At the Canadian Journalism Foundation Gala in Toronto last week, we announced the incoming 2024-2025 William Southam Journalism Fellows, and we look forward to welcoming:
CJFE / Massey College Fellow
Mostafa Al-a’sar is an Egyptian multidisciplinary journalist, researcher, human rights defender, and former political prisoner who spent nearly four years behind bars in Egypt for his journalistic work. Mostafa arrived in Toronto earlier this year under Canada’s “human rights defender” refugee program.
St. Clair Balfour Fellow
Ashley Fitzpatrick is a journalist based in Newfoundland and Labrador, with more than 15 years of experience in local and regional news. Her career to date includes more than 10 years writing with The Telegram in St. John’s. Currently a staff writer with Atlantic Business Magazine, her work has also appeared with outlets including The Independent, allNewfoundlandLabrador, and CBC.
Webster McConnell Fellow
Jonathan Goldsbie writes and talks about politics, media, power, and the intersections between those things. Since 2017, he’s been an editor at Canadaland, chronicling the country’s media and ascendant far right, and co-hosting its Ontario politics podcast, Wag the Doug.
William Southam Journalism Fellow
Shree Paradkar is a Toronto Star columnist, as well as racial justice and equity advocate. She is winner of two Amnesty Awards for Human Rights reporting and the Racial Justice in Media award by the Urban Alliance of Race Relations.
Gordon N. Fisher / JHR Fellow
Beatrice Senadju is an award-winning Broadcast Journalist with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). With over ten years of experience, Beatrice has risen through the ranks to become an Editor. Beatrice is the recipient of the 2022 Ghana Leadership Awards Journalist of the Year as well as the Young Africa Media Centre’s Journalist of the Year Award in Disability Reporting.
We look forward to engaging with these journalists and participating with them in the journey of learning, reflection and renewal that is the William Southam Journalism Program.
Read an article in The Star about Shree here.
Sending heartfelt congratulations to all the Junior Fellows and recent alum who graduate this month! I am grateful to have shared time with you on your journey and thank you for your contributions to Massey College. We are proud of all that you have accomplished and look forward to hearing about more of your successes in the future. Please know you always have a place here.
LOWER LIBRARY EXHIBIT
There is a new exhibition offering an introduction to the Robertson Davies Library and showcasing items from its exceptional rare book collection, focused on the history of the book. Please drop by this week to see the exhibition, or email Acting Librarian Kathryn Middleton to arrange a guided tour for yourself or a small group.
CHANGE OF DATE
The First Formal Dinner in Ondaatje Hall will be a week earlier on September 9.
Formal dinners are Mondays and Wednesdays throughout the term. They are an excellent way to get to know Junior Fellows and other members of the community over an outstanding meal. Be sure to make it part of your regular routine at the College.
COMMUNITY NEWS
AWARDS and APPOINTMENTS
- Junior Fellows Alec Krawciw (Robotics) and David Li (Biomedical Engineering) were awarded the 2024 Vanier Scholarships.
- Senior Fellow David Lie has been appointed to U of T’s Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI). David Lie is a professor at the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Secure and Reliable Systems. He also holds cross-appointments in the Department of Computer Science and the Faculty of Law at U of T, and he’s an Associate Director at U of T’s Data Sciences Institute, a Massey College Senior Fellow, and a Faculty Affiliate with the Vector Institute. Read more here.
- Junior Fellow Raylene Mitchell was appointed to the SevenGen Energy Council.
- Junior Fellows Erina Moon, Faculty of Information and Fernando Yánez, Department of Computer Science are 2024 Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society fellowship recipients.
- Senior Fellow John Ralston Saul will receive an Honorary Degree: Doctor of Laws from York University this week.
- Senior Fellow Haroon Siddiqui received an honorary doctorate from Toronto Metropolitan University. Read the remarks shared by Dean Charles Falzon of the Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University.
- Alumni Shane Saunderson has joined McMaster University as Assistant Professor in Information Systems – congratulations, Shane!
- Alum Andrew T. Lam was named the Family Medicine Resident of the Year by the Ontario College of Family Physicians.
Congratulations everyone!
NEWS
- This spring, Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) led a series of roundtables on the online hate and harassment of journalists. Read the resulting report: Together we stand: protecting journalists from online hate and harassment in Canada.
- Senior Fellow Adrienne Clarkson was quoted in this CBC article on the St. Anne’s Church.
- Alum Jack Cunningham shares his recent non-academic writings: Israeli retaliation against Iran in The Hub | Open Canada: An Alternative to the Two-State Solution & Just War Theory | He also has been interviewed on a variety of international issues including Ukraine; Gaza; Haiti; Canada-India relations; Trump and NATO; Canadian deference spending. Available here.
- Alum Marc Desormeaux was interviewed on interest rate cuts on BNN.
- Senior Fellow Miriam Diamond comments on U of T’s youngest graduating student in The Star.
- Senior Fellow Jacqueline Feke gave a guest lecture at the University of Chicago called “Are We Doomed?” The New Yorker wrote an article on the class.
- Senior Fellow Harry LaForme was interviewed on trailblazing Indigenous legal firsts in the CBC.
- Junior Fellow Dongwoo Kim published an article in the U of T Law Review: Artificial Intelligence Governance through Communicative Action.
- Alumni Willem Mass on Why we should care about the the European Parliament Elections in The Winnipeg Free Press.
- Senior Fellow Kumar Murty‘s forthcoming book, The Science of Human Possibilities (expected out later this summer), made the Next Big Idea Club’s Season 25 “must-reads” list! Mention of Kumar’s book as a “must-read” is noted at the link below, where you can also find an Amazon pre-order page.
- Quadrangle Society Member Rose Patten was celebrated for her exceptional leadership as Chancellor of U of T.
- Junior Fellow Keagan Rankin and Senior Fellow Shoshanna Saxe are co-authors on a new paper on mapping construction sector GHG emissions.
- Senior Fellow Fahad Razak talks about wastewater monitoring for COVID on CBC Radio (Part 1 | Part 2)
- Junior Fellow Senthujan Senkaiahliyan co-authored A Primer on Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Administrators which is featured in Healthcare Quarterly.
- Junior Fellow Christine Tran was interviewed on CBC on advertising of nicotine pouches.
- Senior Fellow Armine Yalnizyan on jobs data on CTV.
- Senior Fellow Janet Walker on how arbitration is becoming more common for dispute resolution in Canada.
- Junior Fellow Riley Yesno speaks about Indigenous futurism on CBC Ideas.
OPPORTUNITIES
Attention Junior Fellows: Swift Medical is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow for a two-year project. The fellow will work on implementation science surrounding the adoption of AI in wound care and outcomes evaluation.
REMINDERS
- Make sure to sign up for the July 27 Alumni Association AGM and BBQ.
- The 2024-2025 Book Club reading list is here.
SUMMER RESIDENCE PROGRAM
We are pleased to welcome all members of the Massey community, their colleagues, and loved ones to come stay at the college. See video reel and book your stay here.
Use the discount code: ALUM/SF2024 for 15% off.
Wishing all of you celebrating, Eid Mubarak!
Please note the College will be closed June 28 for Principal’s Day.
Keep sharing your good news and have a good week,
Jonathan
P.S. Ondaatje Hall continues to be open for breakfast and lunch. Come visit and bring a friend for a meal.
