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Principal’s Message This year’s Massey Lectures have inspired a groundswell of conversation and engagement to sold-out audiences across Canada. These reflect a shared commitment to justice, dignity, and truth. From Mark Kersten’s reflections on persistence and progress, to an interview between Quadrangle Society Member Steve Paikin and Alex Neve that explores the fragility and potential renewal of international institutions, the […]
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Principal’s Message With the fall term in full swing, the Massey College quad is once again active with conversation, ideas, and community engagement. It is the spirit that defines our institution. New leadership, new vision, and strong support from our donors over the summer all mean Massey is renewing its full rhythm. Junior Fellows, Senior […]
Two Presidents respond to What Could A University Be: Revolutionary Ideas for the Future, by Robert Gibbs
Two Presidents respond to What Could A University Be: Revolutionary Ideas for the Future, by Robert Gibbs. This new book imagines a university where all students in all levels and across all faculties, including professional schools are learning how to do research. Gibbs proposes a widely applicable model that reverses the traditional top-down flow by […]
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Principal’s Message In a fractured world at a hinge moment, I was not surprised that the news of General Roméo Dallaire joining Massey College as Chair for Peace, and his speaking at the Oct 24 Massey College High Table, generated an enthusiastic response from our community. So much so that we will be adding a […]
Yes you can: An introduction to podcasting
Hear from the podcast veterans, JF’s who have produced an episode (or so) of The JCR: A Massey Podcast over the last four seasons. We’ll talk about developing ideas, fears, fun and lessons learned. Bring your ideas and questions. Speaker: Kim Kierans and several Junior Fellows who will discuss their previous experiences. You can read […]
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Principal’s Message Canada’s Role in the World is one of the issues of contemporary concern that we are exploring at Massey College. To this end, last week we launched the 2025 CBC Massey Lectures: “Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World” to a sold-out house. This week, our Chair of Public Policy, Tom Axworthy, is hosting […]
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Principal’s Message The Junior Fellows are back, as is the full Massey community, for the exciting academic year ahead. Energy and joy were on full display all last week with orientation events, the welcome reception, our first High Table of the year (with special guest speaker President Melanie Woodin), which was followed by the traditional […]
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In This Message Announcing the 2025-2026 Visiting Scholars at Massey College Massey College is pleased to partner annually with four Ontario universities to host academics committed to the public good on sabbatical, providing them with space and the opportunity to engage with our scholarly community. These Visiting Scholars contribute meaningfully to the life of […]
3rd Annual Irving Abella Lecture
Philippe Sands explores the subject of ‘impunity’, a central theme of 38 Londres Street, the third in his East West Street trilogy, and of our times. He draws on the twin tales of General Augusto Pinochet’s arrest in London, his connections with Walther Rauff, an SS wanted for mass murder who fetched up as the […]
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Principal’s Message Planetary Health is vital to each and every one of us. As Massey College relishes in the glorious cherry blossoms in the Quadrangle, I am delighted to share that I will be interviewing the world-renowned author on nature, landscape, and the health and beauty of our planet: Robert Macfarlane. With best wishes, James […]
