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'''James Leonard Turk'''<ref>[http://canadianwhoswho.ca/search_results.php?keywords=James+L+Turk&onlyByName=1 Canadian Who's Who]. University of Toronto Press. 2012, p. 1209</ref> is a Canadian academic and Director of the Centre for Free Expression at [[Toronto Metropolitan University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=James L Turk|url=http://cfe.torontomu.ca/people/james-l-turk|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> He is a frequent media commentator and public speaker on [[freedom of expression]], [[intellectual freedom]], [[post-secondary education]], [[academic freedom]], [[whistleblowing]], and other public policy issues related to expressive freedom, [[social justice]], and [[democracy]].
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== Education and career ==
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'''James Leonard Turk'''<ref>[http://canadianwhoswho.ca/search_results.php?keywords=James+L+Turk&onlyByName=1 Canadian Who's Who]. University of Toronto Press. 2012, p. 1209</ref> is a Canadian academic and labour leader who is executive director of the [[Canadian Association of University Teachers]] (CAUT). He is a frequent media commentator and public speaker on [[post-secondary education]], [[academic freedom]], labour and other public policy issues.
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Turk received his Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from [[Harvard University]], studied political science and philosophy as a [[Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship|Knox Fellow]] at the [[University of Cambridge]], received his Master of Arts from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] and his doctor of philosophy from the [[University of Toronto]]. He was married to the late Lynne Diane Browne and has three children and five grandchildren.


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Turk taught in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto, specializing in Canadian Studies and Labour Studies. He left his position as a tenured associate professor to become research director for the United Electrical Workers Union of Canada. He served as director of education for the [[Ontario Federation of Labour]] and executive assistant to the national president of the [[Canadian Union of Public Employees]] before being selected to be the Executive Director of the [[Canadian Association of University Teachers]]—a position he held from 1998 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leader of a Faculty Union Reflects on Battles Won and the Continuing Struggle|url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/leader-of-a-faculty-union-reflects-on-battles-won-and-the-continuing-struggle|date=2 June 2014 |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> From 1990 to 1998, he chaired the Ontario Coalition for Social Justice and was a lead organizer of the Ontario's Days of Action.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ralph|first=Diana|title=Open for Business/Closed to People: Mike Harris' Ontario.|date=1997|publisher=Fernwood|location=Toronto|display-authors=etal}}</ref>
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Turk received his bachelor of arts (magna cum laude) from [[Harvard University]], studied political science and philosophy as a [[Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship|Knox Fellow]] at the [[University of Cambridge]], received his master of arts from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] and his doctor of philosophy from the [[University of Toronto]]. He is married to Lynne Browne and they have three children.
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Turk served for 20 years as a member of the Board of the [[Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Directors: Role of the National Board|url=https://www.policyalternatives.ca/offices/national/board-directors|work=CCPA|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref> former secretary of the [[Harry Crowe Foundation]], and as adjunct research professor at the Institute of Political Economy at [[Carleton University]]. Previously he served as president of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]]. Currently, he is a member of the Steering Committee of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group.


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== Books ==
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Turk taught in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto, specializing in Canadian Studies and Labour Studies. He left his position as a tenured associate professor to become research director for the United Electrical Workers Union of Canada. He served as director of education for the [[Ontario Federation of Labour]] and executive assistant to the national president of the [[Canadian Union of Public Employees]] before being selected for his current position with CAUT. From 1990 to 1998, he chaired the Ontario Coalition for Social Justice and was a lead organizer of the Ontario's Days of Action.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ralph|first=Diana et al|title=Open for Business/Closed to People: Mike Harris’ Ontario.|date=1997|publisher=Fernwood|location=Toronto}}</ref>
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* [http://www.lorimer.ca/academic/Book/2632/Academic-Freedom-in-Conflict.html Academic Freedom in Conflict: The Struggle over Speech Rights in the University.] (2014)
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Turk is a member of the Board of the [[Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives]]<ref> https://www.policyalternatives.ca/offices/national/board-directors </ref>, secretary of the [[Harry Crowe Foundation]], and adjunct research professor at the Institute of Political Economy at [[Carleton University]]. Previously he has served as president of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]].

