Category Archives: Retirement Party

Recollections of Jan Noel from Students and Others

Joshua Bowman I was a student of Professor Noel’s 2017 HIS 326 class (History of Women in Canada) this year, and I can honestly say she is one of the most genuinely compassionate and interesting professors I have ever had the honour of meeting. She began the course by asking the class, “Which history do… Read More »

Joan Simalchik – Retirement Party Speech

I am honoured to be here today offering tribute to Jan Noel’s many contributions to academia, the University of Toronto, and specifically to our department. But this is not without some personal cost – this event has finally punctured my bubble of denial that she really is retiring! Jan’s prize winning historical work centres on… Read More »

Jan Noel – Retirement Party Speech Notes

Attaining the end of an academic career gives time to wonder “What was THAT all about?” Since most of you are still right in the thick of it, I’ll consider that theme BRIEFLY and let you get back home to the article you’re writing that’s two weeks past deadline. That’s still pretty early, for groundbreaking… Read More »