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James L. Turk
James Leonard Turk is a Canadian academic and Director of the Centre for Free Expression at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is a frequent media commentator and public speaker on freedom of expression, intellectual freedom, post-secondary education, academic freedom, whistleblowing, and other public policy issues related to expressive freedom, social justice, and democracy. Education and career Turk received his Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from Harvard University, studied political science and philosophy as a Knox Fellow at the University of Cambridge, received his Master of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley and his doctor of philosophy from the University of Toronto. He was married to the late Lynne Diane Browne and has three children and five grandchildren. Turk taught in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto, specializing in Canadian Studies and Labour Studies. He left his position as a tenured associate professor t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU or Toronto Met) is a public university, public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The university's core campus is situated within the Garden District, Toronto, Garden District, although it also operates facilities elsewhere in Toronto. The university operates seven academic divisions/faculties, the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Community Services, the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, the Faculty of Science, The Creative School, the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, and the Ted Rogers School of Management. Many of these faculties are further organized into smaller departments and schools. The university also provides continuing education services through the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education. The institution was established in 1948 as the ''Ryerson Institute of Technology'', named after Egerton Ryerson, a prominent contributor to the design of the Canadian public school system. His views late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
