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Jeffrey G. Reitz

Professor Emeritus/Emerita

Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Sociology

  • Professor Emeritus/Emerita
    Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Sociology
  • 416-465-5596 (Mobile)
  • 950 Logan Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 3E5, Canada

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 Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Sociology, Toronto, Canada1980 - present
  • Chair
    University of Toronto, Department of Sociology, Toronto, Canada1980 - 1985
  • Tenured
    University of Toronto, Department of Sociology, Toronto, Canada1975 - present
  • Director, Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies Graduate Collaborative Specialization
    University of Toronto, School of Graduate Studies, Toronto, Canada1999 - 2021
  • Faculty Affiliate
    University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Toronto, Canada2000 - 2025
  • Graduate Co-ordinator
    University of Toronto, Centre for Industrial Relations, Toronto, Canada1992 - 1997

DEGREES

  • B.S., Applied Mathematics
    Columbia University, New York, United States1965
  • Ph.D., Sociology
    Columbia University, New York, United States1972

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