Chairs and Distinctions
Canada Research Chairs
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is home to two of Carleton University’s Canada Research Chairs. These chairs are held by some of Canada’s most prominent researchers who bring their knowledge and expertise to the Carleton community. Their cutting edge research is an integral part of FASS.
Learn about their research by clicking on the links below:
Ruth B. Phillips
Canada Research Chair in Modern Culture
Stuart J. Murray
Canada Research Chair in Rhetoric and Ethics
Named Chairs
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has two Named Chairs.
Allan J. Ryan
New Sun Chair in Aboriginal Art and Culture
Pamela Walker
Joint Chair in Women’s Studies – Carleton University and the University of Ottawa
Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC)
RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada is a senior national body of distinguished Canadian scientists and scholars. Its primary objective is to promote learning and research in the arts and sciences. The Society consists of approximately 1,800 Fellows: men and women from across the country selected by their peers for outstanding contributions to the natural and social sciences and in the humanities.
Several FASS faculty members have been elected to this distinguished body:
Bruce Curtis, 2012 Social Sciences
Diana Nemiroff, 2011 I Humanities
Hymie Aisman, 2010 III Lettres et sciences humaines
Charlotte Gray, 2009 I Social Sciences
Fraser Taylor, 2008 I Social Sciences
Ruth Phillips, 2007 I Humanities
Mark Phillips, 2007 I Humanities
A. Brian McKillop, 2001 I Humanities
John Shepherd, 2000 I Humanities
Roseann Runte, 1998 I Lettres et sciences humaines
Patricia Smart, 1991 I Lettres et sciences humaines
Wallace Clement, 1991 II Social Sciences
Naomi Griffiths, 1990 I Humanities
H. Blair Neatby, 1977 I Humanities
Chancellor’s Professors
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has nine Chancellor’s Professors. The designation is conferred on distinguished faculty by the president of Carleton University.
Donald Beecher – English Language and Literature
Andrew Brook – Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies
Jacques Chevalier – Sociology and Anthropology and Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture (Emeritus)
Wallace Clement – Sociology and Anthropology
Alan Hunt – Law, Sociology and Anthropology and Political Economy (FASS and FPA)
Rianne Mahon - Public Policy and Administration, Sociology and Anthropology and Political Economy (FASS and FPA) (Emeritus)
A. Brian McKillop – History (Emeritus)
John Shepherd – Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic), Music, Sociology and Anthropology, and Comparative Studies in Art and Culture
Fraser Taylor – Geography and Environmental Studies and International Affairs (FASS and FPA) (Emeritus)