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Fonds consists of records pertaining primarily to Paul Axelrod's academic writing and career as a university professor and administrator. These records include personal and professional correspondence, draft manuscripts and articles, academic papers, course materials, audio recordings, photographs and other research materials.

Series consists of records documenting Axelrod's career as a university professor and administrator. Many records pertain in particular to his role as Dean of the Faculty of Education at York University between 2001 and 2008, as well as his work on committees (Ontario Association of Deans of Education, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations). Included are correspondence, job applications, course outlines and student evaluations for courses taught by Axelrod, copies of research grant applications, past tenure files, photographs, reports, speeches, assessments, conference materials, newspaper and magazine articles.

File consists of an issue of the 1970 York University handbook, "Manus", published by the Council of the York Students Federation when Axelrod was its president. Included is a note written by Axelrod regarding the handbook.

File consists of a video recording featuring Steve Mason, a professor of history at York University, created as a test for a project to promote the humanities at York. Included is Axelrod's letter to the file, which explains the context for the creation of the video.

File consists of copies of Axelrod's published newspaper, magazine and journal articles.

File consists of articles and commentaries primarily written for publication and submitted to the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star newspapers but not published. These articles pertain to topics including violence on television, university policy and politics, Canadian politics, and liberal arts post-secondary education.

Item is a script for Axelrod's presentation about applying for an academic job.

Item is a photocopy of a letter written by George 'Punch' Imlach, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs , to Jim [?] regarding details about the season's hockey training camp.

File consists of copies of Axelrod's published newspaper, magazine and journal articles.

File consists of the text of Axelrod's commentary about papers presented at a graduate education conference held on 12 April 2014.

File consists of a contact list of Council of Ontario Universities (COU) academic colleagues for 2012-2013, a list of committees and members associated with the COU for 2012-2013, and Axelrod's slides for presentations made as an academic colleague of the COU to the Senate of York University in 2013 and 2014.

File consists of a letter written by Axelrod in support of Rick Mercer's honorary doctorate from York University 2013. Included with this letter is a 2014 handwritten note to the file by Axelrod about Mercer.

Item is a DVD of a film directed by Kathleen Gould Lundy, accompanied by a handwritten note by Axelrod about the production.

Item is a letter sent to Axelrod by Sam Scully, chair of the Quality Council Audit Committee of the Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance, thanking Axelrod for his service as chair of the committee in 2013-2014.

File consists of correspondence and notes pertaining to York University's Faculty of Education teacher education site in Regent Park in Toronto and the effect of community redevelopment projects on York's program in 2008. Included is a video recording of Axelrod speaking at the 2002 opening of the Faculty's teacher education site in Regent Park.

Series consists of records pertaining to the research, writing, editing, publication and promotion of Axelrod’s books, including his PhD thesis, "The economy, government and the universities of Ontario, 1945-1973”, which was republished as "Scholars and dollars: politics, economics and the universities of Ontario, 1945-1980", "Making a middle class: student life in English Canada during the Thirties", "Transitions: schooling and employment in Canada" (co-editor with Paul Anisef), "The promise of schooling: education in Canada, 1800-1914", "Youth, university and Canadian society: essays in the social history of higher education" (co-editor with John G. Reid), "Opportunity and uncertainty: life course experiences of the class of '73" (co-writer with Paul Anisef), "Values in conflict: the university, the marketplace and the trials of liberal education" and "Knowledge matters: essays in honour of Bernard J. Shapiro" (editor), as well as his various articles, reviews, conference papers, and commentaries. Records in this series are research materials, correspondence, draft manuscripts, audio recordings, photographs, interview transcripts, book proofs, reader reports, publishing contracts, speaking notes and promotional materials.

File consists of correspondence, an employment agreement and assessment guidelines pertaining to Axelrod's work as a quality assessor for the Government of Ontario's Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB) to examine the Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning's Bachelor of Applied Technology (architecture - project and facility management) program.

