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Miscellaneous papers

File consists of papers and essays written by students and academics pertaining to a variety of subjects concerning post-secondary education, socialism and student activism, accumulated by Axelrod through his involvement with the student union movement.

Miscellaneous student union pamphlets

File consists of a National Union of Students pamphlet entitled "It's your movement", a booklet prepared by the Council of the York Federation of Students entitled "Post-secondary education in Ontario: Do you know what's happening? Do you care?", and a Glendon College Student Council pamphlet entitled "A university is for people".

Academic planning

File pertains to Axelrod's tenure as Dean of York University's Faculty of Education. These records are a Dean's agenda of concerns for an undergraduate program review (Nov. 2002), the Faculty's five-year plan (Feb. 2003), a York University planning, budget and accountability report (2001-2002), and a review of current procedures in the Faculty of Education, prepared by Grace Kim for the Dean in March 2007.

Assessment : review : manuscripts : Ont. history

File consists of correspondence exchanged between Axelrod and Dianne M. Hallman of the Ontario Historical Society regarding Axelrod's review of a paper for the journal Ontario History's special issue on women's biography. A copy of Axelrod's review is also part of the file.

Augustine (Jean) Chair in Education in the New Urban Environment

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.

Bartleman, James, Lieutenant-Governor

File consists e-mail correspondence pertaining to a talk given by Ontario Lieutenant-Governor James Bartleman at York University's Faculty of Education on 20 January 2005.

Board of Ed. : general

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

Correspondence

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

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.

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".

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 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.

Firgrove : inner city, model school

File consists of a Toronto Star newspaper article by Carol Goar about the National Inner-City Conference and a conference paper entitled "Home and school learning in the Firgrove Model School" by Harpreet Ghuman, Rebeca Gutierrez, and John Ippolito.

Graduate diploma : post-secondary education

File consists of a memorandum from the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities regarding funding to York University for a graduate diploma in post-secondary education. Also included is an agenda for a meeting of the York University Senate on 14 December 2006, which includes a proposal for the creation of the diploma at York.

Jewish women : Centre for Jewish Studies

Item is a publication entitled "A maturing community: Jewish women and seniors in Canada", the seventh volume of York University's Centre for Jewish Studies Annual, by Michael Brown and Leo Davids.

Merit awards

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

Ministry of Education : Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat

File consists of two reports published by the Ontario government's Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat: "Unlocking potential for learning: effective district-wide strategies to raise student achievement in literacy and numeracy" and "Schools on the move: lighthouse program".

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

File consists of copies of correspondence sent by Axelrod to Christopher Bentley, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, as well as a letter from Shamira Madhany and Martin Hicks of the Ministry sent to Lorna Marsden regarding access to opportunity funding for first generation projects.

Noble, David

File consists of a memorandum entitled "The York University Foundation: the tail that wags the dog (suggestions for further research)" by York University history professor David Noble regarding the composition of the York University Foundation, many of whom were Jewish, and its influence on York University policies. Also included are newspaper articles and press releases detailing the negative reaction to Noble's comments.

OADE : professional masters' degrees

Item is a report entitled "Professional master degrees in education: a report to the Ontario Association of Deans of Education" written by Allen Pearson and Pamela MacLeod-Roberts.

OISE contract 1994-5

File consists of correspondence, a contract and a memorandum pertaining to Axelrod's appointment as a sessional instructor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), teaching a course entitled "The history of higher education in Canada" in the 1995-1996 school year. Also included is a 9 February 2000 letter re-appointing Axelrod as a full member of the Theory and Policy Studies in Education department at OISE.

OISE review 2003

Item is a paper written by Victoria Chou, David Pearson, Bernard Shapiro and Karen Wixson, reviewing the merger of OISE and the Faculty of Education at the University of Toronto.

Osgoode undergraduate program review

File consists of correspondence, handwritten notes, an agenda and a report pertaining to an undergraduate programme review of Osgoode Hall Law School, co-written by Axelrod, Didi Herman and Stephen Toope.

PEQAB file : Conestoga College : quality assurance

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.

Pipes episode : anti-Semitism, etc.

File consists of notes, e-mail correspondence, and policy documents pertaining to the visit of Daniel Pipes to speak at York University and a complaint made to Axelrod about the use of the Faculty of Education's e-mail list, First Class, by the Coalition for Academic Freedom to promote a protest against Pipes. Also included in the file is a collection of anonymized e-mail correspondence pertaining to Pipes' guest lecture and the co-sponsorship by the York Centre for International and Security Studies (YCISS) of the event.

Rankings : Faculty of Education

Item is a memorandum written by Sheila Embleton to Axelrod on the subject of information for ranking and comparing Faculties of Education in Ontario, including her notes about the unique features of the Faculty of Education at York University.

Research : Faculty of Education

File consists of spreadsheets detailing Faculty of Education tenure-stream appointments between 2001 and 2005 and external research grants awarded to faculty members between 1999 and 2005.

Social science

File consists of correspondence pertaining to Axelrod's departure from the York University Division of Social Science to take the deanship at the Faculty of Education, as well as his 8 September 2000 retirement speech for colleagues Henryk Falkierski and Arthur Siegel.

SSHRC research grant : class 1973

Item is the final productivity report submitted to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada by Paul Anisef for a project entitled "Assessing the link between education and work: the Ontario cohort of 1973".

SSHRC research grants : 2000/03

File consists of correspondence, an application form and supporting documents for Axelrod's SSHRCH grant application for his project, "A history of schooling in Toronto since 1945".

Soviet historian view of Canadian history

Item is a short essay on the visit of Soviet historian Valeri Tiskov to the Department of History at York and an explanation of the interest of Soviet historians in the history of Canada, as explained by Tiskov in a seminar and recounted by the author of the essay.

Teaching : course syllabi : Youth and Society

File pertains to Axelrod's course taught in the Social Science Division at York University, Youth and Society (SOC3220), and includes syllabi, correspondence, tutorial questions and examination questions.

Teaching : Queen's University

File consists of a syllabus, reading lists and examination questions for Axelrod's history course, Politics of the Union and Confederation (History 328), taught at Queen's University in 1980-81 and 1981-82.

History of education : sources

File consists of resource information about the history of education in Ontario from the Archives of Ontario and the Council of Ministers of Education.

Visible minorities and universities

Item is a paper entitled "Visible minorities and the universities of Canada: some obstacles and challenges on the road to social justice" by Thomas A. Meininger.

Westview partnership

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.

York Centre for Education and Community

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.

York Centre for Education and Community

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.

York University 25th anniversary

File consists of a letter, a copy of York University Alumni News, commemorative brochures and a newspaper clipping pertaining to York's 25th anniversary.

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