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Conference : Australia 1993 : "Spying on the young"

File consists of correspondence and a travel grant application pertaining to Axelrod's attendance at a conference held on 9-12 December 1993 at Monash University in Melbourne, co-sponsored by Australia and New Zealand History of Education Society and the Canadian History of Education Association, and his presentation of a paper entitled "Spying on the young: RCMP surveillance of students and youth in Canada, 1935-1942".

Conference : commentary : unpublished

Item is a commentary written by Axelrod regarding Canadian Historical Association papers written by Linda Ambrose ("Canadian youth in the 1940s: helping to shape the postwar society") and Nicole Neatby ("Student leaders at the University of Montreal, 1950-1958: behind the 'Carabin persons'").

Conference : Encounter Canada

File consists of correspondence and a program for an Encounter Canada conference on the subject of privatization and education, held at McLaughlin College at York University on 24 October 2002. Axelrod was part of a panel on "the dimensions and options of privatization".

Conference : policy formation in turbulent times : March 15-17, 2012

File consists of records pertaining to Axelrod's organization of a conference on policy formation in post-secondary education held in Toronto on 15-17 March 2012. These records are correspondence, a conference overview, notes, biographies, a participant list, a draft itinerary and a report on the conference.

Conference : student experience : York

Item is a grant proposal for a conference entitled "The Canadian student experience: patterns, prospects and politics" to be held in November 2004 and sponsored by the York Network for the Study of Schooling and Higher Education, the York Faculty of Education and Office of the Vice-President.

Conference : transformation

Item is a detailed itinerary for this conference, "Transformation: state, nation and citizenship in a new environment: a conference on the future of political history", held at York University on 13-15 October 2011. Axelrod was a presenter at this conference with York colleagues Roopa Desai Trilokekar and Theresa Shanahan on "The politics of policy-making in post-secondary education: Ottawa and Ontario, 1990-2000".

Conference presentation : "Public policy in Ontario higher education from Frost to Harris"

File consists of a program, correspondence and copies of this paper presented by Axelrod at "International colloquium: transformation of academic culture: capital accumulation and international competitiveness" in Halifax on 29 May 2003 and at a colloquium honouring Dr. G. Edward Hall at the University of Western Ontario on 12 April 2003.

Conferences : CSSHE 2001

File consists of a call for conference papers for the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE), correspondence, and copies of Axelrod's paper proposal for the conference.

Convocation citations

File consists of scripts prepared by Axelrod to introduce these recipients of York University's Faculty of Education honorary degrees: Jean Little (2002), Phoebe M. Asiyo (2003), and John Willinsky (2008).

Coroner's inquest

File pertains to Axelrod's participation as a jury member in a coroner's inquest in September 2000.

Correspondence

File consists of incoming and some outgoing correspondence pertaining to Axelrod's work as an academic and writer.

Correspondence files

Series consists of personal and professional correspondence consisting of manuscript and typescript copies of letters received by Axelrod and, in many cases, copies of letters written by Axelrod himself.

Correspondence re: publication : "Baby boomers in transition"

File consists of correspondence pertaining to a request from Brill Publishers to reprint an article written by Axelrod with Paul Anisef entitled "Baby boomers in transition: life course experiences of the 'Class of '73'", which was originally published by the University of Toronto Press in "Restructuring work and the life course" in 2001.

Council on Higher Education : Ginger Group 2005

File pertains to Axelrod's participation in 19 April 2005 meeting of the "Ginger Group", an informal group of academics and education professionals sharing ideas about the proposed Council on Higher Education, recommended in the Rae Report. Items in this file include a summary of discussion from that meeting as well as Axelrod's notes and a letter from fellow attendee David Lindsay.

Course evaluations

File consists of student evaluations for a course taught by Axelrod at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in the fall of 2000 (TPS 1801), as well as student evaluations for his York University course, History of Higher Education in Canada (EDUC 5410), held in summer of 2010.

Course syllabus : Education and social change

File consists of course syllabi and examination questions for Axelrod's course entitled "Youth and society" (SOSC 3220) as well as syllabi and examination questions for his course entitled "Education and social change" (SOSC 1910).

Curriculum reform 2003

File consists of handwritten notes, proposals, e-mail correspondence and draft course descriptions pertaining to curriculum reform and program development at York University's Faculty of Education.

Danforth Jewish Circle

Item is a copy of an address given by Axelrod to the Danforth Jewish Circle's Rosh Hashanah service on 5 October 2005, entitled "Pondering the sovereignty of God".

Danforth Jewish Circle : chair's message

File consists of draft text written by Axelrod for the "Message from the chair" portion of the Danforth Jewish Circle's bimonthly newsletter from December 2012 to December 2013.

Deaf education : Ministry of Education

File consists of Axelrod's notes on his meeting with Lorna Marsden and then-Ontario Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne pertaining to a variety of education topics, including education for the deaf.

Dean retirement : 2008

File consists of Axelrod's notes and speech for his 10 June 2008 retirement dinner, as well as written remarks about his retirement as Dean of the Faculty of Education by Alice Pitt, and joke lyrics to a song entitled "Hey, Paul" to the tune of "Hey, Paula".

Dean search 2007

File consists of correspondence, notes, a memorandum and job descriptions pertaining to the search to replace Axelrod as Dean of the Faculty of Education in 2007. Due to the absence of an appropriate candidate, Axelrod was asked to stay an extra year, which he did. Alice Pitt was eventually selected to succeed Axelrod in July 2008.

Dean's reports to Faculty Council

File consists of an agenda and minutes for the 23 November 2005 meeting the Faculty of Education's Coordinating and Planning Committee. Also included is a draft of Axelrod's final address to the Faculty Council on 6 June 2008.

Deans, administrators : salaries

Item is an article from York University's student newspaper, Excalibur, detailing the salaries of the faculty heads and other administrators at York, including Axelrod.

Deanship : becoming Dean : 2001

File consists of correspondence sent and received by Axelrod pertaining to his application for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Education, as well as notes for his interviews and the text of his presentation to the Faculty on 4 May 2001. Included is a document written by Axelrod about his recollections regarding the process of becoming the Dean.

Deanship appointment 2001

File consists of correspondence and candidate requirements pertaining to Axelrod's application for dean of York University's Faculty of Education.

Deanship renewal 2006-2007

File consists of correspondence pertaining to the extension of Axelrod's term as Dean of the Faculty of Education. Also included is a copy of his 1 December 2005 Dean's report and statement on the deanship.

Deanship search 2008

File consists of correspondence and job descriptions pertaining to the search to replace Axelrod as Dean of the Faculty of Education. Included is a memorandum announcing the appointment of Alice Pitt as the new dean in 2008.

Diana Pedersen : college, women and YMCA

File consists of a copy of a paper by Pedersen entitled "'The call to service': the YMCA and the Canadian college woman, 1886-1920", as well as correspondence, revision notes, and reader comments by Axelrod and John G. Reid. This paper was included in "Youth, university and Canadian society".

Discipline on campus 2005

File consists of notes, statements and correspondence pertaining to a student demonstration and the police response at a meeting of the York Senate on 20 January 2005.

Douglas Cherry : Saskatoon

Item is an audio recording of an interview conducted with Douglas Cherry for Axelrod's book, "Making of a middle class: student life in English Canada during the thirties".

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