April 1, 2005

U. of Toronto Lifts Faculty Age Limit

By KAREN BIRCHARD

Canada's largest university plans to let professors work beyond age 65, hoping that the change will support the recruitment and retention of senior scholars. The University of Toronto has reached a tentative agreement with professors and librarians to end mandatory retirement effective June 2006.

Toronto officials blame the policy for the departures of senior academics who have taken jobs elsewhere. Some went to institutions in other provinces that do not have mandatory retirement, but

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