Welcome, Kamal Riahi
We are honoured to welcome Kamal Riahi as a Visiting Fellow to Massey College. Kamel is a Tunisian novelist, literary critic, and creative writing instructor, currently based in Toronto, Canada. He has taught creative writing at Carleton University in Ottawa and autobiographical writing and the art of diaries at the University of Toronto. A member of […]
Remembering Claude Tessier
Born in 1931 to the west of Quebec City, Claude became a high profile, respected Quebec journalist, author and photographer, who began his career in Trois-Rivières and Chicoutimi, but was best known as a political correspondent for Quebec City’s daily newspaper, Le Soleil, where he worked for 35 years. Claude’s adventurous spirit led this francophone Quebecer to […]
Massey College Choir Open House
Are you interested in singing with the Massey Choir? Come to an open house on Wednesday, September 3, 5:15-6:15 p.m. in the Music Room (Colin Friesen Room), hosted by our very talented new Choir Director, Melanie Yirenkyi. This is a great chance to meet her, as well as other musically inclined community members. The Massey […]
Announcing the 2025-2026 Visiting Scholars at Massey College
Massey College is pleased to partner annually with four Ontario universities to host academics on sabbatical, providing them with space and the opportunity to engage with our scholarly community. These Visiting Scholars contribute meaningfully to the life of the College, bringing with them diverse academic interests that strengthen the interdisciplinary fabric of our institution. Join […]
Announcing the 2025-2026 Cohort of Senior Fellows and Quadrangle Society Members
Massey College is pleased to announce the newest cohort of Senior Fellows and Quadrangle Society Members: Lydia Abbott, Sharry Aiken, Ulrike Al-Khamis, Aimy Bazylak, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Éloge Butera, Julie Chen, Barbara Dick, Nomazulu Dlamini, Wendy Feldman, Mark Fewer, Ian Graham, Rafael Grohmann, Natasha Grzincic, Jamie Hillman, Linda Iwenofu, Lianne Jeffs, Paul Kennedy, John Meehan, Anthony […]
Announcing the 2025 William Southam Journalism Fellows at Massey College
(Fellows pictured from L to R: Owen Guo, Pacinthe Mattar, Blaise Eyong, Vinita Srivastava, Jordan Michael Smith) Massey College Journalism Fellow Owen Guo is a freelance journalist in Toronto. He’s written about immigration, North America’s response to COVID-19 and the 2025 Canadian federal election. Born and raised in China, he reported for The New York […]
The 2025 Massey Lecture delivered by human rights activist and former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada Alex Neve.
Universality is the core promise of the human rights order born out of the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust: these rights extend to everyone, everywhere, at all times, without exception. But the cruel reality is that the word universal also screams of our profound failure to keep the promise. Too often, human rights are […]
DR. JAMES ORBINSKI INSTALLED AS 7th PRINCIPAL OF MASSEY COLLEGE
Following in the inaugural footsteps of Robertson Davies, and in the presence of dignitaries including Chancellor Wes Hall, President Melanie Woodin, Massey College Visitor and former President of the University of Toronto Robert Prichard, Dr. Janice Stein, and General Romeo Dallaire, Massey College in the University of Toronto yesterday officially installed its seventh Principal: Dr. […]
Address of James Orbinski on his installation as the Seventh Principal of Massey College
Chief Sault; Chancellor Hall; Visitor Prichard (who is former President of U of Toronto, currently Chair of the Board of Tory’s Law Firm, and our Visitor—the constitutional and ceremonial and head of the College); Professor Owusu-Bempah; Professor McGahan; Junior Fellows; distinguished guests; friends of Massey College; Professor Stein – Janice is truly one of my […]
Announcing Massey College Recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal
Principal James Orbinski had the pleasure of presenting seven medals to members of the Massey College community on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in a ceremony at Massey College. The Coronation Medal was created by King Charles III, on the advice of the Canadian Government, to mark the significant and historic occasion of His Majesty’s Coronation […]
