During her first mandate, Dean Barham has been a strong advocate for students, administrative staff, and professors in the Faculty of Social Sciences. She is recognized as an ambitious, passionate and collaborative leader who is relentlessly strategic, open to difficult discussions and to forging consensus. Accomplishments of her first mandate include reinvigorating the research enterprise, expanding experiential learning opportunities, increasing graduate scholarships, enhancing international student mobility, and introducing new mental health supports. Under Dean Barham’s leadership, the faculty has made significant progress in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusive excellence, notably by fostering the hiring of diverse professors and staff, and by making substantial investments in support of decolonization, indigenization, and antiracism. Finally, Dean Barham has made important contributions to the university community, notably as a member of the Permanent Committee on Budget.
Dean Barham's mandate renewed!
We are pleased to announce that the Board of Governors has approved the renewal of Victoria Barham's mandate as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Her new mandate will be for a period of five (5) years, from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029.