Faculty Committees 2025-2026
Policy Committee
Elected from the St. George Campus faculty, it advises the chair on policy-related matters concerning the St. George Department including such matters as: working groups, opportunities and initiatives, appointments, retention, strategic complement planning and reviews, curricula, etc.
- Eric Jennings (ex officio, Chair)
- Melanie Newton (ex officio, Graduate Chair)
- Dimitry Anastakis
- Heidi Bohaker (f)/ Sean Mills (w) (ex officio, Associate Chair - UG)
- Isabelle Cochelin
- Doris Bergen (F)
St. George Campus Committees
Reviews annual activity reports and advises on those faculty who are ready for promotion. Assists in the evaluation and preparation of the promotion dossier.
- Eric Jennings (ex officio, Chair)
- Melanie Newton (ex-officio, Graduate Chair)
- Heidi Bohaker
- Jennifer Mori
- Dimitry Anastakis
- Tim Sayle Chair
- Safia Aidid (F)
- Sam Bass
Reviews annual activity reports to advise the chair in determining performance of faculty for annual PTR.
- Eric Jennings (Chair)
- Melanie Newton (Graduate Chair ex officio)
- Sean Mills (UG Associate Chair ex officio)
- Rebecca Woods
- Tim Sayle
- LK Bertram
Plans and coordinates undergraduate course offerings for departmental approval; discusses ongoing curriculum renewal and proposes changes for departmental consideration; discusses other undergraduate issues as necessary.
- Heidi Bohaker/ Sean Mills, Chair
- Christine Leonardo (ex officio)
- Sean Mills
- Alex Pelegrino
- Alan Verskin
- Lori Loeb
- Mark Meyerson
- Steve Penfold
- Lori Loeb
- Nick Everett
- Max Mishler
- Constance de Font Réaulx
- LK Bertram
- Steve Penfold
Tri-Campus Advisory Committee
Advises the Graduate Chair on policy-related and governance matters concerning the Tri-Campus department including such things as: working groups, opportunities and initiatives, appointments, retention, strategic complement planning and reviews, major curriculum, and program modifications, etc. Three members are elected, one from each campus, from among all graduate faculty. The committee also has ex-officio representation of the Graduate Chair and Associate Chair Graduate of the Tri-Campus department of History; the Chair of Historical Studies at UTM and the Chair of Historical and Cultural Studies at UTSC.
- NEWTON, Melanie – Graduate Chair (Chair)
- RAMAN, Bhavani - Associate Chair Graduate
- CHRUBASIK, Boris - UTM-C
- ROTHMAN, Natalie - UTSC-C (ex officio)
- GREWAL, Anup (UTSC)
- BROWN, Elspeth (UTM)
- SWEENEY Shauna (UTSG)
The mandate of the Equity and Diversity Committee is to provide recommendations and direction to the Tri-Campus Graduate History Department and the undergraduate St. George History Department on questions of equity and diversity with a particular focus on addressing racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and structural inequities, as well as policies and practices that affect Indigenous, Black, People of Color, and LGBTQ2S members of these departments.
- COHEN, Paul (UTSG)
- HASTINGS, Paula (UTSC)
- CHIN, Carol (UTSG)
- SWEENEY, Sweeney (UTSG)
- MAR, Lisa (UTSG)
- PELEGRINO, Alexandre (UTSG)
- Melanie Newton (Graduate Chair)
- Paul Cohen (MA Coordinator)
- Paul Cohen (Interim Associate Chair, Graduate)
- Eric Jennings (Chair, St. G)
- Natalie Rothman (Chair, UTSC)
- Boris Chrubasik (Chair, UTM)
Chaired by a tenured faculty member, works closely with Associate Chair Graduate and Graduate Administrators to review graduate applications and determine offers of admission; liaises with prospective faculty advisors about responding to pre-application inquiries, messages of interest and campus visits, and assists the Associate Chair Graduate, in the recruitment of admitted students.
- RAMAN, Bhavani – Associate Chair, Graduate
- COHEN, Paul – MA Coordinator (MA Chair)
- Newton, Melanie – Graduate Chair (ex officio, Grad Chair)
- COOPER, Afua (UTSC)
- MACARTHUR, Julie (UTM)
- COLEMAN, Kevin (UTM)
- LAM, Tong (UTM)
- COCHELIN, Isabelle (UTSG)
- NAIR, Aparna (UTSC)
- CHEN, Li (UTSC) (W)
Plans and coordinates graduate course offerings for departmental approval; discusses ongoing curriculum renewal and proposes changes for departmental consideration; discusses other graduate issues as necessary.
- RAMAN, Bhavani – Associate Chair Graduate (Chair)
- NEWTON, Melanie Graduate Chair (ex officio)
- COHEN, Paul MA Coordinator (ex officio)
- ELHALABY, Elhalaby (UTSC, PDLC) (F)
- WANG, Yvon (UTSG, PDLC) (W)
- PELEGRINO, Alexandre (UTSG)
- KAZAL, Russell (UTSC)
- CHEN. Li (UTSC) (W)
- JENKINS, Jennifer (UTSG)
Advises the Associate Chair, Graduate in the awarding of internal fellowships; reviews graduate students’ applications and proposals assisting in the preparation of cover letters, CVs and dossiers for external fellowships.
- RAMAN, Bhavani Associate Graduate Chair (ex officio Chair)
- NEWTON, Melanie Graduate Chair (ex officio)
- AIDID, Safia (UTSG) (F)
- MAR, Lisa (UTSG)
- BENDER, Daniel (UTSC)
- COWAN, Mairi (UTM)
- SMITH, Alison (UTSG)
- MEYERSON, Mark (UTSG)
- GERVERS, Michael (UTSC)
- SHARMA, Jayeeta (UTSC)
- EMON, Anver (UTSC)
- HAWKINS, Sean (UTSG)
- WITTMAN, Rebecca (UTM) (Chair)
Seeks to promote activities (lectures, conferences, workshops, etc) which promote collaboration among faculty members and advance and celebrate the intellectual life of the department.
- ARTHURS, Joshua (UTSC)
- VERSKIN, Alan (UTSG)
- HASTINGS, Paula (UTSC)
- MISHLER, Max (UTSG)
- TRAN, Nhung (UTSG)
- PENFOLD, Steven (UTSG, Chair)
Assists and advises graduate students at all levels of their study to prepare for the job market including: workshops on the preparation of CVs, cover letters and teaching dossiers; individual consultations regarding job applications; mock interviews; support for AHA interviews in advance of and at the meeting; and preparation for campus visits.
- ELHALABY, Esmat PDLC (ex officio Chair) (F)
- WANG, Yvon PDLC (ex officio Chair) (W)
- BASS, Samuel (UTSG)
- BERTRAM, Laurie (UTSG)
- JOHNSON, Christopher (UTSG)
- CHIN, Carol (UTSG) (W)
- EVERETT, Nicholas (UTSG) (Chair)
- KASTURI, Malavika (UTM) (F)
- WILSON, David (UTSG)
- TAVAKOLI-TARGHI, Mohamad (UTSG)
- ROCKEL, Stephen (UTSC)
- KASEKAMP, Andres (UTSG)
- MORI, Jeniffer (UTSG)
Reviews cases where a graduate student is failing to maintain good academic standing or has failed to meet the required academic standards before termination is recommended. Members are the Graduate Chair, the Associate Chair (Graduate), the MA Coordinator and the Professional Development and Language Coordinator.