Talk:University of Toronto

GA Reassessment

University of Toronto

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Result: Delisted per consensus. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:48, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Numerous uncited paragraphs, including most of the Notable people section and residences. Demographics section needs an update of the prose, and the history section needs an update of COVID-19 information (and I'd argue that it needs to be expanded to include many more significant events). Z1720 (talk) 01:58, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

• Delist per citation issues and outdated demographics. This history section overall does seem lopsided, though I don't know if COVID-19 is due, unless it uniquely had a major effect on the university. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 07:44, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
  • I agree that the article does look outdated somewhat. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 12:06, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

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Refine "Nobel Laureates"

I propose removing Michael Spence from the list of Nobel Laureates associated with the University of Toronto. Michael Spence is widely listed with 13 laureates; however, he has no official academic affiliation (neither as a student nor as a faculty member) with the University of Toronto. Including him based on non-academic, peripheral connections misrepresents the university's actual academic record. Correcting this will bring the total count to 12. ~2026-34212-63 (talk) 22:09, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

Seems appropriate to remove, I agree. RapidDweller (talk) 02:33, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Who's the other Fields Medallist?

So I came here intending to update the count of field medallists after hearing the news about Jacob Tsimerman winning it in 2026, and I was wondering who the first one is? UofT news states that he is "the first scholar based at a Canadian institution" to receive it. ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 16:21, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

Manjul Bhargava is a 2014 Fields medalist who was born in Hamilton, Ontario but did most of his work outside Canada. EdJohnston (talk) 17:59, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

I dont believe he is affiliated with UofT (or any canadian uni) though. ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 18:35, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

According to this article from 2016 (which describes him as a professor at Princeton) Bhargava was awarded an honorary degree from U of T but otherwise I don't see any affiliation with the school. RapidDweller (talk) 02:28, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

It stays at one then (belonging to Tsimerman rather than Bhargava). Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 13:15, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Nobel laureates and the total number of laureates must be revised

William Faulkner and Michael Spence must be removed from the University of Toronto alumni list and Nobel laureate list. As explained above, Michael Spence has no connection whatsoever to the University of Toronto, and William Faulkner only has a history of enlisting and training at the Royal Air Force (RAF) School of Military Aeronautics established at this university during World War I in 1918, and was in no way connected to the University of Toronto. Therefore, the total number of Nobel laureates should also be adjusted to 11. Bmblcs (talk) 16:35, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

Agreed. Please wait for others to reply first. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:06, 1 August 2026 (UTC)