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Dear Friends of Massey, It is reading week at the University of Toronto, and so the college is a little quieter than usual. This has given me a chance to reflect on the activity and people I’ve encountered since becoming the Acting Principal, and also how much the world needs our graduate students over the […]
News and Events February 12
This past week we celebrated Black History Month with a High Table that included many distinguished members of the Black community to celebrate their extraordinary achievements. The dinner was accompanied by beautiful and moving music from Sammy Jackson and Chris Pruden. This followed a wonderful tribute, the previous day, to Gimaa Stacey Laforme, who has left his leadership role […]
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This past Friday’s High Table was a moving celebration of the 20 years of the Clarkson Laureateships at Massey – a celebration of giving to others. The 2024 Laureates are Junior Fellows Thomas Ayouti, Sara Maqsood, Michael O’Keefe and Senior Fellow Dr. Samir Sinha. We were inspired by the words of the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson and how she framed the […]
News and Events January 22
Dear Friends of Massey, It has been a delightful first week as Acting Principal of the college, as I had a chance to reconnect, in a deeper way, with elements of the community that are familiar, and the many new activities that Principal Des Rosiers set underway. There was the Massey of always: people from […]
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This past Friday we had a compelling High Table celebrating contributions of the East Asian community to Massey and beyond. It was also moving because it was the last High Table of Principal (now Justice!) Nathalie Des Rosiers, and I felt sad that she is moving on, but joyful in contemplating the breadth and success of her […]
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I wish you all the best for 2024. You are all invited to High Table on Friday, January 12. We will convene to honour and acknowledge the contributions of the East Asian community at Massey and beyond. We will also have a special guest performance by the Artistic Director of the Canadian Chinese Orchestra and the Music Director […]
Happy Holidays!
I am proud to announce that Massey College is currently running a special non-resident Junior Fellow program for an elite group of female Afghan scholars who lost their access to education when the Taliban banned them from their universities. Our new Afghan Women’s Fellowship Program (AWFP) is open to students from any discipline, who were […]
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A few events before we close for the holidays. We have an afternoon on Artificial Intelligence on December 13 and a few Massey lectures. The College will close down catering operations on December 15, we look forward to welcoming you back in the new year on January 2 for meal service. The JCR: A Massey Podcast latest […]
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Yesterday was International Disability Day, a day that we think about Christine Karcza who was a member of the Quadrangle Society, a member of the Disability Committee and a wonderful disability advocate. In her honor, the Book Club will discuss The Future is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha tonight. Join in person or online. The latest […]
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Tomorrow, on November 30 we will host Cooperation, Stability, and Security in the Arctic? Strategies for Moving Forward. This full-day conference brings together national and international expert panelists to address the question: how can we engage Russia in the shared pursuit of pan-Arctic security, stability and cooperation, while still holding it to account for its egregious […]
