Open world-wide, the Jay Newman Award for Academic Integrity honours the memory of Dr. Jay Newman, FRSC, a distinguished member of the University of Guelph Philosophy Department, serving there for thirty-six years. The author of eleven books, he was a successful and popular teacher and an active participant in the life of the University. He was widely known as a fearless and articulate defender of academic freedom as a core value of a university, and of the rights of faculty members. For more information on Dr. Jay Newman, see the following article in the Philosophy Department Newsletter: “Jay Newman: In Memoriam”: PhiloNews October 2007.
The award is given biennially and carries a prize of $1500.00.
Eligibility and criteria
The Jay Newman Award for Academic Integrity is open to scholars world-wide. A condition of the award: “It is for the purpose of recognizing a university scholar and teacher who either at a particular time or in the course of an academic career has demonstrated combined meritorious academic achievement with noteworthy courage or compassion in the defence of academic ideals.”
Nominations
Nominations, along with any supporting material, should be sent to: Chair, Academic Freedom Committee, University of Guelph Faculty Association, 5 University Avenue East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, by May 29. The nomination package may also be sent via email to facassoc@uoguelph.ca.
Past winners
2023: Audrey Macklin
2019: Dr. Leonard Diepeveen
2017: Dr. Homa Hoodfar
2015: Dr. Jeffrey A. Hutchings
2013: Dr. James L. Turk
2011: Dr. William Woodward
2009: Dr. William Schrank