Professors Emeriti

The honorific title of emeritus/emerita is bestowed on faculty members who have retired from the University of Toronto to reflect their past and continued substantive contributions to the University community. For the purposes of appointment as Professor Emeritus/Emerita, faculty members may be neither active staff at a teaching hospital nor full-time clinical faculty members. Reflecting the academic nature of the title, Professors Emeriti are generally faculty members who retire at the rank of full professor and who have served as full-time faculty. However, faculty members who retire at the rank of associate professor and/or who served as part-time faculty may be eligible if they are deemed to have made a substantive contribution to the University.

The criteria for appointment of a full or associate professor emeritus/emerita is outlined in the associated Governing Council Policy and the Procedures Manual for the Policy for Clinical (MD) Faculty.

If you have any questions please contact dom.academicsppts@utoronto.ca.

Process

The process for approving Professors Emeriti may be lengthy (over six months) due to the levels of approval required.

• Retiring faculty member discusses Emeritus/Emerita status with his/her physician-in-chief (PIC) 
• The faculty member notifies the University Department Chair in writing of their intent to retire, intended date of retirement and interest to apply for the title of Emeritus/Emerita at retirement. 
  • The faculty member must submit a written notice of intent to retire that includes the retirement date (via email or letter) to the Department Chair.
• The Department will prepare the application for submission to Academic HR.
• Academic HR reviews request to ensure eligibility criteria is met.
• Academic HR will facilitate Decanal and Provostial review and approval. 
• Upon approval, Academic HR will inform the Department so that faculty can be notified. 
• The Department notifies the faculty member and PIC of the decision. 
• The Provost's Office will notify the Academic Board and a President's letter of conferment will be sent to the faculty member. 

Benefits

Professors Emeritus/Emerita can expect that they will be able to maintain access to many of the basic services and benefits available to them before retirement. The list of services and benefits retained are:

• Library access - physical material and on-line resources
• Tuition waivers
• The Scholarship Program for Dependents and the tuition waiver for dependents
• Access to the Senior College
• Computer and email access – see the Information Commons website for specific details.

If you have any questions about this process please contact dom.academicappts@utoronto.ca.