With regret, I must share sad news after learning of Caroline’s death reported on Saturday, November 26. For those of us who knew her well and had the pleasure of working with her, reading her work, attending her well-organized conference sessions, and accepting her warm smile and always encouraging words, the sense of loss is severe.
Within UAA, Caroline was a true service leader. Elected to two consecutive terms, she served as a UAA Governing Board member from 2005-2011, and as Board Vice Chair from 2010-2011. Her contributions to UAA conferences were made through both leadership as Program Committee Chair in 2001 (Detroit) and 2007 (Seattle), and Program Committee member in 2006 (Montreal). Through countless conference sessions, she advanced discourse on feminist analysis of urban dynamics and the role of community organizations.
Caroline will be missed by so many that were inspired by her scholarship, guided by her mentoring, supported by her community activism, and nurtured by her friendship, love, and humanity.
Please feel free to send us short remembrance statements of Caroline that can be included in the UAA conference program for Nashville. Email your statements of 100 words or less to: communications@uaamail.org.
Margaret Wilder, UAA Executive Director
Obituary Text adapted from Ottawa Citizen, November 26, 2022:
Andrew was the first woman to serve as chair of the Canadian Political Science Association and, during a 30+ years career at the University of Ottawa, served as dean of the University’s Faculty of Social Sciences and as a full professor in the School of Political Studies and as Director of the Centre on Governance. The University described Andrew as “a nationally recognized authority on urban and feminist studies, as well as on cultural diversity.” Andrew was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2015 for her academic research on cultural diversity, on urban and feminist studies and for her civic involvement with non-profit and community-based organizations.
“Caroline Andrew is a leading voice in academia and social activism in Ottawa,” her Order of Canada biography reads. “A former dean of social sciences at the University of Ottawa, she co-founded its women’s studies program and is noted for her research on urban and feminist studies. At the grassroots level, she has volunteered with such organizations as the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership and the Lowertown Community Resource Centre to advocate on behalf of newcomers, women and residents of inner-city neighbourhoods. She has also championed civic initiatives that support better immigrant integration, crime reduction and the language rights of Franco-Ontarians.”
Andrew received a Bachelor of Science degree in political science at the University of British Columbia in 1964, a Master of Social Science degree at Université Laval in 1966 and a PhD in political science at the University of Toronto in 1975.
