8. Diversity
The University of Toronto values and promotes diversity as an institutional priority and was recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers in 2009.
The Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering embraces diversity as a marker of excellence. Our vibrant combination of linguistic, cultural, and geographic backgrounds helps foster an inclusive and enriching academic community.
Our collective efforts to promote diversity in recent years have produced several dramatic improvements. The proportion of international students in our First Year undergraduate population increased to 18.9% this year, up from 5.1% in 2003.
The Faculty has also increased its efforts to attract more female undergraduates. We organize and participate in recruitment efforts designed for women, we sponsor special female mentorship programs, and we have raised the profile of female role models among our faculty.
These efforts are being rewarded. There is a slight upward trend again this year in the number of First Year undergraduate women in Engineering, while the number of women pursuing graduate studies remains steady. In both categories we outperform our peers in Ontario and Canada.
Equally importantly, we have increased the number of women on the faculty. Last year, the number of women assistant professors grew to 37% of our faculty complement, a three-fold increase over three years. Overall, our total proportion of female faculty is on par with Ontario Engineering Faculties and slightly higher than the Canadian average.
Our female faculty are inspiring role models, recognized with numerous prestigious awards, such as the Killam Research Fellowship, MIT’s Top 35 Under 35, and the 3M National Teaching Fellowship. On top of this, a growing number of women are assuming academic leadership roles within the Faculty.
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