Jason Stanley is the Bissell-Heyd-Associates Chair in American Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto.
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Jason Stanley is the Bissell-Heyd-Associates Chair in American Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto, where he is also Professor of Philosophy. Before moving to Toronto in 2025, he was the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. Jason’s work focuses on propaganda, authoritarianism, democracy, free speech, and political language. …
Multiple independent sources, including the University of Toronto's own faculty page (published 2026-10-06), the Munk School people page (published 2026-11-01), and a 2025 U of T news release, identify Jason Stanley as the Bissell-Heyd-Associates Chair in American Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto.
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Supports. The University of Toronto's U of T news release (2025-07-30) reports Stanley assumed the Bissell-Heyd-Associates Chair in American Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.[1]
Supports. The U of T faculty profile lists 'Bissell-Heyd Chair in American Studies, University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy' as a 2025-present position, and the Munk School people page (2026-11-01) lists him as Bissell-Heyd-Associates Chair, American Studies.[2][3]
Supports. Independent event and media pages (Queen's University 2026-10-01, Canadian Human Rights Commission 2026-04-29, KALW 2026-08-06) describe him in the same chair role.[4][5][6]
Context. The CV confirms the chair appointment dating from 2025, after his Yale Jacob Urowsky professorship (2013-2025), consistent with the post's description of moving to Toronto in 2025.[7]
Sources
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- 1Philosopher Jason Stanley assumes Bissell-Heyd-Associates ...artsci.utoronto.ca · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2Jason Stanley | About | University of Torontodiscover.research.utoronto.ca · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3CSUS People - Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policymunkschool.utoronto.ca · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Preserving Canadian Democracy: An Evening with Jason Stanleyhumanrights.ca · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Fascism and the Global Elitequeensu.ca · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6The Authoritarian Playbook: How to combat fascism with ...kalw.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7[PDF] Jason Stanleyjasonstanley.org · not rated · cited for: context
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