FALL 2018 — U of T Women in House Program
The U of T Women in House is an innovative & practical program aimed at promoting a greater female representation in the federal government by inviting female U of T students to shadow a day of a Canadian parliamentarian for a full day on the Hill in Ottawa. It is a non-partisan and bilingual program, […]
Massey College Choir Seeking Singers
Take a break from your work and sing with the Massey College Choir! Junior and Senior Fellows, alumni, and other Massey-related people are all welcome. No previous experience required – we are assisted by trained vocalists who provide support and help us learn our parts. The choir rehearses for one-hour on Monday evenings starting at […]
[The Owl] In Defence of Civility, Redux
HUGH SEGAL, The Owl, Summer 2018 Some years ago, at the turn of the millennium, I wrote a book titled In Defence of Civility. It held a collection of my newspaper columns, op-eds, speeches, and some new essays—all, in various ways, offering a defence of civility in our politics, in our way of life, and celebrating warriors in this cause. The […]
[The Owl] Massey’s Warrior Scholar
From the Syrian Civil War to the U of T classroom, Noura Al-Jizawi carries on with her fight BY NAHEED MUSTAFA from The Owl, Summer 2018 Noura Al-Jizawi is bundled into an overstuffed parka and struggling to get a stroller through Massey’s main doors. Her nine-month-old daughter smiles as she’s jostled around. She’s wide-eyed and […]
Principal Segal Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Laws at Queen’s University
On June 4th our Principal, Hugh Segal, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws at Queen’s University. Below is his speech to graduates, family and faculty. Mr. Chancellor, Principal Wolfe, graduates here today to receive your hard-earned degrees, parents and friends, husbands, wives, grandparents and family, all of you who helped make this day possible […]
2018 CBC Massey Lecture Tour Dates Announced
Prize-winning journalist Tanya Talaga (author of Seven Fallen Feathers) explores the legacy of cultural genocide against Indigenous peoples — in Canada and elsewhere — in her 2018 CBC Massey Lectures, All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward. For Tanya Talaga, that cultural genocide has led to a forced disconnection from land and language by Indigenous peoples. The need now, she […]
Senior Fellow Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar awarded the Logan Medal
“For her innovative applications of compound specific stable isotope analysis which have revolutionized geochemistry, notably by establishing the source and fate of anthropogenic organic contaminants in groundwater, and also the presence of abiogenic methane and hydrogen trapped, for more than 1 billion years, in crystalline rocks that are more than 2 km below the surface […]
New Co-Chairs Named for Senior Fellows’ Luncheon Series
With the decision of Senior Fellows Cornelia Baines and Andrew Baines, to step down as pro-bono co-chairs of the Senior Fellows’ Luncheon series, a role they discharged with flare, creativity, engagement and a spirit of inquiry emblematic of Massey College, it is of great value to reflect on how the selfless and spirited volunteer commitment […]
An Announcement on National Indigenous Day
(Toronto: June 21st, 2018) Massey College, in the University of Toronto, is honoured that the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation will be establishing an office at Massey College, effective July 2018. “We are delighted to provide office space to the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation,” said College Principal, Hugh Segal. “Chief […]
An Announcement from Hugh Segal and Alan Broadbent
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