Dear colleagues / Chers collègues,
The academic year has begun!
We will gather in the Quadrangle for our annual formal group photo this Friday, September 16th. Senior Fellows, Quadrangle Society Members, Journalism Fellows, Visiting Scholars, Senior Residents and Junior Fellows, – please mark your calendars for 5:00pm to come to the Quad. This will be the first time in three years that we will come together to do this, so it will be a photograph for the history books!
The group photo will be followed by the Welcome High Table at 6:30pm. High Tables are a special tradition at Massey where we come together to share a delicious meal and meet and celebrate the members of the community. We have a few spaces available. Please RSVP below and join in the festivities.
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The Massey is Lunch program continues this fall.
Sign up here https://calendly.com/masseycollege-connect/lunch?month=2022-09 and you will be paired with a few Junior Fellows to have lunch and connect. Any questions regarding the program can be sent to masseycollege.connect@gmail.com.
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Lots of events coming up. In addition to our Massey Dialogue and Ethics Series, I would like to invite you to three very special events:
- On September 15th, we are unveiling a portrait of Ivan McFarlane.
- Join us to welcome our new Senior Residents and Visiting Scholars on September 19th.
- Join Senior Fellow and Master Emeritus John Fraser on October 5th where he will discuss the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession to the throne of King Charles III.
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Sign up for our events below and read our community news:
- Massey Dialogues will look into Preparing for the Future Workplace on Wednesday, September 14th from 4:00-5:00pm. We will be joined by Harvard Business Review Executive Coach and Advisor Sheila Goldgrab, Biomedical Engineering student and Junior Fellow Evan Davison-Kotler and Principal Nathalie Des Rosiers. Moderated by pharmaceutical scientist and Junior Fellow Chukwunonso Nwabufo.
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Ethics and Artificial Intelligence the first event in our Ethics Series this year will be offered virtually on Thursday, September 15th from 12:00-1:00pm . We will be joined by Massey Alum Jamie Duncan, E. Stefan Kehlenbach U of T Postdoctoral Fellow working on the Governance of Emerging Technologies Group, Junior Fellow Alexandra Martin andoderated by Senior Fellow, Tom Axworthy.
Link https://masseycollege.ca/events/ethics-series-ethics-and-artificial-intelligence/
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Also on September 15th from 5:00-6:30pm, join us for a special conversation and reception celebrating visual arts and print culture. Ivan McFarlane, beloved Massey community member who passed away in 2020, was an important force behind many a book club held at the college. He is memorialized in a portrait by Gordon Shadrach now featured at the entry to the Upper Library. We will be joined by two artists – Gordon Shadrach and Aaron Jones in conversation with Sarah Robayo Sheridan about their exhibited works.
RSVP: https://masseycollege.ca/events/artists-in-conversation-launch-nxt-chapter/
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On Sunday, September 18th the Junior Fellows will hold their first Junior Fellow Lecture Series event These recurring events feature Junior Fellows speaking to a certain theme from their area of research/expertise. It is a great way to meet new Junior Fellows and hear about their research interests. Join us! 6:30pm in the Quad.
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CBC MASSEY LECTURES
There are still a few tickets available to attend the Toronto CBC Massey Lectures Tour happening Friday, September 23rd at 7:00pm. Visit Koerner Hall’s website for ticket purchases. https://www.rcmusic.com/event-calendar/2022-cbc-massey-lectures-presents-laughing-with-the-trickster-tomson-highway
In addition to the Toronto lecture, Massey College will host Tomson Highway for a special reading, book signing and reception on Monday, September 26th for our community. RSVP below to join us.
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VISITING SCHOLARS AND SENIOR RESIDENTS AT MASSEY
I’d also like to take the opportunity today to introduce you to our new Visiting Scholars and Senior Residents and invite you to our reception to meet them in person. Please join us in the Junior Common Room at 5:00pm on Monday, September 19th where we will hear from each scholar on their research as well as plans for their sabbatical.
RSVP https://masseycollege.ca/events/visiting-scholars-and-senior-residents-welcome-reception/
TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY MASSEY FELLOWS
- Sarah Henstra, writer and Associate Professor in the Department of English, Toronto Metropolitan University.
- Carolyn Kane, Associate Professor in The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University.
- Atefeh (Atty) Mashatan, Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor of Information Technology Management at the Toronto Metropolitan University.
