It is still cold out there but we are very happy that we were able to celebrate our 2022 Clarkson Laureates virtually last Friday Congratulations once again to James Bird, Leah Morris and Alexander Sarra-Davis!
Please visit our YouTube channel to access any event you may have missed.
Join us today, Monday, January 24 for the virtual book launch of Senior Fellow Chisanga Chekwe from 4:00pm-5:00pm ET. The author will offer a reading from the book and be in conversation with Greg Kelly, Senior Fellowand Executive Producer of CBC’s Ideas on themes from Zambia: Pathways to Excellence.
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The Massey Dialogues on Wednesday, January 26th at 5:00pm ET will centre on sustainability at U of T with Senior Fellow and Vice-President Operations and Real Estate Partnerships & Vice-Provost, Academic Operations Scott Mabury. Join us to discuss sustainability and the future of academic infrastructure.
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On Monday, January 31st former Mayor of Toronto and Quadrangle Society Member John Sewell will launch his new book Crisis in Canada’s Policing. John will be joined by Abby Deshman Interim Executive Director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Massey College Alum Alex Luscombe and Senior Fellow Anamaria Enenajor, 4:00pm ET.
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Moving Beyond ESG Investment Towards Better Impact is the theme of the Massey Dialogues on Wednesday, February 2nd, 4:00pm ET.
Adam Jagelewski, Managing Partner at TwinRiver Capital; Inbal Marcovitch, Special Advisor to the CEO of the Standards Council of Canada; and Junior Fellow Leting Liu will be in conversation with moderator Senior Fellow Anita McGahan.
The Massey Music Salon this month centers on a powerfully moving new piece by Métis composer Ian Cusson, Five Orchestral Songs on Poems by Marilyn Dumont. Mr. Cusson will be joined by mezzo soprano Rebecca Cuddy, the piece’s first interpreter, for an evening moderated by Junior Fellow and music historian Rena Roussin.
7:45-9:00pm ET on Wednesday, February 2nd
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As part of Black History Month, we are looking forward to celebrating arts, culture, community and more of the African, Caribbean and diasporic communities of African descent.
We will discuss Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta at the next instalment of the Massey College Book Club 7:45-9:00pm ET on Monday, February 7th.
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Presented in partnership with U of T department of English join the Jack McClelland Writer-in-Residence Souvankham Thammavongsa for a virtual reading and reception, 4:00-5:00pm ET on Tuesday, February 8th.
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Watch the Massey Dialogue – Sugar, Codfish, Enslaved Africans, and the Founding of a Canadian University on Wednesday, Feb 9th from 4:00-5:00pm ET with writer, dub poet and professor of sociology at Dalhousie University, Dr. Afua Cooper.
Saturday, February 12th – Winter Ball
Friday, February 25th – High Table, Celebrating Black History Month
April 11 & 12 – The Notwithstanding Clause: Canadian Constitutional Democracy at a Crossroads.
Saturday April 23rd – 60th Anniversary of the William Southam Journalism Fellowships. Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist to deliver the keynote.
Friday, May 6th – Book Club Gala with bestselling author and CBC Massey Lecturer Lawrence Hill
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Massey Lecturerer Esi Edugyan was interviewed by Matt Galloway on CBC’s the Current this morning (hyperlink to episode, once live) – in advance of the broadcast of her 2021 CBC Massey Lectures. Listen to the lectures here.
John Fraser has been made a member of the Board of the Trudeau Foundation.
Don of Hall Christine Tran has published a piece with Midnight Sun. Read it Here.
Massey College is proud to introduce this year’s Printing Apprentices. The following candidates will be working closely with our college printer Kit MacNeil for the year to come. This is a rare opportunity for students interested in letterpress printing to have a hands-on learning experience. Among the candidates are also two Massey Junior Fellows.
Adriana Ciocci, (PhD History and Philosophy of Science)
Sophie Edelhart (PhD, Yiddish)
Katie Middleton. (MI, Faculty of Information)
Massey Fellows
William Layng (PhD English Literature)
Zoe Hellenier (MSc, Archaeology) — Zoe is apprenticing with Don Taylor in Bookbinding
Lastly, we are hiring an Associate Director of Student Life, help us spread the word!
