It is with great pleasure that I inform colleagues from across the University that the Board of Governors has approved the re-appointment of Lisa Philipps as Provost & Vice-President Academic for an additional five-year term, commencing July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2027.

Professor Philipps has provided outstanding leadership as Provost & Vice-President Academic for the past four and a half years. She has led institutional initiatives including development of the University’s third Strategic Mandate Agreement with the province; collaborating with the Academic Policy, Planning, and Research Committee of Senate to craft the University Academic Plan 2020–2025: Building a Better Future; preparing to launch distinctive new academic programs at the Markham Campus; advancing pedagogical innovation across the University; implementing the University’s first Faculty Complement Renewal Strategy; and positioning 91ŃÇÉ« as a leader in advancing the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Since March 2020, Professor Philipps and her team have played a central role in coordinating the University’s pandemic planning and response efforts. She has remained a strong champion of 91ŃÇɫ’s commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and an advocate for our values and vision in the broader University sector.

Professor Philipps joined 91ŃÇÉ« in 1996 and is a Professor of Law in Osgoode Hall Law School. She holds an LLB from the University of Toronto and an LLM from 91ŃÇÉ«, and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1988. Her research encompasses taxation law and policy, fiscal policy, higher education policy, and feminist legal theory.

Prior to her appointment as Provost, Professor Philipps held a number of key positions here at 91ŃÇÉ«, including Assistant Dean (First Year) and Associate Dean (Research, Graduate Studies & Institutional Relations) at Osgoode Hall Law School. At the institutional level, in 2014, as part of the Academic and Administrative Program Review process, she chaired the Academic Task Force, which offered important recommendations on the quality and sustainability of academic and research programs, thereby providing guidance to academic planners across the University. She has also served as Chair of the (then) Senate Academic Policy and Planning Committee (2005–2006), and from 2011 to 2014 was Associate Vice-President Research, with responsibility for supporting research intensification across the University and for liaising with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and community research partners.

Beyond 91ŃÇÉ«, Professor Philipps has provided expert legal advice to a range of bodies, including the Ontario Ministry of Finance as Special Counsel in 2015. In 2015–16, she served as Interim Dean of the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University, a new law school with a mandate to strengthen the Indigenous bar and prepare lawyers to practice in northern and rural communities.

Please join me in congratulating Professor Philipps on her re-appointment.

Professor Lisa Philipps

Sincerely, 

Rhonda L. Lenton, PhD 
President and Vice-Chancellor 

Chers collègues,

J’ai l’immense plaisir d’informer mes confrères et mes consĹ“urs de l’UniversitĂ© que le Conseil d’administration a approuvĂ© le renouvellement du mandat de Lisa Philipps en tant que doyenne et vice-prĂ©sidente aux affaires acadĂ©miques pour un autre mandat de cinq ans commençant le 1^er juillet 2022 et prenant fin le 30 juin 2027.

Lisa Philipps a fait preuve d’un leadership exceptionnel en tant que rectrice et vice-prĂ©sidente aux affaires acadĂ©miques au cours des quatre dernières annĂ©es et demie. Elle a dirigĂ© des initiatives institutionnelles, notamment l’élaboration de la troisième Entente de mandat stratĂ©gique de l’UniversitĂ© avec la province; elle a collaborĂ© avec le ComitĂ© du SĂ©nat sur la politique de la planification et de la recherche universitaires pour Ă©laborer le Plan acadĂ©mique de l’Université 2020-2025 : Bâtir un avenir meilleur; elle a prĂ©parĂ© le lancement de nouveaux programmes universitaires propres au campus Markham; elle a promu l’innovation pĂ©dagogique Ă  l’échelle de l’UniversitĂ©; elle a mis en Ĺ“uvre la première stratĂ©gie de renouvellement des effectifs du corps professoral de 91ŃÇÉ«; et elle a positionnĂ© l’UniversitĂ© en tant que chef de file de la promotion des 17 objectifs de dĂ©veloppement durable des Nations Unies. Depuis mars 2020, Lisa Philipps et son Ă©quipe jouent un rĂ´le central dans la coordination des efforts de planification et de rĂ©ponse Ă  la pandĂ©mie de l’UniversitĂ©. Par ailleurs, la professeure Philipps dĂ©fend ardemment les engagements de 91ŃÇÉ« en matière d’équitĂ©, de diversitĂ© et d’inclusion, ainsi que ses valeurs et sa vision dans le secteur universitaire au sens large.

