I am delighted to share that Ian Williams, the academic advisor to our William Southam Journalism Fellows, will deliver the 2024 CBC Massey Lectures.
You can listen Ian in conversation with Tom Power, on CBC’s Q last week. Tour dates will be announced this summer, and you are all invited to attend the annual Toronto book launch at Massey in the Fall.
In this episode of JCR, Junior Fellow and Doctor of Pharmacy Student Setayesh Yazdani interviews pharmacists Dr. Doret Cheng and Dr. Linda Dresser. Both are clinical pharmacists, in the areas of infectious diseases and primary care, respectively and teach at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. They discuss their roles in global health and share their unique journeys and stories from working overseas. Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
April Events
April 17 | Massey Dialogues – How At Risk Are Jobs to Generative AI?
This panel session brings together thinkers in industrial relations, management, and economics alongside voices from government, industry, and labour to look beyond hype cycles and handwringing to focus on complementary and cooperative approaches to technology and work. Join our expert panel: John Baker (UBC Millwright), Alistair Hepburn (ACTRA), Dr. Neil Thompson (MIT) and Gurneet Singh Dandona (McKinsey). Organized by Junior Fellow Shawn Meikle (moderator) and Visiting Scholar Danielle Lamb. RSVP.
April 26 | Year End BBQ
To celebrate the end of a very eventful year, the Massey Community is welcome to attend our annual End of Year BBQ. Join us from 5:00-7:00pm in the Quad (inside if there is rain) to join in community and break bread.
The tickets have been changed for easier registration. Please RSVP.
May Events
May 7 | Power and the Press: Marty Baron on Trump, Bezos & the Future of Journalism
In partnership with the Canadian Journalism Foundation, join us for a compelling conversation with Marty Baron, former executive editor of The Washington Post, as he delves into themes from his book Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos and THE WASHINGTON POST.
Marty will be joined in conversation with William Southam Journalism Fellow alum, former Globe and Mail columnist and author Elizabeth Renzetti. RSVP.
May 9 | RSC x Massey Dialogues: Freedom of Expression | Liberté d’expression
Hosted by the Academy of Arts and Humanities, the evening will feature a discussion between Jocelyn Maclure and Senior Fellow Alexie Tcheuyap. Junior Fellow alum and Le Devoir columnist Emilie Nicolas will moderate.
Language: Bilingual (live interpretation available). RSVP.
May 13 | Breakfast with Alexander Neef
Join the Director of the Paris Opera Alexander Neef and Senior Fellow Raji Aujla in conversation on the future of opera. RSVP.
May 15 | Massey Dialogues x Canada China Forum
Save the date for a panel discussion about the ongoing and evolving relationship between Canada and China. Organized by Junior Fellow Dongwoo Kim.
May 28 | Book Launch: Out of Darkness by Denise Chong
A gripping story of a domestic assault that shocked the world, of the exercise of power and political influence, and of the Bangladeshi woman whose irrepressible spirit found light in sudden darkness. Author Denise Chong will be in conversation with Rumana Monzur. RSVP.
May 29 | The Literary Review’s Massey Essay with Tara Henley
Join Tara Henly, who has authored the annual Massey Essay entitled Trust Spiral in the Literary Review of Canada’s May issue. Honouring the memory of the long-time CBC producer Vincent Massey Tovell, the Massey Essay is an annual look at the state of the media in Canada and represents a forum for substantive media criticism. RSVP link to come.
COMMUNITY NEWS
AWARDS
- Senior Fellow Paul Cadario received the Rose Wolfe Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of nearly five decades of service to the University of Toronto as a volunteer and supporter.
- Junior Fellow Margaret de Leon was awarded with a Fulbright Scholarship for her doctoral research, A Comparative Study on Working Learners in the United States and Canada. She will be working with the Pathways Laboratory at Stanford University from September 2024 to June 2025.
- Senior Fellow Allison McGeer was announced as one of the 2024 inductees in The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
Congratulations Paul, Margaret and Allison!
NEWS
Alum Liz Ayoub was profiled in the UofT Dentistry Magazine (pg. 18-19).
Alum Marc Desormeaux has a number of media hits this week:
- Financial Post, on the 2024 provincial budget season
- CBC, on the outlook for Canadian housing affordability
Senior Fellow Miriam Diamond is in Global on forever chemicals in drinking water.
Senior Fellow Bruce Kidd commented on sports gambling in the Hamilton Spectator.
Read Junior Fellow Maggie MacDonald’s recent op-ed in the Globe and Mail.
Senior Fellow Neil Seeman will be teaching a new course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies called the “Writer as Entrepreneur” all are welcome!
Senior Fellow Janice Stein was interviewed on CBC’s Metro Morning and featured on CBC’s The National.
Read Junior Fellow Christine Tran’s latest paper, here.
Alum Riley Yesno will deliver a talk at Ideas At Crow’s Theatre: (Land) Back to the Future on April 28 Riley will explore Indigenous futurism and the connection between dreams and new realities, inspired by Governor General Award-winning playwright Cliff Cardinal’s HUFF. Tickets are free and all are welcome, register here.
PS: I include here some photos from the Women in Law Leadership Awards gala that took place in Toronto earlier this month. Senior Fellow Nurjehan Mawani was awarded with the Rosalie Silberman Abella Award, and a number of Junior Fellow and Senior Fellows attended. Photo credit: Juliana Williams.
See you soon,
Jonathan
