Series 2 - University of Toronto administration

1 m of textual records

In addition to teaching, Dr. Nowlan held several administrative positions at the University of Toronto. Between 1968 and 1974, he was Director of the University of Toronto – CIDA – Tanzanian Project. The purpose of the Tazanian Project was to provide economic advice to the Tanzanian government and to conduct research on the economies of developing African countries. Later, between 1978 and 1981, Dr. Nowlan served as Vice Dean, School of Graduate Studies and, between 1981 and 1983, as Registrar. In 1981, he was appointed Vice-President of Research. In this capacity, Dr. Nowlan was responsible for the development of over all strategies concerning university funding and research. He remained in this position until 1988. Finally, in 1994-1995, Dr. Nowlan served as Provostial Advisor on Environmental Education and assisted in the development of the Environmental Studies Programme.

The records in this series document Professor Nowlan’s administrative positions at the University of Toronto. Types of records include professional correspondence, memoranda, personal notebooks, briefs and reports.

See also Series 1 – Professional Correspondence for further records relating to Dr. Nowlan’s university administrative activities.