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'''Books'''
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* Academic Freedom in Conflict: The Struggle over Speech Rights in the University. (forthcoming April 2014)
* Love, Hope, Optimism: An informal portrait of [[Jack Layton]] by those who knew him. (2012) Co-edited with Charis Wahl.
* Love, Hope, Optimism: An informal portrait of [[Jack Layton]] by those who knew him. (2012) Co-edited with Charis Wahl.
* Universities at Risk: How Politics, Special Interests and Corporatization Threaten the Integrity of the University. (2008)<ref>http://www.caut.ca/resources/book-series/lists/books/universities-at-risk </ref>
* Universities at Risk: How Politics, Special Interests and Corporatization Threaten the Integrity of the {{not a typo|University}}. (2008)<ref>{{cite web|title=Universitites at Risk|url=http://www.caut.ca/resources/book-series/lists/books/universities-at-risk|publisher=CAUT ACPPU|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
* Free Speech in Fearful Times: After 9/11 in Canada, the U.S., Australia and Europe. Co-edited with Allan Manson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quillandquire.com/reviews/review.cfm?review_id=5514}}</ref>
* Free Speech in Fearful Times: After 9/11 in Canada, the U.S., Australia and Europe. Co-edited with Allan Manson.
* Disciplining Dissent: The Curbing of Free Expression in Academia and the Media. (2005). Co-edited with William Bruneau.
* Disciplining Dissent: The Curbing of Free Expression in Academia and the Media. (2005). Co-edited with William Bruneau.
* The Corporate Campus: Commercialization and the Dangers to Canada’s Universities and Colleges. (2000).<ref>http://www.caut.ca/resources/book-series/lists/books/disciplining-dissent</ref>
* The Corporate Campus: Commercialization and the Dangers to Canada's Universities and Colleges. (2000).<ref>{{cite web|title=Disciplining Dissent|url=http://www.caut.ca/resources/book-series/lists/books/disciplining-dissent|publisher=CAUT ACPPU|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
* It's Our Own Knowledge: Labour, Public Education & Skills Training. (1989).
* It's Our Own Knowledge: Labour, Public Education & Skills Training. (1989).


'''Awards'''
== Awards ==
*In 2024, Turk received the [[Canadian Federation of Library Associations]] Intellectual Freedom Award<ref>{{cite web|title=James L. Turk Receives the CFLA Intellectual Freedom Award|url=https://librarianship.ca/news/james-turk-cfla-award/#:~:text=The%20Canadian%20Federation%20of%20Library,CFLA%2DFCAB%20Intellectual%20Freedom%20Award.|access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>
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* In September 2013, Turk received the Jay Newman award for academic integrity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugfa.ca/userContent/documents/Newsletters/Teaching%20Awards.pdf}}</ref>
*in 2019, Turk received the Les Fowlie Award for Intellectual Freedom from the [[Ontario Library Association]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The OLA Les Fowlie Intellectual Freedom Award|url=https://accessola.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/OLA-Les-Fowlie-Intellectual-Freedom-Award.pdf|access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>
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* In 2012, Turk was presented the [http://www.csshe-scees.ca/03_05_members_en.htm Distinguished Member Award] from the [http://www.csshe-scees.ca/index_en.htm Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education] (CSSHE) for having made distinguished contributions to the study of higher education.
*In 2018, Turk received the Milner Memorial Award from the [[Canadian Association of University Teachers]] for distinguished contribution to the cause of academic freedom.<ref>{{cite web|title=Milner Memorial Award|url=https://www.caut.ca/about-us/awards-scholarships/lists/awards-and-scholarships/milner-memorial-award|access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>
*In May 2014, Turk received the Peter C. Dooley Legacy Award from the [http://www.usaskfaculty.ca/ University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association]
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* In September 2013, Turk received the Jay Newman award for academic integrity.<ref>{{cite web|title=News and Views, September 2013|url=http://www.ugfa.ca/userContent/documents/Newsletters/Teaching%20Awards.pdf|publisher=UGFA|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
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* In 2012, Turk was presented the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140606234843/http://www.csshe-scees.ca/03_05_members_en.htm Distinguished Member Award] from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130117093615/http://www.csshe-scees.ca/index_en.htm Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education] (CSSHE) for having made distinguished contributions to the study of higher education.


