News Release
The Council of Canadian Academies is pleased to announce the appointment Dr. Lydia Miljan to its Board of Governors. Dr. Miljan is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Arts and Science program at the University of Windsor.
The Council’s 12-member Board of Governors is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organization, ensuring fulfillment of the Council’s mandate and oversight of its operations. The Board also features a unique structure. The Council’s three Member Academies each appoint two governors. These six governors then appoint two additional governors from the general public. The remaining four individuals are proposed by the federal Minister of Industry and are formally appointed by the Board. Dr. Miljan is a Government of Canada appointee and will serve for three years.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Miljan to the Board of Governors,” said Elizabeth Parr-Johnston, Chair of the Council’s Board of Governors. “Her background in Canadian public policy will be an asset to our Board as we work to ensure that the best science-based information is made available to policy and decision makers, and to all Canadians.”
Dr. Miljan teaches in the areas of Canadian public policy, research methodology, and politics and media at the University of Windsor, and is a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute. Dr. Miljan has also authored numerous peer-reviewed papers and three books.
A full list of the Council’s Board of Governors and their biographies can be found on the Council’s website.