Summer has arrived; the Quadrangle looks spectacular and we are enjoying the opportunity to spend some time together in the sunshine.
It is with mixed feelings that I must announce that Darlene Naranjo, the most competent Catering Manager ever and a wealth of wisdom at Massey for 27 years will retire in September. She will be deeply missed. Darlene is looking forward to spending more time with her family and plans to travel in the fall. We will celebrate her numerous contributions to Massey at a special event soon. I know you all join me in offering Darlene our warmest wishes for the next phase of her life. Thank you, Darlene.
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I am pleased to announce that the 2023 Jack McClelland Writer-in-Residence is David Chariandy.
David Chariandy lives in Vancouver and teaches in the department of English at Simon Fraser University. His first novel, entitled Soucouyant, was nominated for the Governor General’s Award and the Scotiabank Giller Prize. His second novel, entitled Brother, won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and the Toronto Book Prize. Brother was also named a book of the year by The Globe and Mail, The National Post, The Toronto Star, The Montreal Gazette, The New York City Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Esquire Magazine, and The Guardian; a film adaptation of Brother (directed by Clement Virgo) will be released in fall 2022. His most recent book is a memoir entitled I’ve Been Meaning To Tell You: A Letter To My Daughter. David’s writings have been published internationally and translated into a dozen languages. In 2019, he was awarded Yale University’s Windham-Campbell Prize for fiction.
David will offer an in-person, non-credit fiction and creative non-fiction workshop at Massey College in the Fall 2022 term on Wednesdays, 4-8 pm. If you are interested in participating, please get in touch with Emily Mockler for application guidelines.
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Join us this evening, Monday, June 27th, for a Drum Awakening Ceremony. This is a ceremony for the drum gifted by the Mississaugas, and it will take place in the College Quadrangle (inside if the weather is inclement) at 7pm, with a reception to follow.
I hope you will come and share in this special celebration of our on-going partnership with the Mississaugas of the Credit.
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The Massey College Alumni Assocation is holding their AGM on Saturday, July 16th at 2pm – all College Alumni are welcome to attend
A Barbeque will follow at 4:00pm. All are welcome!
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The Power of Image Lecture Series, in partnership with the Aga Khan Museum continues. Join us in July and August.
- July 17th: Image and Spirituality
With Senior Fellows Raji Aujla, Anver Emon, and Gordon Rixon - August 7th: Image and Power
With Bernie Farber, Peter Sloly, and Senior Fellow Zainub Verjee
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Because we have not had a chance to formally welcome our newest Senior Fellows in the past couple of years, I am going to take this opportunity in our newsletters to introduce you to a few, starting this week with Miriam Diamond and Heba Mostafa. More to come in the coming months.
Miriam: https://youtu.be/K57A45CIhy0
Heba: https://youtu.be/cs7aOjKtMt8
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Sadly, Alum Michael Danby-Smith passed away earlier this month. He was Don of Hall in 1971 and made many lasting contributions and friendships at Massey. You can read his obituary here. Please join me in sending our condolences to family and loved ones. I have also attached a scan of an essay he wrote for the Massey News in 2003. (Emily to attach scan from Andreea). He was a wonderful presence at Massey during his time.
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Senior Fellow Randy Boyagoda has published an op-ed in the in the Globe and Mail. Read it here. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-with-the-focus-on-ukraine-i-lost-sight-of-the-catastrophe-unfolding-in/
Senior Fellow Mary Eberts in the Hill Times.
Senior Fellow Paolo Granta on Breakfast Television https://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=3adb6c3a-a49d-4d3f-9436-e12364f2f947
Senior Fellow Sarah Kaplan was interviewed recently for Forbes. Read the piece here. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2022/06/20/the-business-case-for-diversity-is-backfiring/?sh=75d511cd351d
Senior Fellow and Chair of the Governing Board Akwasi Owusu-Bempah featured in the Toronto Star https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/06/21/theyve-known-for-quite-literally-decades-why-a-landmark-police-apology-fell-flat-for-so-many-black-torontonians.html
Senior Fellow John Polanyi has published an op-ed in the Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-atomic-dreams-we-need-to-imagine-nuclear-doomsday-for-the-worlds-sake/
Senior Fellow Neil Seeman has been named a 2022 Fields Institute Fellow in recognition of his work in academic-induystry relations and interdisciplinary collaboration amid Covid-19 modelling. You can read the full citation here.
Senior Fellow Janice Stein has been selected as co-chair of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Advisory Committee. Read more about it here.
Alum Milan Ilnycyj talks about carbon divestment on CBC’s Spark – listen to it here.
College Printer, Kit MacNeil, has an exhibition at the Centre[3] Gallery in Hamilton. You can read all about it here.
The inaugural Catherine Lee Fowler Award for Volunteerism was presented by College-Montrose Children’s Place last week. Named after our own Chief Administrative Officer, Catherine Fowler – in recognition of her many years of volunteering for CMCP. The recipient was Fartun Guled.
A reminder that we are open for breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday until the end of July. I hope to see you at the college soon! https://masseycollege.ca/weekly-menu/
Lastly, a reminder that Massey is Lunch program continues, where we pair interested Senior Fellows and Quadrangle Society members with Junior Fellows to have lunch and connect. Schedule and booking through this website, any questions regarding the program can be sent to masseycollege.connect@gmail.com.
Happy Canada Day,
Nathalie Des Rosiers