Item is an article entitled "Op-ed describes university rankings as flawed intellectual shortcuts" published on the Academica Group website. The article references Axelrod's 10 November 2014 op-ed piece for the National Post newspaper.

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.

File consists of correspondence, contracts and publishing agreements pertaining to the publication of Axelrod's books (as editor), book chapters, journal articles, reviews, and freelance newspaper articles.

File consists of Axelrod's speaking notes and slides for this presentation to the Senate of York University as an academic colleague of the Council of Ontario Universities.

File consists of promotional materials, programs, correspondence and speaking notes pertaining to the launch of the Jean Augustine Chair in Education in the New Urban Environment at York University and Axelrod's involvement as Dean of the Faculty of Education.

File consists of correspondence and drafts of Axelrod's entry entitled "The university" for the Canadian Encyclopedia.

File consists of correspondence and memoranda pertaining to Axelrod's annual teaching assignments and graduate student supervisions in the Faculty of Education at York between 2010 and 2014.

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.

File consists of correspondence, a proposal and grant applications and notes pertaining to a publication entitled "Making policy in turbulent times: challenges and prospects for higher education", based in part on the papers from attendees at this conference.

Item is a memorandum from Faculty of Education Dean Alice Pitt to Axelrod informing him of his YUFA merit award for 2011-12.

File consists of notes, an interim report, an agenda, charts, a brochure and a study pertaining to the Westview Partnership, a program involving York University, Seneca College, the Toronto District School Board and the surrounding Jane-Finch community to improve access to post-secondary education.

File consists of correspondence and a SSHRC grant application pertaining to a project entitled "Making policy in post-secondary education", headed by Axelrod.

File consists of a draft article written by Axelrod and Charles Levi entitled "A comparative perspective on universities in Canada and Great Britain during the Two World Wars", to be published in "Cultures, communities, and conflict: histories of Canadian universities and war", edited by Paul Stortz and E.L. Panayotidis. Included is a draft table of contents, correspondence, reader notes and suggested revisions for the article.

File consists of correspondence, notes, a report and a job posting pertaining to Axelrod's application for the position of director of the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies.

File consists of Axelrod's notes pertaining to the 2011 OCUFA conference on media and higher education held on 17 June 2011.

Item is an e-mail sent to Axelrod by William Bruneau with edit comments and revisions pertaining to Axelrod's paper, "The politics of policy-making".

Item is a quality assurance process review of the graduate program in education at York University by a review committee comprised of Dr. Sandra Weber, Dr. Anthony Pare and Dr. David Murray.

File consists of a planning document, a governance and membership working document, governance and membership policies, agendas, advisory committee member biographies, a pamphlet, steering and executive committee minutes, notes, and project spreadsheet. Axelrod was a member of the Centre's executive committee.

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".

File consists of a programme, poster and article pertaining to the 16th biennial conference of the Canadian History of Education Association, held at York University and sponsored by the Faculty of Education.

File consists of Axelrod's 2010 application form, project description and letters of reference pertaining to YUFA Research Development Fund support for his projects "Policy-making in post-secondary education, 1990-2007" and "A history of schooling in Toronto, 1945-1980".

File consists of correspondence and copies of Axelrod's assessments of book and article manuscripts for a variety of journals and publishers, as well as some assessments sent to the author directly.

Item is a memorandum from Sampa Bhadra, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, to Axelrod informing him of his re-appointment as a faculty member.

Item is Axelrod's recommendation form for re-appointment in York University's Faculty of Graduate Studies in 2010.

File consists of correspondence exchanged between Axelrod and the editors of the Canadian Historical Review pertaining to revisions to Axelrod's article, "No longer a 'last resort': the end of corporal punishment in the schools of Toronto".

File consists of a letter sent to Axelrod from the Canadian Education Association regarding his article, "African journal: schooling and politics in rural Kenya: public money for private schools?" and its publication online with a non-exclusive Creative Commons license.

