Several important conferences coming up in the next few weeks: Healthcare crisis and solutions tonight, inflation and taxation tomorrow, and how to report during war times on November 29.
It is with sadness that I write to let you know that Senior Fellow Trevor Levere passed away on November 1st. Please join me in passing our condolences to his wife Jennifer and children Kevin and Rebecca. A celebration of life will be planned for spring 2023. You can read his full obituary here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, November 22 – Responsible Economics: Are Canadian Fiscal and Monetary
Policies Appropriately Aligned?
RSVP https://masseycollege.ca/events/policy-forum-on-responsible-economics/
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Wednesday, November 23 – Social Enterprise Series: Ran Goel and Fresh City
RSVP https://masseycollege.ca/events/social-enterprise-series-ran-goel-and-fresh-city/
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Monday, November 28 – Senior Fellow Luncheon with Randall Hansen
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Monday, November 29 – 2023 German Canadian Media Symposium: How Can Journalism Counter War Propaganda? https://masseycollege.ca/events/gcms-2022-how-can-journalism-counter-war-propaganda/
Wednesday, November 30 – Alumni Dinner for the 1990-1999 cohort from 6:30-7:45pm https://masseycollege.ca/events/alumni-dinner-1990-1999-cohort/
COMMUNITY NEWS
A number of Massey Fellows named in Toronto Life this month: Senior Fellows Tiff Macklem, Margaret Atwood, Ron Diebert, and Brigitte Shim https://torontolife.com/city/the-50-most-influential-torontonians-of-2022/ . The 2020 CBC Massey Lecturer and Senior Fellow Tanya Talaga is named, and our Writer-in-Residence David Chariandy is given a special mention for the movie adaptation of his award-winning novel Brother.
Senior Fellow Peter Donnelly on TSN https://www.tsn.ca/other-sports/debate-over-naming-banned-coaches-stirring-at-new-agency-probing-abuse-in-sports-1.1877890
On behalf of Massey Alum Julia Kim, you are invited to a fundraiser at Dixon Hall Music School https://dixonhall.org/musicschool/. 5:30-7:30pm on Tuesday, November 29. See attached for more information.
Quadrangle Society Member and 2021 Clarkson Laureate Camille Orridge is featured in the Black Women in Leadership exhibit at the City of Toronto Archives (255 Spadina Road). More information here
DECEMBER EVENTS
- Saturday, December 3 – Kids and Family Holiday Party https://masseycollege.ca/events/family-kids-holiday-party/
- Monday, December 5 – Massey College Book Club. We will discuss Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg by Emily Rapp Black https://masseycollege.ca/events/book-club-frida-kahlo-and-my-left-leg-by-emily-rapp-black/
- Tuesday, December 6 – Chanukah Celebration with Rabbi Yael Splansky https://masseycollege.ca/events/chanukah-celebration-2/
- Thursday, December 8 – Film Screening Unloved: Huronia’s Forgotten Children with directory Barri Cohen https://masseycollege.ca/events/filmmaker-in-residence-screening-and-panel-discussion-unloved-huronias-forgotten-children/
- Saturday, Dember 10 – Winter Gaudy https://masseycollege.ca/events/winter-holiday-gaudy/
- Wednesday, December 14 (Date change) – Massey Dialogues: Hunger and the Meaning of Canadian Inequality https://masseycollege.ca/events/massey-dialogues-hunger-and-the-meaning-of-canadian-inequality/
AWARDS, NOMINATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Applications for New Junior Fellows will open on December 1, 2022. We encourage you to reach out to those in your networks for exceptional students who are attending or will be attending graduate school or professional programs at U of T next year.
We will also hold two in-person open houses for prospective Junior Fellows, all are welcome to join us and meet prospective Junior Fellows and share Massey experiences. https://masseycollege.ca/open-house-registration/
We continue to accept nominations for new Senior Fellows and Quadrangle Society Members, as well as nominations for the 2023 Clarkson Laureateships
À bientôt,
Nathalie
