Staying Informed
The Office of the Dean sends out regular announcements to the community through email. Significant updates and memos are posted online for your reference. If these communications are of interest to the faculty, staff and/or students within your unit, please feel free to provide a link to this page. These memos and announcements are considered public information and are posted here regularly; a permanent archive of these messages can be found here.
October 18, 2018 - Community Update from the Dean
This update includes information about: (i) President's Chair in Education and Knowledge Technologies, (ii) Space Planning Committee, (iii) Faculty Council, (iv) UTQAP, and (v) Convocation Ceremony. (Read More)
September 20, 2018 - OISE Space Planning Committee -Call for Membership
Please review the call for membership to the OISE Space Planning Committee (Read More)
September 17, 2018 - Announcement of Faculty Search Committees
Membership of four faculty search committees for 2018/19 (Read More)
September 6, 2018 - Community Update from the Dean
This update includes information about: (i) IEN Move to 5th floor, (ii) Faculty Searches, (iii) Lobby Project, (iv) Inside OISE e-Newsletter, (v) OISE Wellness Committee. (Read More)
May 29, 2018 - Community Update from the Dean
This update includes information about: (i) Promotions, (ii) Congress, (iii) Spring Convocation Reception, (iv) Student Success Centre, (v) Support for International Students, (vi) Graduate Student Research Conference and (AERA Toronto 2019). (Read More)
May 9, 2018 - Announcement of Advisory Committee for the Appointment of a Director, Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study
Membership of the advisory committee is as follows (Read More).
April 11, 2018 - Announcement: Appointment of Chair of Department of Social Justice Education
I am very pleased to announce that Professor Njoki Wane has been appointed Chair of the Department of Social Justice Education for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2018. (Read More)
April 10, 2018 - Community Update from the Dean
As this term winds down, I know that many of you will be very busy with various academic and scholarly endeavors. This update includes: (i) Faculty Renewal, (ii) Convocation, R.W.B. Jackson Lecture, (iii) GSRC, (iv) AERA, (v) Congress, (vi) Town Hall, (vii) VOIP, (viii) new staff, and (ix) thanks to Professor Abigail Bakan. (Read More)
January 28, 2018 - Community Update from the Dean
I hope that the beginning of 2018 found you feeling rejuvenated from the holiday break and ready for a fantastic year full of possibility. This update includes: (i) Academic Plan, (ii) Grand Opening Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, (iii) International Ph.D. Students and Fees, (iv) OISE Wellness Committee, (v) OISE Decanal Promotions Committee, and (vi) Sexual Violence and Harrassment Policy. (Read More)
November 8, 2017 - Community Update from the Dean
I hope that your fall is going well; it is hard to believe that we are only weeks away from completing the academic term. I am writing to provide an update on some recent events and new initiatives. (Read More)
September 12, 2017 - Community Update from the Dean
Welcome to the 2017/18 academic term! This update includes information about: (i) Academic Planning, (ii) Tenure, (iii) Faculty Searches, (iv) renovations and construction, and (v) scent free environment. (Read More)
June 29, 2017 - Community Update from the Dean
With the summer now here, I do hope that everyone can and will find time to enjoy the warmer weather and possibly a somewhat different pace. This is my final Dean’s Community update for the academic year - I will start updates again in September. (Read More)
May 17, 2017 - Community Update from the Dean
I want to thank all of you for your hard work during the very busy academic term that has just concluded. As the weather slowly (very slowly) signals the transition to spring/summer, I thought I would share a few items of information and good news. (Read More)
April 12, 2017 - Announcement: Acting Associate Dean Programs Appointment
Dean Glen Jones announces the appointment of Professor Normand Labrie as Acting Associate Dean, Programs beginning July 1, 2017. Normand will be Acting Associate Dean for the six month period when Professor Doug McDougall is on administrative leave.
March 22, 2017 - Community Update from the Dean
As we all begin to ponder spring, I thought that I would share updates and information on some key issues. (Read More)
January 26, 2017 - Community Update from the Dean
With the term solidly underway and the glimmer of the holiday season well behind us, let me take a moment to provide you with another update. (Read More)
January 23, 2017 - Announcement: Suzanne Stewart and the New Dean's Advisory Council on Indigenous Education
It is with a heavy heart that I announce that Professor Suzanne Stewart, Special Advisor to the Dean on Aboriginal Education has taken an appointment... (Read More)
January 23, 2017 - Announcement: Associate Dean Appointments
I am extremely pleased to announce the extension of the appointment of Professor Doug McDougall as Associate Dean, Programs, and of Professor Michele Peterson-Badali as Associate Dean, Research, International & Innovation. (Read More)
