Dr. Brett Fairbairn was appointed Provost and Vice-President Academic at the University of Saskatchewan effective July 1, 2008. As Provost, Dr. Fairbairn is the leader of planning and budgeting; as the Vice-President Academic, he leads the University’s faculty and academic processes.
Dr. Brett Fairbairn was appointed Provost and Vice-President Academic at the University of Saskatchewan effective July 1, 2008. As Provost, Dr. Fairbairn is the leader of planning and budgeting; as the Vice-President Academic, he leads the University’s faculty and academic processes.
Brett has been engaged with the University of Saskatchewan for 35 years, beginning as a history student, during which time he served as President of the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union. After earning a BA in History in 1981, Brett continued his post-secondary education abroad. Oxford University awarded him a BA Honours in Modern History in 1984 and a DPhil, also in Modern History, in 1988. During this time, he joined the University of Saskatchewan as a faculty member in the Department of History and the Centre for the Study of Co-operatives.