Although it might not look like it outside, spring is almost here – and I’m pleased to share with you a look ahead to programming for the remainder of the month. A reminder of the 60th Anniversary Gala Celebrating the William Southam Journalism Fellowships will take place on Saturday April 23rd. In order to accommodate all of the interest we’ve received, we will be hosting the dinner and keynote at the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon in the Toronto Reference Library. It will be an exciting evening. Please join us! Register to attend here.
Also to note that applications for new Junior Fellowships are open until March 31st. I invite you to encourage any talented prospective students you know to consider applying to join our wonderful community. On-line applications are open on our website here.
Last week we had a panel of experts discuss Ukraine and Why NATO Literacy is Critical. You can watch the session here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
On Wednesday, March 16th from 4:00-5:00pm ET, join the Massey Dialogues on Science and Aesthetics. Junior Fellows Hannah Morand and Nathaniel Starkman will speak with Dr. Adam Hammond from the University of Toronto Department of English and Dr. Joel Ong from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design.
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Massey College Music Salon presents New Origins: On the edge of jazz with Rich Brown and Sam Little on Wednesday, March 16th at 7:45pm ET.
Join internationally renowned bassist Rich Brown, in conversation with Junior Fellow Sam Little, as they discuss modern extemporizations in jazz. Rich’s career history, and his personal take on music, draw from a diverse pool of influences to create a unique style of jazz that is truly his own. He will perform a few of his solo pieces and, if we’re lucky, a collaborative piece with Sam.
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On Thursday, March 17th, join the final installment of our Ethics Series on Sports from 12:00-1:00pm ET featuring three-time Canadian Paralympian and gold medalist Stephanie Dixon; Olympian, journalist and Professor of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Bruce Kidd, and sports journalist and author Geoff Kirbyson.
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Also on Thursday, March 17th at 7:00pm ET we will screen Tales from the Organ Trade followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker, Ric Bienstock, Filmmaker in Residence Peter Raymont, and Journalism Fellow Patrick Egwu.
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On Friday, March 18th from 3:00-6:00pm ET you’re invited to celebrate Holi in the College Quadrangle. Holi is the celebration of the traditional Hindu cultural festival. Among many interpretations, Holi is the mark of Spring and is a festival celebrated by the throwing of coloured powder at one another. More information on our website, here.
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I am hosting a Dîner de la francophonie on Monday, March 21st at 6:00pm. Plusieurs invités de la francophonie académique canadienne et de la ville de Toronto seront des nôtres. I will do the introductions in French and will provide an English translation. This will be a special dinner, followed by dessert and conversation in the Junior Common Room. Please join us.
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On Wednesday, March 23rd from 12:30-2:00pm ET Junior Fellows are invited to attend the first Massey Artists Circle event. Massey Artists Circle aims to create a rich dialogue between key figures in the arts and Junior Fellows, and to increase the visibility of the arts at Massey. Across the university term, the Massey Artists Circle invites artists, journalists and cultural leaders to talk about their backgrounds, their creations, and the role of arts in their lives and in contemporary Canadian society. The group is guided by Quadrangle Soceity Members Sara Angel and Peter Herndorf.
Join to meet with Matt Galloway, host The Current on CBC.
This event is in-person only.
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Join the Massey Dialogues on Wednesday, March 23rd, on Infrastructure for the 21st Century from 4:00-5:00pm ET in the Upper Library or view online. I will speak with Catherine McKenna the former Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Principal and Founder Climate and Nature Solutions/Women Leading on Climate, Prof. Matti Siemiatycki Director of the Infrastructure Institute, and Senior Fellow Shoshanna Saxe Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Infrastructure about what infrastructure investment needs to look like in the 21st century.
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We are hosting an Alumni Dinner for the 1963-1979 Junior Fellow cohort also on the evening of Wednesday, March 23rd. I would like to encourage those Alumni (and their guests) who were present at the College in those years to come and to bring memories of their friendships, research and institutional experiences with them!
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Press Club is taking place on Thursday, March 24th at 7:45pm ET. Join Denise Balkissoon, Ontario Bureau Chief of The Narwhal, James McCarten, editor of The Canadian Press Style Guide, and Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick as they discuss the evolving language norms in Canadian media. The event will be moderated by William Southam Journalism Fellow Michael Barclay.
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Join us for Convocation High Table on Friday, March 25th to celebrate our 2021- 2022 graduates.
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On Monday, March 28th we will host the book launch of Hearts on Fire: Six Years that Changed Canadian Music by William Southam Journalism Fellow Michael Barclay. 4:30pm ET in the Junior Common Room. Books are available for pre-order through ECW Press here. https://ecwpress.com/products/hearts-on-fire
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On Thursday, April 7th at 1:00pm ET we are hosting a special Massey Dialogues in partnership with the Rotary Club Bay-Bloor Toronto exploring Conflict Prevention, Climate Change and Economic Development. This will be entirely online and in webinar format. Register to attend here.
SAVE THE DATE
- April 4 – The final Book Club of the term, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong.
- Conference on April 11th & 12th – The Notwithstanding Clause at 40: Canadian Constitutional Democracy at a Crossroads. Register here. https://masseycollege.ca/events/the-notwithstanding-clause-at-40-canadian-constitutional-democracy-at-a-crossroads/
- Annual Seder in memory of Rose Wolfe – Register to attend here.
- Alumni Dinner for the 1980-1999 cohort – Wednesday, April 13th.
- Book Club Gala with Lawrence Hill – Friday, May 6th. Register to attend here.
COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS
Junior Fellow Maeve Palmer will perform at the Norcop & Koldofsky Winners’ Recital taking place on Thursday March 24th at 12:10pm ET. Maeve is the 2021 recipient of the Jim and Charlotte Norcop Prize in Song, and will be presenting the “Winners’ Recital” with pianist Joel Goodfellow, the 2021 winner of the Gwendolyn Williams Koldofsky Prize in Accompanying. You can view the performance online.
Senior Fellow Tom Axworthy has published a new piece on Canada’s Foreign Policy in Policy Magazine. Read it in full.
Senior Fellow Sarah Kaplan was recently featured in UofT News. Read all about #break the bias here.
On behalf of Senior Fellow Stephen Scharper, you’re invited to attend an upcoming session of the Sustaining Conversations Series. Dr. Stephen Scharper, Director of the Trinity Integrated Sustainability Initiative, sits down with guest speaker Archbishop Mark MacDonald to discuss the intersections among sustainability, faith, and ongoing Reconciliation in the Canadian context. Chloe Kapanen, Trinity Sustainability Initiative Intern and member of Environmental Students’ Union, will serve as respondent. Thursday, March 24th at 7:00-8:30 pm EST (online)
To Register: https://forms.gle/1mjQDN3t53hgXjo66
The Office of the Dean of Students at Victoria University is pleased to invite you to their sixth annual Campus (Re)Conciliations Conference: “The Truth is not Yet Fully Told” happening on Thursday, March 31st from 8:30am to 4:00pm as a hybrid event at Alumni Hall (Victoria College Building) and online. Register online, here.
A Bientôt
Nathalie