'''External links'''
== External links ==
*[https://olasuperconference.ca/speaker/james-turk/ "James Turk, Director Centre for Free Expression"]
• http://www.safs.ca/jimturkbio.html
• http://www.lorimer.ca/adults/Contributor/1855/James-L-Turk.html
*[http://www.lorimer.ca/adults/Contributor/1855/James-L-Turk.html Lorimer contributor page]
• https://www.policyalternatives.ca/offices/national/board-directors
*[https://www.policyalternatives.ca/offices/national/board-directors CCPA Board of Directors]
• https://bufa.ca/files/files/James%20Turk.pdf
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152903/https://bufa.ca/files/files/James%20Turk.pdf Brock University Faculty Association: notice of talk]
*[http://chronicle.com/article/Leader-of-a-Faculty-Union/146859/ "Leader of a Faculty Union Reflects on Battles Won and the Continuing Struggle", June 2, 2014, The Chronicle of Higher Education]
*[https://cfla-fcab.ca/en/intellectual-freedom/dr-james-l-turk-to-be-awarded-the-cfla-fcab-intellectual-freedom-award-for-his-commitment-to-intellectual-freedom-and-its-advocacy-in-canada/ "Dr. James L. Turk awarded the CFLA-FCAB Intellectual Freedom Award for his commitment to intellectual freedom and its advocacy in Canada"]


== References ==
== References ==


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James Leonard Turk[1] is a Canadian academic and Director of the Centre for Free Expression at Toronto Metropolitan University.[2] He is a frequent media commentator and public speaker on freedom of expression, intellectual freedom, post-secondary education, academic freedom, whistleblowing, and other public policy issues related to expressive freedom, social justice, and democracy.

Education and career

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Turk received his Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from Harvard University, studied political science and philosophy as a Knox Fellow at the University of Cambridge, received his Master of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley and his doctor of philosophy from the University of Toronto. He was married to the late Lynne Diane Browne and has three children and five grandchildren.

Turk taught in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto, specializing in Canadian Studies and Labour Studies. He left his position as a tenured associate professor to become research director for the United Electrical Workers Union of Canada. He served as director of education for the Ontario Federation of Labour and executive assistant to the national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees before being selected to be the Executive Director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers—a position he held from 1998 to 2014.[3] From 1990 to 1998, he chaired the Ontario Coalition for Social Justice and was a lead organizer of the Ontario's Days of Action.[4] Turk served for 20 years as a member of the Board of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives,[5] former secretary of the Harry Crowe Foundation, and as adjunct research professor at the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University. Previously he served as president of the Ontario New Democratic Party. Currently, he is a member of the Steering Committee of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group.

Books

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  • Academic Freedom in Conflict: The Struggle over Speech Rights in the University. (2014)
  • Love, Hope, Optimism: An informal portrait of Jack Layton by those who knew him. (2012) Co-edited with Charis Wahl.
  • Universities at Risk: How Politics, Special Interests and Corporatization Threaten the Integrity of the University. (2008)[6]
  • Free Speech in Fearful Times: After 9/11 in Canada, the U.S., Australia and Europe. Co-edited with Allan Manson.
  • Disciplining Dissent: The Curbing of Free Expression in Academia and the Media. (2005). Co-edited with William Bruneau.
  • The Corporate Campus: Commercialization and the Dangers to Canada's Universities and Colleges. (2000).[7]
  • It's Our Own Knowledge: Labour, Public Education & Skills Training. (1989).

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Canadian Who's Who. University of Toronto Press. 2012, p. 1209
  2. ^ "James L Turk". Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Leader of a Faculty Union Reflects on Battles Won and the Continuing Struggle". 2 June 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  4. ^ Ralph, Diana; et al. (1997). Open for Business/Closed to People: Mike Harris' Ontario. Toronto: Fernwood.
  5. ^ "Board of Directors: Role of the National Board". CCPA. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Universitites at Risk". CAUT ACPPU. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Disciplining Dissent". CAUT ACPPU. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  8. ^ "James L. Turk Receives the CFLA Intellectual Freedom Award". Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  9. ^ "The OLA Les Fowlie Intellectual Freedom Award" (PDF). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Milner Memorial Award". Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  11. ^ "News and Views, September 2013" (PDF). UGFA. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
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