Events at the College have been unfolding swiftly, including last week’s introductions of all the Senior Residents working and living at Massey. Their research and applied goals are both remarkable and diverse!
I’m also pleased to announce that the JCR Podcast Season 3 launched last week. For those of you who don’t know The JCR is a podcast created and produced by our Junior Fellowship, with support and guidance from Massey’s Chair in Media Engagement Kim Kierans.
The first episode this season is titled All Policy is Climate Policy features Dr. Fiona Miller. In a rare interview, Dr. Miller – historian turned health policy professor turned climate champion – offers no simple answers to simple questions. She shares her “extraordinarily difficult” journey in academia and what motivates her to champion new ventures such as the Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care.
I hope you will tune in!
How 60 years of Massey Lectures can guide us for the next 60
Last week, on CBC Ideas, Senior Fellow Jane Freeman’s talk on Ursula Franklin’s 1989 Massey Lecture The Real World of Technology was broadcasted. Jane’s talk was a part of a CBC Massey Lectures retrospective for our 60th anniversary. The CBC will share more of these anniversary talks on air throughout the month of October – you can also access the full swath of 60th anniversary Massey Lectures Programming here.
OCTOBER PROGRAMMING
Tuesday, October 8 (5:00-7:00pm)
Book Launch – May it Have a Happy Ending by Minelle Mahtani
Tuesday, October 8 (9:00am) | Couchiching Annual Conference on Diplomacy (OFFSITE)
Wednesday, October 9 (4:00 – 6:00pm)
Book Launch – Lloyd Axworthy: My Life in Politics with Senior Fellow Janice Stein
Thursday, October 10 (6:00pm)
Book Launch – The Science of Human Possibilities by Senior Fellow V. Kumar Murty
Tuesday, October 15 (4:00 – 5:30pm)
Massey Dialogues – AI Infiltrating Our Daily Lives: A Social Good or Potential Harm?
Wednesday, October 16 (8:00pm)
Music Salon – Keepers of the Fire: New traditions in Indigenous music
Bonus! – Attendees will be eligible to enter a draw for free tickets to hear Inuit artist Elisapie’s solo show at The Opera House on November 8.
Register to attend Formal Dinner in advance (select Oct 16).
*NEW EVENT*
Thursday, October 17 (10:00am – 2:00pm) | Fine Art Printmaking Workshop with Giancarlo Busato
Join us in the lower library for an exclusive hands-on workshop with renowned Italian printmaker Giancarlo Busato, the third generation of the Stamperia Litografia Busato in Vicenza, brought to Toronto by Senior Fellow Paolo Granata.
Participants will explore the art of “punta secca” (dry point) engraving and create their own prints. All materials and equipment will be provided, free of charge. No prior experience is required, making this a unique opportunity to dive into the world of fine art printmaking.
RSVP soon, space is limited!
Friday, October 18 (6:00pm) | Indigenous Heritage High Table
You are invited to join us at the Indigenous Heritage High Table. We will convene to celebrate Indigenous peoples and communities in our College community and beyond. Gather over a delicious meal as we introduce new fellows, scholars, and community members.
*NEW EVENT*
Saturday, October 19 (9:45am-12:00pm) | Massey Bike Ride
Our Health & Wellness Committee Chair Heywot Tadesse and Environmentalist-in-Residence Sir Graham Watson invite you to join them in a two-hour bike ride designed to stretch our muscles and your thinking about urban design with cyclists in mind. The ride will follow a carefully chosen route along the bike lanes to illustrate the potential for the crucial switch needed from fossil-fuel to human-powered transportation in urban areas with the participation of an urban planner.
Monday, October 21 | Intentional Leadership: The Big 8 Capabilities Setting Leaders Apart
Join Quadrangle Society Member and author Rose Patten who will be in conversation with Senior Fellow Sarah Kaplan discussing themes from Intentional Leadership.
RSVP – First 40 people to attend get a free copy of the book.
Tuesday, October 22 (11:45am-2:00pm) | Senior Fellow Luncheon with Carolyn Tuohy
Join us for a fantastic lunch and a lecture entitled Quest, venture or crusade: how narratives shaped the science advising process during COVID-19 by Senior Fellow Carolyn Tuohy followed by an audience Q&A. See full abstract and RSVP by October 18. All members of the College and their guests are welcome to attend. Junior Fellows interested, please email Alyssa.
Wednesday, October 23 (6:30pm) | Alumni Dinner for the 1978-1984 Cohort
Come and connect with your cohort. We will host several Alumni dinners throughout 2024-2025. If you are not able to make your cohort’s dinner, please attend any other you’d like.
- November 20 (2005-2014)
- January 22 (1985-1994)
- February 12 (2015-2024)
- March 5 (1995-2004)
- March 26 (1962-1974)
Be sure to select the date you are planning to attend. Winter term registration will be available later on in the term. RSVP.
Tuesday, October 29 (7:00pm) | CBC Massey Lectures (OFFSITE)
The Massey Lectures are co-sponsored by CBC Radio, House of Anansi Press, and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The series was created in honour of the Right Honourable Vincent Massey, former Governor General of Canada, and was inaugurated in 1961 to provide a forum on radio where major contemporary thinkers could address important issues of our time.
The 2024 CBC Massey Lectures, What I Mean to Say: Remaking Conversation in Our Time by Professor Ian Williams will take place across Canada in October 2024.
The lectures will be broadcast in November 2024 as part of CBC Radio’s Ideas series.
PURCHASE KOERNER HALL TICKETS HERE
Wednesday, October 30 (8:00pm) | Junior Fellow Lecture Series: The Fantastic and Reimagined
Hear from Junior Fellows Noah Khan, Marissa Herzig and Bana Samman.
These lectures take place roughly once a month and invite three Junior Fellows to give an after-dinner lecture on a chosen topic through the lens of their various fields of study.
COMMUNITY NEWS
AWARDS
- Junior Fellow Chukwunonso Nwabufo has been named one of the recipients of the 2024 Pharmacogenomics Global Research Network Travel Award to present his research work at the 2024 Pharmacogenomics Global Research Network Scientific Meeting in Ohio.
- Journalism Fellow Beatrice Senadju was awarded the Best Female Journalist of the Year by the Ghanian Journalism Association. More information here.
Congratulations Chuk and Beatrice!
NEWS
- Senior Fellow and Alum Claire Battershill, Acting Faculty Director at the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative, reflects on creativity in sharing research projects and the relationship between slow, traditional processes and fast-paced digital tools. Filmed in the Lower Library & Bibliography Room at Massey College. Watch it here.
- Senior Fellow Brad Faught will be part of an event at the Centre for Geopolitics in Cambridge. More information here.
- Adam Gopnik published an op-ed this weekend based on his talk On Confronting Hate, read it in the Globe and Mail here. The CPAC recording of Adam’s lecture is also available now.
- Senior Fellow Neil Seeman wrote Infinite Potential: Bridging Vedanta and Judaism. Read it here.
- Senior Fellow Aephraim Steinberg and research assistant have discovered negative time. Read about it here.
- Junior Fellow Riley Yesno discusses her research with CTV, watch it here.
So there is a lot to come and see!
Jonathan
P.S. ICYMI Kim Kieran’s book launch for “Journalism for the Public Good: The Michener Awards at 50” at the end of September, you can watch Kim in conversation with Anna Maria Tremonti
