Thomas Donald Traves (born 1948) is a

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academic professor and administrator. He was the 10th President of

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus ...

, serving from 1995 to 2013. He was appointed for a one year term as Interim President of

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on October 1, 2016.

Biography

Born in

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...

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, Traves received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970 from the

University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1877, it is the first university of Western Canada. Both by total student enrolment and campus area, the University of ...

. He also received a

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degree in 1971 and a PhD in 1976 from

York University York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...

. In 1974, he started teaching at York University as a lecturer. He became an assistant professor in 1976 and was an associate professor from 1976 to 1991. From 1981 to 1983, he was Chairman in the division of social science. From 1983 to 1991, he was Dean of the Faculty of Arts. From 1991 to 1995, he was Vice President (Academic) and a professor of history at the

University of New Brunswick The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a public university with two primary campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick. It is the oldest English language, English-language university in Canada, and among the oldest public universiti ...

. In 1995, he was appointed to a six-year term as President and Vice-Chancellor of Dalhousie University. He was appointed to a second six-year term in 2000 and was appointed for a three-year term starting in 2007. Since becoming president, enrollments at Dalhousie have grown by over 40 per cent and external research grant and contract income has increased by 300 per cent. He also has an honorary doctorate from

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in Sweden. He is the author of ''The State and Enterprise: Canadian Manufacturers and the Federal Government, 1917-1931'' and editor of ''Essays in Canadian Business History''.

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Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry

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Dalhousie University profile
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