Evelyn Kallen is Emeritus Professor and Senior Scholar, York University, Faculty of Arts. She received her BA from the University of Toronto (General Studies, 1950), her MA from U of T in Child Studies (1953), and her PhD in Social Anthropology in 1969, also from U of T. She has been prolific throughout her 30-year career, primarily focussing on ethnicity, racism, ethnic identity, human rights, and public policy.
In recognition of her scholarly contributions to the area of minority rights, in 1989 Dr. Kallen was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In the same year, Dr. Kallen was appointed to the position of honorary Chair in Human Rights at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa, 1989-90.