-her-time-u-t">Read the U of T News story</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Arts &amp; Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 19:03:11 +0000 lanthierj 166650 at Lecturers, instructors recognized for excellence in teaching /celebrates/lecturers-instructors-recognized-excellence-teaching <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Lecturers, instructors recognized for excellence in teaching</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-08-07T07:28:22-04:00" title="Friday, August 7, 2020 - 07:28" class="datetime">Fri, 08/07/2020 - 07:28</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-philosophy" hreflang="en">Department of Philosophy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-gender-studies-institute" hreflang="en">Women &amp; Gender Studies Institute</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/new-college" hreflang="en">New College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-statistical-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Statistical Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/african-studies" hreflang="en">African Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/undergraduate.teaching.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Clockwise from top left; Emma McClure, S. Trimble, Khalid Ahmed, Alex Stringer</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Ƶ's Faculty of Arts &amp; Science has recognized sessional lecturers and graduate student course instructors with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/2020-superior-teaching-awards">Superior Teaching Award</a>s for their exceptional&nbsp;contributions.</p> <p>These annual awards recognize excellence in classroom instruction, innovative teaching methods and student engagement by sessional lecturers and graduate student instructors, as evidenced by the ability to help students develop an understanding of the subject matter and ability to create an engaging and rewarding learning experience.</p> <p>The recipients of the 2020 Faculty of Arts &amp; Science Superior Teaching Awards are:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Khalid Ahmed</strong>, senior lecturer, African studies program, New College</li> <li><strong>S. Trimble</strong>, sessional instructor, Women &amp; Gender Studies Institute</li> <li><strong>Emma McClure</strong>, graduate student course instructor, department of philosophy</li> <li><strong>Alex Stringer</strong>, graduate student course instructor, department of statistical sciences</li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/2020-superior-teaching-awards">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story&nbsp;</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 07 Aug 2020 11:28:22 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 165462 at