John O. Stubbs is a Canadian academic. He was president of Trent University and Simon Fraser University.
Stubbs began his career as a historian and political scientist, specializing in the history of 20th century British politics and media. He distinguished himself as a teacher and administrator at the University of Waterloo, serving in various positions including associate dean of arts. Stubbs was appointed president of Trent University in 1987, a post that he held until 1993, when he was appointed for a five-year term as president of Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. His term was renewed in April 1997.
In 1997, he was forced to resign for his mishandling of a controversial sexual harassment case. Since then he has been a member of Simon Fraser's history department. In 1998, he was appointed a board member of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation.
Education B.A. in modern history, University of Toronto, 1966; M.Sc. in international history, the London School of Economics, 1967; D.Phil., Oxford University, 1973. Lecturer, Trent University, 1967–1969. Professor, University of Waterloo, 1973–1986. Visiting lecturer (1979), visiting fellow (1986), St. Catherine's (Oxford).
See also List of University of Waterloo people
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