Master Emeritus Hugh Segal (1950-2023)
Principal Emeritus Hugh Segal passed away on August 9, 2023 at the age of 72. Hugh was the fifth Head of Massey from 2014 to 2019 and exemplified so well the values of the College: he was committed to the Junior Fellows and their development. His life’s work was dedicated to serving the public good. […]
Convocation High Table Introductions
The following graduating Junior Fellows were introduced at High Table on March 31, 2023. Omolola AjaoIntroduced by Zach Blas, PhD Omolola Ajao is a Nigerian-Canadian filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist. Her documents ruminate on Black migratory life, scripting from observation, meditation and personal introspection. She embraces Black reality as means of endless imagination, exploration and excavation. […]
High Table Guests – March 3, 2023
Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis is the Director and CEO of the Aga Khan Museum. She first came to Toronto in 2017 as the Museum’s first Director of Collections and Public Programs after serving as Senior Strategic Advisor to the Sharjah Museums Department in the United Arab Emirates for ten years. Her career started in Scotland with […]
Call for Proposals to Celebrate 60 years of Massey College
Since 1963, Massey College has been both a physical and intellectual home to thousands of graduate and professional school students studying at the University of Toronto, Journalism Fellows and senior members. Over the past 60 years Massey has built a vibrant interdisciplinary and intergenerational community, one that often begins at the dining table. The contributions […]
High Table Guests – Friday, February 10
The Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine made history as the first Black Woman elected to Canada’s Parliament, serving from 1993-2006. Her roles included Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister; Minister for Multiculturalism and the Status of Women; Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee; and Deputy Speaker. Her legislative successes include both the historic Black History Month Motion, and the […]
High Table Guests
January 27, 2023 – Celebrating the 2023 Clarkson Laureates The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson arrived in Canada from Hong Kong with her family in 1942 and made the astonishing journey from penniless child refugee to accomplished broadcaster, journalist, and distinguished public servant in a multi-faceted lifetime. Madame Clarkson was Canada’s 26th Governor General from 1999-2005. When […]
High Table Guests
January 13, 2023 – Celebrating South Asian Communities Dr. Najma Ahmed Najma is the Surgeon-in-Chief at St. Michael’s Hospital. She completed Medical School and General Surgery Residency at McGill University. Following her Residency, Najma pursued fellowship training in Trauma Surgery and Critical Care at the University of Michigan and the University of Toronto. Najma was […]
Audeamus Accepting Submissions
Massey College’s own literary and visual arts journal ‘Audeamus’ is still accepting submissions from the Massey community members (current JFs, SFs, alumni, Quadranglers, Visiting Scholars and Journalism Fellows) until January 25th at midnight. 2 pages max, any file format is accepted for: poetry prose short essays short non-fiction photography drawings paintings graphic arts Send submissions […]
Remembering Monique Nemni
Monique Esther Nemni March 27, 1936 – November 2, 2022 On November 2, while on a long-awaited Mediterranean cruise with her beloved spouse of almost 70 years, Monique suffered a heart attack and died in Naples, Italy. She was a vibrant, intelligent, loveable woman who will be missed by all who had the pleasure to […]
Call for Printing Apprentices
Every year, the Bibliography Room in the Robertson Davies Library at Massey College offers an apprenticeship opportunity for members of the Massey community to learn letterpress printing with the College Printer, working with the Library’s collection of 19th century iron printing presses. The Massey College Printing Apprentices will assist the Printer with designing keepsakes for […]
