York University is strengthening its national leadership role in advancing academic integrity with the appointment of Angela Clark as Chair of the Canadian National Consortium of the International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI Canada).
Clark, associate director, program development and academic integrity in York’s Office of the Vice-President Academic, will lead ICAI Canada’s work to support evidence-informed practices across Canada’s post-secondary sector.
As Chair, Clark will work with colleagues across the country to support institutions, academic integrity practitioners and educators responding to emerging challenges in teaching, learning and assessment.
“Post-secondary institutions are navigating significant changes in assessment, student learning and academic misconduct, alongside the growing influence of generative AI and other emerging technologies,” says Clark. “This environment highlights the need for coordinated approaches that support student success while maintaining public trust in the value and integrity of academic credentials.”
Her appointment reflects her extensive experience leading academic integrity education and prevention initiatives at York, including collaborating with campus partners, co-facilitating York University Libraries’ Academic Integrity Workshop for Students (offered several times during the year), and delivering workshops and presentations to York community members.
As Chair of the University’s Academic Integrity Community of Practice, Clark works with faculty members, academic units and institutional partners to develop resources, programs and strategies that foster integrity in teaching, learning and research. Her work includes advancing educational approaches that respond to evolving student needs and emerging issues, including the responsible use of new technologies.
"Academic integrity is fundamental to academic quality," says Clark. “ICAI Canada provides an important space for collaboration, professional learning and the sharing of effective practices."
Clark recently completed a PhD in higher education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. Her research examined the roles and experiences of academic integrity practitioners working within post-secondary institutions and contributed to scholarship on how institutions build and sustain cultures of integrity through policy, practice and collaboration.
"I'm looking forward to supporting ICAI Canada's continued growth,” she says, “as well as the work to strengthen connections among academic integrity practitioners across Canada.”
Those interested in becoming a member of the Academic Integrity Community of Practice at York can reach out to Clark at angclark@yorku.ca.