YORK UNIVERSITY MASSEY FELLOWS
- Willem Maas, Jean Monnet Chair and Professor of Political Science, Public & International Affairs, and Socio-Legal Studies at York University.
- Kelly Pike, Associate Professor of Industrial Relations and Qualitative Research Methods in the School of Human Resource Management at York University.
SENIOR RESIDENTS
- Sandra Hobbs, specialist in Québécois literature and postcolonial theory.
- Geoffrey Little, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Communication at Concordia University and Director of Concordia University Press.
- Ruediger Willenberg teaches Embedded and Reconfigurable Systems at, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
I’m also pleased to welcome scholars from various Canadian and international institutions:
- Sharry Aiken, Associate Professor of Law at Queen’s University and founding Academic Director of a new Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law.
- Michael Aldous, Senior Lecturer in Management at Queen’s University Belfast.
- Jonathan Ferrier, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University
- Colin Grey, Associate Professor at Queen’s University Faculty of Law, specializing in immigration and refugee law.
- Kevin McKague, Canada Research Chair in Social Enterprise and Inclusive Markets at Cape Breton University and Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Strategy in CBU’s MBA program on Community Economic Development.
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On Wednesday, October 5th, join us for an after-dinner talk at 7:45pm by Master Emeritus John Fraser. He will describe his thoughts on the passing of the Queen, the succession of the throne and his upcoming visit to England.
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2022/2023 EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS
Our first High Table of the year is this week – please note the dates for other important celebrations throughout the year:
- Friday, September 30 – Gathering for Day of Truth and Reconciliation
- Friday, October 14 – Indigenous Heritage High Table
- Wednesday, October 21 – Maria Ressa, in-person conversation at the ROM
- Friday, October 28 – High Table with the Muslim community
- Friday, November 11 – College History High Table
- Friday, November 18 – Pride High Table
- Friday, November 25 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities Dinner in memory of Christine Karcza
- Thursday, December 1 – Junior Fellow High Table (includes Senior Residents and Journalism Fellows)
- Saturday, December 3 – Family/kids afternoon Holiday Party
- Tuesday, December 6 – Chanukah Celebration
- Saturday, December 10 – Holiday Gaudy
- Friday, January 13 – Multiculturalism High Table – Celebrating South Asian Communities
- Friday, January 27 – Clarkson Laureateship High Table
- Friday, February 10 – Black History High Table
- Friday, March 3 – International Women’s Day High Table
- Friday, March 17 – Dîner pour la journée internationale de la francophonie
- Friday, March 31 – Convocation High Table
- Tuesday, April 4 – Rose Wolfe Seder (lunch)
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SENIOR FELLOW LUNCHEONS
I would also like to share with you the dates and presenters (confirmed to date) for the Senior Fellow Luncheons.
- Monday, Nov 28 – Randell Hansen
- Tuesday, Jan 24 – TBC
- Tuesday, Feb 14 – Akwasi Owusu-Bempah
- Tuesday, March 14 – TBC
- Tuesday, April 18 – TBC
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Get your books, the BOOK CLUB is back!
The Massey College Book Club meets on the first Monday of each month, after formal dinner. The following titles will be discussed throughout the year:
- October 3, 2022 – Michelle Good Five Little Indians
- November 7, 2022 – Hanya Yanagihara To Paradise
- December 5, 2022 – Emily Rapp Black Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg
- February 6, 2023 – Kaie Kellough Dominoes at the Crossroads
- March 6, 2023 – Tajja Isen Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service
- The April 3, 2023 – Book Club is reserved to host the winner of the 2022 Cundill History Prize in conversation with Literary Review of Canada’s Editor-in-Chief Kyle Wyatt. Finalists will be announced in October and the winner will be announced in December. More information on the prize here. https://www.cundillprize.com/
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MASSEY LOVES TO READ – Book Launches
- Monday, October 17th – Ron Thom, Architect by Adele Weder
- Monday, October 24th – The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case by Senior Fellow Jon Dellandrea in conversation with Massey Alumna Sara Angel
- Wednesday, November 9th – The New Sex Wars: Sexual Harm in the #MeToo Era by Dr. Brenda Cossman https://nyupress.org/9781479802708/the-new-sex-wars/
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Other dates and special events to keep in mind:
WALTER GORDON SYMPOSIUM
The 2022 Walter Gordon Symposium will be held on Saturday, September 24th from 8:30am-6:00pm focusing on Artificial Intelligence. It will be in-person only.
