Yorkville University President Dr. Julia Christensen Hughes (PhD) is a globally recognized academic, passionate about the power of post-secondary education to transform lives, help people fulfill their purpose, and improve society. Prior, while serving as founding dean of the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph, Lang’s MBA in Sustainable Commerce was ranked first in Canada and in the top 10 globally by national ‘clean capitalism’ business magazine, Corporate Knights.
Dr. Christensen Hughes’s published work includes the co-edited books Academic Integrity in Canada: An Enduring and Essential Challenge (2022); Taking Stock 2.0: Transforming Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2022); Handbook of Human Resource Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Industries (2018); Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2010); and Curriculum Development in Higher Education: Faculty-Driven Processes and Practices (2007). Her most recent journal articles have focused on the need to better align university rankings and faculty research with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