File consists of correspondence, reader comments and a corrected proof pertaining to Axelrod's paper, co-written with Roopa Desai-Trilokekar, Theresa Shanahan and Richard Wellen, entitled "People, processes, and policy-making in Canadian post-secondary education, 1990-2000", published in the journal "Higher Education Policy".

File consists of correspondence and copies of assessments pertaining to Axelrod's work as an external examiner for candidates from the University of Toronto, the University of Manitoba, the Australian National University, the University of Alberta, the University of British Columbia, the University of Ottawa and York University.

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.

File consists of a planning document, executive committee minutes, and a chart pertaining to the York Centre for Education and Community. Axelrod was a member of the executive committee.

File consists of programmes, speaking notes and song lyrics pertaining to social gatherings, retirement parties and award ceremonies of York's Faculty of Education. Also included is a 2003 Christmas card list.

File consists of photographs of Axelrod with others at events mostly pertaining to his role within the Faculty of Education at York University, including a Council of Ontario Universities awards dinner and the 2008 York University President's Staff Recognition Awards. Also depicted in these photographs are Martha Piper, James Downey, Ali Jahangir, Michael Brown, Tara Somaroo, Mamdouh Shoukri, Lillian Nasello, and Jean Augustine.

File consists of pamphlets, notes, working documents, a year-one progress report, governance and membership policies, agendas and minutes pertaining to the York Centre for Education and Community and its steering committee, on which Axelrod served as a member.

File consists of journal articles that cite Axelrod's work.

Item is a draft article by Axelrod entitled "Moving up and selling out - or not", published in the April 2009 edition of the York University Magazine.

Item is a Master's research paper by student Domenico Servello, who was assisted by Axelrod with some of his research.

Item is the text of a blog entry entitled "Dumping on the students - again" written by Axelrod for the Academic Matters blog of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations.

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).

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.

File consists primarily of memoranda sent and received by Axelrod during his tenure as Dean of York University's Faculty of Education.

File consists of correspondence, notes, resource materials and itineraries pertaining to a trip to China by a York University Faculty of Education delegation, which included Axelrod, in conjunction with the Jiangsu Education Services for International Exchange.

File consists of Faculty of Education news briefs prepared by Axelrod pertaining to the activities of faculty members.

Item is the minutes of the 6 June 2008 meeting of the Faculty of Education Council, which includes Axelrod's final report as Dean.

File consists of e-mail correspondence and Axelrod's speaking notes honouring Stephanie Ling at a dinner held at the Gardiner Museum on 24 June 2008.

File consists of forms pertaining to Axelrod's SSHRC grant for his project "Making policy in postsecondary education."

File consists of Axelrod's travel notebook and an article he wrote about his experience in Kenya for "Education Canada" (48, no. 3), published in 2008.

File consists of a letter and proposal pertaining to a possible partnership between the Toronto District School Board and the York University Faculty of Education to created a centre for research and innovation on inclusive and community-engaged education.

File consists of a program and Axelrod's speaking notes for a symposium, "Learning from the past, teaching for the future", sponsored by the Mark and Gail Appel Program in Holocaust and Antiracism Education, 7-17 February 2008.

Item is Axelrod's draft review of "Canadian federal policy and postsecondary education" by Donald Fisher, Kjell Rubenson, Jean Bernatchez, Robert Clift, Glen Jones, Jacy Lee, Madeleine MacIvor, John Meredith, Theresa Shanahan, and Claude Trottier, published in the Canadian Journal of Higher Education in 2008.

Item is a list summarizing Axelrod's accomplishments while Dean of York University's Faculty of Education.

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.

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.

File consists of Axelrod's handwritten notes and his letter to Sheila Cary-Meagher, a Toronto District School Board trustee.

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".

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.

File consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, agendas, minutes and notes pertaining to Axelrod's involvement with the OADE, including his attendance at its caucus and general meetings.