The Advisory Board meets five or six times during each academic year. Its purpose is to advise the Director on major questions of orientation and vision for the Jackman Humanities Institute, including policies, programs, and general oversight on all activities. The Advisory Board connects the Jackman Humanities Institute with the humanities departments and their faculty and students across the University of Toronto. This committee is composed of senior faculty members and department chairs from the humanities disciplines, representatives from the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), the Faculty of Arts & Science, and other faculties. Members are usually appointed for three-year terms.
- Alison Keith, Director, Jackman Humanities Institute
- Paul-Alain Beaulieu, Chair, A&S Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
- Georges Farhat, Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design
- Kathleen Gallagher, Director, A&S Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies
- Tara Goldstein, OISE Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
- Will Kwan, UTSC Arts, Culture, Media
- Nasim Niknafs, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Music
- Ana-Teresa Pérez Leroux, Chair, A&S Spanish & Portuguese
- Ajay Rao, UTM Vice-Dean Graduate / Historical Studies
- Gurpreet Rattan, Chair, UTM Philosophy
- Matt Ratto, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Information
- Kerry Rittich, Faculty of Law / A&S Women & Gender Studies
- Jill Ross, Director, A&S Comparative Literature
- Natalie Rothman, Chair, UTSC Historical & Cultural Studies
- Sarah Sharma, Director, UTM Institute for Communication, Culture, Information & Technology
- Luca Somigli, Chair, A&S Italian Studies
- Cheryl Suzack, A&S English / Indigenous Studies; Faculty of Law
- Caitlin Tillman, Associate Chief Librarian, Collections and Materials Management
- Erica Walker, Dean, Ontario Studies in Education