Jeffrey G. ReitzProfile page
Professor Emeritus/Emerita
Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Sociology
- Professor Emeritus/EmeritaFaculty of Arts and Science, Department of Sociology
BIO
Jeffrey G. Reitz is Professor Emeritus of Sociology, and R.F. Harney Professor Emeritus of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies at the University of Toronto. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Columbia University in 1972, was a full-time faculty member at the University of Toronto from 1970 to 2021, and served as Chair of the Department of Sociology from 1980–1985. In 1999, he was appointed as the R.F. Harney Professor and Director of the Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies Program, subsequently establishing the Harney Program at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. His book Warmth of the Welcome: The Social Causes of Economic Success for Immigrants in Different Nations and Cities (Westview 1998) was recognized by the Thomas and Znaniecki Book Awards of the American Sociological Association. Jeff was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2001, and received the “Outstanding Contribution to Canadian Sociology Award” in 2005. He has held distinguished visiting positions at a number of academic institutions, including as the Mackenzie King Chair in Canadian Studies at Harvard University, at L’École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris, and at the City University of New York Graduate Centre.
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Full ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Department of Sociology, Toronto, Canada1980 - present
- ChairUniversity of Toronto, Department of Sociology, Toronto, Canada1980 - 1985
- TenuredUniversity of Toronto, Department of Sociology, Toronto, Canada1975 - present
- Director, Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies Graduate Collaborative SpecializationUniversity of Toronto, School of Graduate Studies, Toronto, Canada1999 - 2021
- Faculty AffiliateUniversity of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Toronto, Canada2000 - 2025
- Graduate Co-ordinatorUniversity of Toronto, Centre for Industrial Relations, Toronto, Canada1992 - 1997
DEGREES
- B.S., Applied MathematicsColumbia University, New York, United States1965
- Ph.D., SociologyColumbia University, New York, United States1972
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