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When Kathleen Olmstead returned to the classroom almost 20 years after beginning her degree, she realized being a mature student had its benefits.

“It’s sometimes fun to be older than others in the class,” says Olmstead. “I mean, I could actually talk about the Reagan years from having experienced them.”

Olmstead, communications co-ordinator for U of T’s Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation (CTSI), decided to take a Scientific Revolutions class for fun when she returned to the university as an employee.

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The dean of University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management will end his third term as dean on June 30, 2013, one year earlier than the formal conclusion of his third term.

Roger Martin, who joined the Rotman School as dean in May 1998, will remain at the School's Martin Prosperity Institute (MPI) in a leadership position, focusing his work on the future of democratic capitalism.

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U of T philosophy professor Joseph Heath is one of four Canadian scholars honoured with Trudeau Fellowships this year.

The fellowships are awarded annually from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation to individuals who set themselves apart through their research, creativity and their commitment to public issues of importance to Canada. Each Fellow receives $225,000, payable over three years.

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When Aisha Ahmad was three years old she told her father she wanted to help the mujahedeen fight the invading Soviets in Afghanistan.

“He looked at me and he said, ‘Actually, they have enough fighters. But there’s something they don’t have. When this war is over they’re going to need people with expertise to help rebuild the country. You should be one of those people.’ ”

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Already celebrated as a trailblazer for women in engineering, U of T Engineering Dean Cristina Amon has been named one of Canada’s 25 most influential women by Women of Influence Magazine.