Lisa Philipps s’est jointe Ă  91ŃÇÉ« en 1996 et est professeure de droit Ă  la Osgoode Hall Law School. Titulaire d’un LL. B. de l’UniversitĂ© de Toronto et d’une LL. M. de 91ŃÇÉ«, elle a Ă©tĂ© admise au Barreau de l’Ontario en 1988. Ses recherches portent sur le droit et la politique de l’imposition, la politique fiscale, la politique de l’enseignement supĂ©rieur et la thĂ©orie juridique fĂ©ministe.

Avant sa nomination au poste de doyenne, la professeure Philipps a occupĂ© plusieurs postes clĂ©s Ă  91ŃÇÉ«, notamment celui de vice-doyenne (Premières annĂ©es) et de doyenne associĂ©e (Recherche, Études supĂ©rieures et Relations institutionnelles) Ă  la Osgoode Hall Law School. Au niveau institutionnel, dans le cadre du processus de rĂ©vision des programmes acadĂ©miques et administratifs, elle a prĂ©sidĂ© en 2014 le groupe de travail Academic Task Force qui a formulĂ© d’importantes recommandations au sujet de la qualitĂ© et de la durabilitĂ© des programmes acadĂ©miques et de recherche, fournissant ainsi des orientations aux planificateurs acadĂ©miques de toute l’UniversitĂ©. Elle a Ă©galement Ă©tĂ© prĂ©sidente du comitĂ© de planification et de politique acadĂ©mique du SĂ©nat (2005-2006) et, de 2011 Ă  2014, vice-prĂ©sidente associĂ©e Ă  la recherche, chargĂ©e d’appuyer l’intensification de la recherche dans toute l’UniversitĂ© et d’assurer la liaison avec le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines et des partenaires de recherche communautaires.

Au-delĂ  de l’UniversitĂ© 91ŃÇÉ«, la professeure Philipps a fourni des conseils juridiques spĂ©cialisĂ©s Ă  une sĂ©rie d’organismes, notamment au ministère des Finances de l’Ontario en tant que conseillère spĂ©ciale en 2015. En 2015-2016, elle a Ă©tĂ© doyenne par intĂ©rim de la FacultĂ© de droit Bora Laskin de l’UniversitĂ© Lakehead, une nouvelle Ă©cole de droit dont le mandat est de renforcer le barreau autochtone et de prĂ©parer les avocats Ă  exercer dans les communautĂ©s nordiques et rurales.

Veuillez vous joindre à moi pour féliciter la professeure Philipps pour son renouvellement.

Veuillez agréer mes sincères salutations.

Rhonda L. Lenton, Ph. D.
présidente et vice-chancelière

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On behalf of the Board of Governors of 91ŃÇÉ«, I am delighted to announce that after an extensive search process that began in December 2015, Dr. Rhonda Lenton has been appointed 91ŃÇɫ’s eighth President and Vice-Chancellor.

President Designate Rhonda Lenton

Most of you know Professor Lenton. She joined 91ŃÇÉ« in 2002 and most recently serves as the University’s Vice-President Academic and Provost, a position she has held since 2012. A respected sociologist, she has taught and published broadly in the areas of gender, health, sexual violence and higher education. Professor Lenton sits on the Boards of the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT) and eCampus Ontario.

Professor Lenton is a proven and skilled leader, possessing the qualities, skills and experience required to meet 91ŃÇɫ’s needs now—and into the future. She will continue to foster 91ŃÇɫ’s commitment to innovative learning environments, diverse experiential learning, unique cross-disciplinary programs and community-engaged research opportunities.

Professor Lenton is committed to achieving the highest levels of excellence for 91ŃÇÉ« as a leading comprehensive university and to building on 91ŃÇɫ’s mission to deliver new ways of thinking that drive teaching, learning and research excellence. A champion of higher education and of 91ŃÇÉ«, she will continue to engage all members of our outstanding community of faculty, staff, alumni and partners in supporting our students and providing them with the education they need to succeed in a global economy.

This is an important day for 91ŃÇÉ« and a dynamic time as we continue to build on our reputation as a progressive university. Together, let’s celebrate the successes that have created this remarkable institution as we look forward to an exciting future under Professor Lenton’s leadership.

Professor Lenton commences her duties as President on July 1, 2017. In the coming months, she will begin planning with the Board of Governors and Dr. Shoukri to ensure a smooth transition of duties and responsibilities, including succession for the position of Vice-President Academic and Provost.

Regards,

Rick Waugh
Chair, 91ŃÇÉ« Board of Governors

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