John Stubbs (educator)
Johns Stubbs is a
Canadian academic. He was president of
Trent University and
Simon Fraser University.
Stubbs began his career as a historian and political scientist, specializing in the history of
20th century British politics and media, distinguishing himself as a teacher and administrator at the
University of Waterloo, serving in various positions including associate dean of arts. Stubbs was appointed President of
Trent University in
1987, a post that he held until
1991, when he was appointed for a five-year term as President of Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. His term was renewed in
1996.
In
1997, he was forced to resign for his mishandling of the
Marsden-Donnelly harassment case. Since then he has been a member of Simon Fraser's history department. In
1998, he was appointed a board member of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation.
B.A. in modern history,
University of Toronto, 1966; M.Sc. in international history, the
London School of Economics, 1967; D.Phil., Oxford University, 1973. Lecturer, Trent, 1967-9. Professor, University of Waterloo, 1973-1986. Visiting lecturer (1979), visiting fellow (1986), St. Catherine's (Oxford).
Ian Mulgrew, "President's role in sex harassment case scars his career", Vancouver Province, 19 July 1997, B3
"U of G's Len Conolly new Trent president", Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 9 July 1993, B4
Robert Matas, "Stubbs resigns post as SFU president", The Globe and Mail, 13 December 1997, A9
Sarah Schmidt, "Scholarship fund failed, report says: Chretien legacy project", National Post, 6 November 2003, A4.
http://www.sfu.ca/history/stubbs.htm
