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Public policy professor co-edits new book on Korean pop culture聽

Posted on 17 June 2026

Thomas Klassen, a professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration, has co-edited a new book that examines contemporary Korean popular culture over the past quarter century. The book, titled Contemporary Korean culture from the edge: transgression, innovation, and intimacy (Bloomsbury, 2026) was edited by Hong Kal, Thomas R. Klassen and Jooyeon Rhee.   This book聽seeks聽to聽provide new perspectives聽on聽contemporary聽Korea, exploring topics like fashion, […]

Congratulations to 91亚色's 2026 Top 30 Alumni Under 30聽 - Wasi Syed Babar

Posted on 2 June 2026

Wasi Syed Babar聽Senior Program Manager, City of Toronto & Chief Operating Officer, Muslim Youth Revival聽BA 鈥20,聽MPPAL 鈥25, Interdisciplinary Social Science and Public Policy, Administration & Law聽 LA&PS聽alumnus, Wasi Syed Babar聽was named鈥痮ne of鈥91亚色鈥檚 2026聽Top 30 Alumni Under鈥30, recognized among鈥痑 distinguished鈥痝roup of鈥痽oung leaders making a鈥痬eaningful鈥痠mpact鈥痑round鈥痶he world. In recognition of鈥痟is鈥痑chievement,鈥痺e connected with聽Wasi聽to better鈥痷nderstand how鈥痟is鈥痚xperience as an鈥疘nterdisciplinary鈥疭ocial鈥疭cience鈥痑nd Public […]

SPPA professor edits new book on creating change in the public sector

Posted on 10 April 2026

Zachary Spicer, associate professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA), has edited a new book titled Inside Public-Sector Innovation. The book features local administrators in Canada who have successfully moved innovations from conception to reality. The administrators share their expertise and experiences, including strategies taken, lessons learned and challenges faced across projects in […]

2025 High School Essay Contest Winners

Posted on 28 November 2025

The 2025 winners of the essay contest were presented with their certificates at our annual Student, Alumni and Community Recognition Awards dinner on November 20, 2025, by School of Public Policy and Administration Director Professor Naomi Couto. The essay question was "How can Canadian public policy support youth engagement in democratic decision-making? Propose strategies that […]

Korean Office for Research and Education holds Korean studies conference and regional meeting

Posted on 17 November 2025

As part of a recently received major grant to enhance the university鈥檚 leadership in Korean studies, the Korean Office for Research and Education (KORE) held the 2025 Korean Studies Conference titled 鈥淏orders, Boundaries, and Displacement.鈥 The conference was combined with a regional meeting for 14 scholars in the fields of Korean studies and diaspora from […]

School of Public Policy & Administration associate professor to lead project on innovation in Africa

Posted on 17 September 2025

Tesh Dagne, associate professor at the School of Public Policy & Administration, is the co-principal investigator on a new research project titled,聽鈥淐atalyzing AI鈥檚 potential in Africa through intellectual property innovation.鈥 The project aims to make innovation systems in Africa more inclusive, particularly for women and youth. It will also strengthen intellectual property frameworks to help […]

LA&PS professors receive funding for a project on Korean diaspora

Posted on 10 September 2025

Ten 91亚色 professors have received $700,000 in funding from the Academy of Korean Studies, an agency of the South Korean Ministry of Education, with eight recipients based in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). The funding will support Korea in the World: Connecting Korea and Korean Diasporic Legacies, a new project which […]

Professor James Simeon contributes new research articles to Frontiers journal

Posted on 17 July 2025

James Simeon, professor in the School of Public Policy & Administration, has written and co-edited new articles for the journal Frontiers as part of the research topic, 鈥淲ar and Asylum.鈥 The articles include Editorial: War and asylum (with Simeon co-editing with Professor Sorpong Peou from Toronto Metropolitan University) and The use and abuse of forced […]