The WGS is named after the Honourable Walter Gordon, who was Minister of Finance and President of the Privy Council under the government of Lester B. Pearson. The annual series, which began in 1990 under the leadership of then head of the College, Ann Saddlemeyer, was designed to present a topic of immediate Canadian significance to an interested audience drawn from academic, corporate and government worlds.
More details: https://masseycollege.ca/events/walter-gordon-symposium-ai-public-policy-and-accountability/
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THE FRANKLIN FORUM
Each year Massey College and Science@Massey host the Ursula Franklin Forum on a topic at the intersection of Science, Engineering, Public Policy and Society. Dr. Ursula Franklin was a beloved Senior Fellow and was the first woman to be made University Professor at the University of Toronto.
Save the date – this year we will host the forum on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 27th. For more information, please contact S@M Chair Barbara Sherwood Lollar barbara.sherwoodlollar@utoronto.ca.
More details to come: https://masseycollege.ca/events/franklin-forum-2/
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MASSEY GRAND ROUNDS SYMPOSIUM & JANET ROSSANT LECTURE
Massey Grand Rounds and the Janet Rossant Lecture will be held on Wednesday, October 12 from 12:00-4:00pm. Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe will deliver the Janet Rossant Lecture – more info here. http://www.fcihr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Announcement-Lorraine-Lipscombe-2022-Janet-Rossant-Lectureship-Massey-College-FCIHR-April-25-2022-LL.pdf
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PHILOSOPHY AT MASSEY
The Massey Philosophy Society will meet Sundays and Thursdays in the Round Room beginning Sunday, Sept 25th. Please read the note from Visiting Scholar Aaron Wendland on the program. https://masseycollege.ca/?p=39976
COMMUNITY NEWS – Appointments, Awards and Contributions to Public Discussion
Senior Fellow and Principal Emeritus of Massey College, Hugh Segal has been appointed as the interim Director of the Centre for International Defence Policy at Queen’s University.
Junior Fellow Chukwunonso Nwabufo has received the Pfizer Canada Graduate Fellowship to support his research investigating strategies for improving the clinical efficacy and safety profile of COVID-19 drugs. Congratulations!
CBC-Radio Canada Fellow Omayra Issa has just received a distinguished alumni award, the University of Alberta Alumni Association’s highest honour. More information here. https://www.ualberta.ca/alumni/recognition/alumni-awards/2022-recipients.html
Read Senior Fellow and Master Emeritus John Fraser’s opinion piece in the Globe and Mail here. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-queen-elizabeth-ii-a-perfect-and-unobtrusive-sovereign-subtly-shaped/
Senior Fellow Dimitry Anastakis wrote on the History of King Charles and Canadian money. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/king-charles-canadian-money-1.6578839
Senior Fellow Randall Hansen of CERES and the Global Migration Lab shares perspectives on the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.
(The Globe and Mail) (U of T News) (CP24) (Zoomer Radio)
Read Senior Fellow Michael Valpy’s opinion piece in the Globe and Mail here. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-what-king-charles-needs-to-do-to-win-canadas-heart/
Junior Fellow Chris Patton has curated an exhibit on the early modern printed page entitled Typographia, which is on now at the EJ Pratt Library now until October 7th. Please see attached PDF for more information. [emily to include pdf]
You can also hear me on Les faits d’abord on Radio Canada on Saturday 1h30 on a review of Ontario politics.
VISITING MASSEY
A reminder that our weekly menu is updated every Sunday – click here to see what’s being served in-hall. https://masseycollege.ca/weekly-menu/
If you are interested in booking space for an event at the college, please use this form, here. https://masseycollege.ca/event-and-catering-request-form/
The music room is available to book, through the online portal here. Alumni and senior members are welcome to book to book 2-hour blocks in a single day, maximum 4-hours per week. While all of our members are welcome to use the space, we want to ensure our Junior Fellows have the priority time available to do the rehearsing they need for their programs.
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Finally, this afternoon we will be hosting our first event in our new partnership with the Faculty of Arts & Science. In this partnership, we are welcoming their new faculty members to participate in all the programs and events the College has to offer for their first year on campus. Please join me in welcoming these new members of our community.
Please find below images of the great BBQ that we had last week. It was nice to see it so well attended.
Have a good week – I hope to see you all on Friday for the formal group portrait!
Nathalie
