News and Events
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 FellowMostafa 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 […]
A Look Ahead: 2024-2025
On May 25 and 26, Massey College participated in its first Doors Open Toronto. A special thanks to Matt Glandfield, our Director of Facilities and Operations, for his coordination efforts alongside our staff and many volunteers who were friends and family. Over 1800 people of all ages visited the college, and enjoyed the architecture, learning about […]
New and Events
I am very excited that Massey is a key site at this year’s Doors Open Toronto, and that we are rated the #1 site by many. We need volunteers to come and help show the public our beautiful college! Please contact Matt Glandfield to let him know what times you are available to help on May 25 […]
News and Events
Omar Sachedina and CTV News are launching a new fellowship for up-and-coming journalists looking to jumpstart their career in news. The fellowship is administered by RTDNF Canada (Radio Television Digital News Association) and Massey College is a partner, where we help with the mentorship of the fellows, and host them at the College. Please see CTV’s website […]
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Please join the entire Massey Community at the End of Year BBQ this Friday, April 26 from 5:00-7:00pm in the Quad (or the JCR if there is rain). Registration has been simplified. Get your tickets here. We hope to have some of next years’ Junior Fellows join us! Families and children welcome! I also wanted to note to everyone that, […]
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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 […]
News and Events
We are very happy to bring back the annual end-of-year BBQ, sign up to attend here on Friday, April 26. The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation are holding their 12th annual Historical Gathering April 29 through May 1. The event is free and open to all, and will include music, art, lectures and discussions. Breakfast and lunch will be provided […]
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This past Saturday we had a delightful Nowruz celebration at Massey in the Junior Common Room with music, singing, poetry and dancing together with very tasty food! Thanks to Junior Fellows Setayesh Yazdani and Mohaddeseh Abdolhosseini and many others for the organization and support. A reminder that the Massey is Lunch program continues this month. Sign up here to be paired with Junior Fellows for lunch – […]
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I’ve been reflecting on how the College contributes to a key issue of our time: the increasing discordance of dialogue on difficult issues. I have long felt that Massey could and should become a model for how difficult issues are discussed and treated in constructive ways. These would be issues in the public domain, and in our own […]
News and Events
Wishing those of you celebrating, a Happy Nowruz! The Junior Fellows are planning a special New Year celebration to bring in the spring on March 30. The event is open to the Massey community and will feature the arrangement of the Haftsin—a spread of seven symbolic items representing springtime—traditional Persian music, chai, food, dancing, and more. […]
