The primary role of the Chair and Vice Chair of Faculty Council is to facilitate collegial decision-making and discussions at LA&PS Faculty Council meetings. Transparency, accountability and good governance remain top priorities this year. We also strive to create an inclusive forum for, respectfully, engaging with the Dean, debating shared concerns and promoting the interest of the Faculty. Within our purview are all matters related to academic initiatives that can help our Faculty and our students thrive. We believe that our members need to be consulted before important academic decisions are made, from the initial stages of planning to the implementations of new policies.
Although we do not oversee budget allocations, we do need to be consulted before making important financial decisions that impact our academic programing. Faculty Council is at the forefront of collegial governance. Therefore, by coming together, we ensure that LA&PS Faculty Council reflects our shared commitment to our students, the Faculty and the University.
— Joint Message from Chair and Vice Chair
Chair for 2025-26
Ian Roberge
Ian Roberge is a professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration. Previously, he served as Interim Principal, co-Interim Principal and Associate Principal, Academic on the Glendon campus. He also chaired Glendon Faculty Council for two years. Broadly defined, his research interests are in public administration and public policy. He recently co-edited Ineffective Policies: Causes and Consequences of Bad Policy Decisions at Bristol University Press, and the Routledge International Handbook of Public Administration and Digital Governance.
He has long worked in the area of financial services sector policy. Earlier in his career, he researched foresight in government and the politics of organized and transnational organized crime, including AML/TF.
Past Chairs
Chair for 2023-24
Carl Ehrlich
University Professor
Department of History and Department of Humanities
ehrlich@yorku.ca
