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Lots to celebrate! May is Asian, South Asian and Jewish Heritage Month – we celebrate the communities at Massey and look to our May 9th event with Dr. Chi-Ming Chow (hyperlink).  

To those who celebrate, we wish you had a Happy Khalsa Day yesterday. I am delighted to announce the publication of the Massey Essay on the state of the media, published as part of our partnership with The Literary Review of Canada (https://reviewcanada.ca) to honour the memory of Vincent Massey Tovell, a long-time CBC producer and a good friend of Massey College. This year, the recipient is James Brooke-Smith who is the author of Where’s Johnny? On the lost art of public conversation. Read the Massey Essay here.

I am sorry to share the news of the passing of Senior Fellow Charles Pascal. Charles was an engaged member of our community who regularly provided advice and ideas. We send our condolences to his family and friends who will miss him. Quadrangler Steve Paikin wrote a touching in memoriam article about Charles his love of public education, baseball and honesty. https://www.tvo.org/article/remembering-charles-pascal 

MASSEY LOVES TO READ 

As you know, Massey loves to read (and buy books!) We are hosting a number of excellent book launches this month and I hope you will join us for readings, discussions and celebrations of the written word.  

Saturday was Independent Bookstore Day. Many of our fellows have published books that are available through indie bookstores. It’s never too late to pick up a copy of a book you saw launched at the College. https://cibabooks.ca/CIBD  

Our Massey College Book Club has an open survey to get a sense of what books you want to read and discuss next year. Please let them know what you think here: https://tinyurl.com/masseybc2324  

Book Launch – Accelerated Minds by Senior Fellow Neil Seeman  
May 17 | 6:30-8:30, Junior Common Room 

Unlocking the fascinating, inspiring, and often destructive impulses that drive the entrepreneurial mind.  

Insert book cover only.  

RSVP https://mailchi.mp/b91c3bd7cc37/rj264gmzoy  

Massey Dialogues: On the Evolution of Media. Understanding Media Change by professor Carlos Scolari 

May 24 6-7pm  

Author Prof. Carlos Scolari will be joined by Prof. Siobhan O’Flynn and Mon Rodríguez. Moderated by Senior Fellow Paolo Granata. The book describes the lifecycle of media in the context of the media ecology, presenting a general theoretical framework and a series of methodological procedures to support the construction of an eco-evolutionary approach to media change.　 

RSVP https://masseycollege.ca/events/massey-dialogues-on-the-evolution-of-media-understanding-media-change/  

“The Disputed Freedoms of a Disrupted Press”: A discussion of journalists’ autonomy and accountability inspired by Ivor Shapiro’s forthcoming book. 

May 31 | 5:00pm 

Book cover 

Shapiro’s book explores the origins, connections, and contradictions evident amongst divergent understandings of press freedom around the world. Author Ivor Shapiro will be in conversation with Journalists Karyn Pugliese, John Fraser and myself. 

Order https://www.routledge.com/The-Disputed-Freedoms-of-a-Disrupted-Press/Shapiro/p/book/9781032119977  

RSVP https://masseycollege.ca/events/the-disputed-freedoms-of-a-disrupted-press-a-discussion-of-journalists-autonomy-and-accountability/  

UPCOMING EVENTS 

Asian Heritage Month event with Dr. Chi-Ming Chow (BE SURE TO have Chi-Ming with the G!) 

May 9 | 4-5:00pm 

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, we welcome you to hear from guest speaker Dr. Chi-Ming Chow, Professor in Medicine, UofT, Director of the Echocardiography Lab and Staff Cardiologist, St. Michael’s Hospital. He will present On Being an Asian Geek in the Field of Medicine followed by an audience Q&A and reception 

http://torontoheartcentre.ca/doctors/dr-chi-ming-chow/  

RSVP  

Massey Dialogues Putting Water at the Heart of the Development. 

May 18 | 12-1pm 

Dr. Nicolas Jarraud, Senior Specialist, Engagement and Partnerships Development, at the Global Water Partnership (GWP) will speak to putting water at the heart of development. GWP is an international organization dedicated to strengthening water management, governance and water security worldwide. 

This Dialogues is presented in partnership with the Rotary Club of Toronto-Bay Bloor. 

RSVP  https://masseycollege.ca/events/massey-dialogues-putting-water-at-the-heart-of-development/  

REMINDERS 

• Dinner Service is now closed for the summer. Ondaatje hall remains open for: breakfast daily from 8:00-9:30am and lunch on weekdays from 12:00-1:00pm. We are closed on all statutory holidays. Click through here to view our weekly menu, https://masseycollege.ca/weekly-menu/  

•A print version of the Massey Directory is now available to Junior Fellows, Journalism Fellows, Visiting Scholars, Quadrangle Society and Senior Fellows. They are available for purchase through the Porter’s Lodge for $12.00 each. The online version (https://masseycollege.ca/login/ )is updated as changes are received, includes alumni information, but we know a printed booklet is often handy.  

•Rooms and suites available to the Massey community friends and families and to academic conferences and programs for short-term (daily, weekly, monthly) rentals through the summer. To check availability and make bookings, visit https://masseycollege.ca/summer-residence-programme/ 

•Massey is a beautiful venue to host your events year-round, but especially through the spring/summer. For more information, please contact Sarah Balm, our Catering and Food Services Manager or complete this form to submit your request for information:  https://masseycollege.ca/event-and-catering-request-form/ 

COMMUNITY NEWS 

  • Junior Fellow Otuto Chukwu was recognized by his faculty with an Opportunity Awards recognizing academic excellence in the Black and Indigenous Peoples communities. He also published a research project on Effects on product availability and accessibility in Nigeria. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hpm.3650   

MASSEY ONLINE

Massey Dialogues and Book Launch from last week. 

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh met with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations at Massey for a ceremony to light the sacred fire and hold a Council meeting in the Chapel Royal to discuss the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program and its pathways for Indigenous youth. It was an honour to host the Council event here. We thank the Lieutenant Governor for organizing this meeting  

https://www.utoronto.ca/news/photos-his-royal-highness-duke-edinburgh-meets-indigenous-leaders-massey-college

Red Dress Day is on May 5.  
This day serves to raise awareness and honour the memory of Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people who have gone missing or have been murdered in Canada. 

https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/905-red-dress-day-remembering-loss-looking-justice

 

À bientôt, 

Nathalie  

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