Talk:University of Toronto
Maybe this is a problem with firefox or the wiki in general, but the brennan hall pic doesn't display correctly. 66.91.249.23 07:39, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
Just a small note: the link for Michael Collins leads to a disambiguation page which doesn't actually have an article for Professor Michael Collins....
Has the UofT given permission to use their crest on Wikipedia? I don't see any such permission on the image information page. RedWolf 03:23, Jan 28, 2004 (UTC)
- Don't tempt me to upload photos of U of T in its stead... ;) Krupo 07:22, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
- I rather think a few photos of U of T might make a nice addition to the article. Spinboy 18:00, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I've pulled Stephen Leacock from the list of grads and faculty, because he didn't graduate (he spent only a year at U of T due to financial trouble) and taught at McGill. --TenOfAllTrades 05:24, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Userbox
I was checking out the Queen's U discussion recently and someone was discussing creating a userbox for Queens. Looking up Canadian university userboxes I noticed that UofT lacks one as well. Would anyone be interested in making one for UT? I'm sufficiently proud of going here to like a userbox to stick on my page. And yes, I know the obvious comment is that if I wanted one so bad I should make my own. But I'm a craptacular artist. :) --PIngp0NG 15:50, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
WARNING
There's one individual who regularly vandalizes articles concerning the University of Toronto, Mcgill, and U of Western Ontario. Initially, he deleted large amount of content. This action was noticed by Wikipedia users and subsequently, he tried to vandalize by changing referenced content and inserting invalid and non-referenced content.
Please be aware of this individual and try to protect our wikipedia as many wikipedia users are already consistently reverting his/her vandalism. Thank you.
To date, he has been using the following IPs:
163.1.217.91 163.1.216.155 163.1.216.156
PLEASE post your suggestions and we will have a fair discussion on this page. As long as the content is backed up by appropriate references, you can make a case for changing the content. But please, have your suggestions discussed and agreed on this page before changing the article's content. Thank you.
NPOV usefullness of magazine rankings
i'd like to make a sticking point about the mention in the article about it being ranked among the top schools in mcleans magazine. While it is a large and somewhat reputable canadian magazine. There is nonetheless some controversey surrounding the methodology of their ranking system. Besides the point is that this is supposed to be an encyclopedia arcticle, and encylopedia articles are supposed to list actual facts about the university, not what a magazine says about it. Leave the P.R materials for the schools website, there's no place for it here.
I've checked all the references on the article and the written statements are all valid. If you look at other university articles such as Harvard, Mcgill, and others, you will see that ranking information by different sources are cited as well. I don't see why wikipedia cannot report these ranking information as well as opinions by these different sources. Many more university articles will have to be corrected if you consider this NPOV. When something is asserted consistenly by respectable sources such as the Macleans and Scientist magazines, I would consider that "widely acknowledged". As long as the sources are referenced, as in this article, the reader is well informed.
Mindcraft
my main issue is just that Mcleans magazine is not really that scientific a source, and the language in the article referencing said magazine just seems a little biased in my view
I see your point, but if you read other university profiles in the Macleans magazine (they have a profile for each canadian university in the magazine that you can buy from the bookstore), the tone is similar and I believe that is just a way authors make the article interesting. In canada, macleans is the most in-depth ranking and most respected source. Virtually every school and recruiter has that magazine for reference. One of the reasons why it is so widely accepted is its objectivity and all subjective aspects such as reputation are from feedbacks from company executives, recruiters, school principals, and academic advisors. FYI, it is so widely adopted that even universities that are rather poorly ranked publish their ranking, usually also highlithing some categories where they did relatively well or improved.
Mindcraft
The only place where UoT ranks high is in the medical doctorial category, it's ranked pretty low for everything else. Acadia university and waterloo are ranked much higher than UoT. Robust Physique 22:18, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
Different universities are ranked in different categories. The fact that it's in the medical-doctorate catagory doesn't mean it's graduate programs are being judged. The preface for the MacLean's rankings specifically states that it is reviewing the undergraduate experience. Just different universities have different focuses. This is a very research oriented university and as such it is in that category.
On University Professors vs. university professors
Just a note, for those unfamiliar. At U of T, the highest honour a professor can receive is to be given the honour of "University Professor," or UProf for short. Not all university professors are University Professors, in other words. Yes, I know that's confusing. The authoritative list of UProfs is linked off the article, and was cut and pasted into the article at one point... but right now what's happening is people are putting "regular" profs in the University Professor section. No harm, no foul, but at some point someone's going to come by and strip them out again, I suspect. If anyone can think of a better way to make this distinction in the faculty list, they're welcome to try. --BruceR 05:32, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
Missing noun...?
As far as I know, this has been here awhile... I have no idea what it refers to...
In the second paragraph of the "History" Section:
"In 1853, was founded, as a non-denominational teaching institution within the university. Several other Toronto-area religiously affiliated universities and colleges would incorporate with University of Toronto, becoming "federated" with it. Those federated universities are the Catholic St. Michael's, Methodist Victoria, and Anglican Trinity."
In 1853, what was founded? UC? *confused*
- Fixed - SimonP 14:04, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
Missing U of T Alumni and Faculty
Does anyone know what happened to the huge list of alumni and faculty? The link "List of University of Toronto graduates and faculty" seems to be deleted. Let's try to fix this.
I would call it over emphasis
Don't get me wrong, but it sound odd to repeat this phrase endlessly "Widely acknowledged to be one of Canada's top school ...". I am not exaggerating and you can confirm by reading it. The problem with the approach is, by the time you are done reading it, you have a perception it is one sided and you can't put too much faith in it. Sometime, being modesty rules.
Note, I am not saying the school is not great, I am saying the article could have been better written
Robarts Library Image
Can someone please find and upload a more flattering picture of Robarts Library? Frankly I don't think the building is ugly, it's very unique in a sci-fi kinda way that looks best surrounded by greens, such as in the summer. The ivy does much to soften the brutalist design, and we currently have a picture of Robarts Library in the winter and looking really old in this lighting... - AK-999 (December 7th, 2005)
James Loudon vs. William James Loudon
Hello all. There is a link problem and content issue on this page. The listing for James Loudon as President of the University links to a page for William James Loudon, who wasn't the President. James Loudon (1841-1916) was a physicist and President of the University. William J. Loudon was a geologist and I think he was Loudon's nephew. Sadly I lack the skills to correct the links and to change the William J. Loudon entry. But someone should get around to that. Thanks.
Addendum. I attempted to make the changes as needed but someone should still double-check Lostphd 14:24, 28 February 2006 (UTC)