The Presidential Advisory Committee on Principles to Guide Recognition and Commemoration will be responsible for articulating principles to inform decisions on commemoration and naming, including the conditions under which the names of historical figures ought to be no longer associated with the University’s buildings, programs, or other elements of the physical and academic landscape.
Once these general principles have been articulated, they can be employed to guide decisions about individual namings, de-namings or re-namings. To inform its work, the Advisory Committee will consult broadly across the University of Toronto to seek input and advice from our community.
Cheryl Misak
University Professor and Professor of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts & Science
Jason Bazylak
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Dean’s Advisor on Indigenous Initiatives, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Tad Brown
Counsel, Business Affairs and Advancement, University Advancement
Darlee Gerrard
Coordinator, Engineering Outreach Office, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Jodie Glean
Executive Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Gary D. Goldberg
Former Alumni Governor
Edward Jones-Imhotep
Associate Professor and Director, Institute for the History of Philosophy of Science & Technology, Faculty of Arts & Science
Sonia Kang
Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, and Special Advisor on Anti-Racism and Equity, University of Toronto Mississauga; Rotman School of Management
Pamela Klassen
Professor and Chair, Department for the Study of Religion, Faculty of Arts & Science
Danielle Kwan-Lafond
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto Scarborough
Mayo Moran
Professor, Faculty of Law, and Provost and Vice-Chancellor of Trinity College
Nakanyike Musisi
Associate Professor and Acting Chair, Department of History, Faculty of Arts & Science
Jerico Raguindin
Undergraduate student, Public Policy & Sociology, Faculty of Arts & Science
Douglas Sanderson
Associate Professor, The Prichard Wilson Chair in Law & Public Policy, Decanal Advisor on Indigenous Issues, Faculty of Law
Stephen Wright
Professor and Chair, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science
Riley Yesno
PhD candidate, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts & Science
Please direct questions about the Advisory Committee to recognition.committee@utoronto.ca.