News & Features
U of T mourns 750 people discovered in unmarked graves at residential school in Regina
Posted:As we learn of the more than 750 unmarked graves found on the grounds of Regina’s former Marieval Indian Residential School, we are once more confronting a shameful period of Canadian history that…
Meet the 2021 KPE graduates
Posted:When Hassan Adenola moved with his family from Nigeria to Canada at age 10, everything was different - the people, the climate, the language. But, he discovered a love of basketball in middle school…
U of T hosts vaccine clinic pow wow at Varsity Stadium
Posted:Steve Teekens, the executive director of Na-Me-Res, a Toronto emergency shelter for Indigenous men, said the clinic was held to provide First Nations, Inuit and Métis people with a culturally safe…
U of T first in Canada, second among North American public universities in latest QS World University Rankings
Posted:It is the second consecutive year that U of T has held all three positions in the highly regarded annual ranking of the world’s top 1,000 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds, a London, U.K.-based…
Man with a plan: Dean Ira Jacobs leaves legacy of building capacity and driving change
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“I told him this was a special call because it was the first time I was speaking to him as a dean at his alma mater,” says Jacobs. “His response was that he now knows how his parents must…
U of T mourns Muslim family killed in London
Posted:We are devastated by news of the horrific attack against a Muslim family in London, Ontario earlier this week. Our thoughts are with the family and the surviving victim, a nine-year-old boy who is…
Varsity Blue swimmer Tokyo bound for Paralympic Games
Posted:"Words aren't enough to describe the overwhelming emotions this nomination fills me with," said Cabraja in an Instagram post last night. "It has been a long road with many exhilarating moments of…
‘Blues in Commerce’: a new support community for student athletes in Rotman Commerce
Posted:Being a Rotman Commerce student can be challenging and time-consuming — and so can being a Varsity Blues student athlete who spends many hours practicing with their team. Doing both at the same time…
Support Through Sport: Helping coaches influence healthy relationships of teen athletes
Posted:The surveyed athletes shared that they believe coaches have a role to play in listening, supporting and educating athletes in the event of a conflict in their relationship. The coaches’ responses, on…
Naomi Osaka forces important conversations: Q & A with KPE’s Simon Darnell
Posted:There is much talk in sport about the importance of letting your body recover from the physical strain of training or playing a sport. However, there doesn’t seem to be as much talk about mental…
Dean’s Update on the 2021-22 Academic Year
Posted:Since my last update on March 9, we have been closely monitoring public health and government guidelines related to COVID-19 to inform planning for a gradual and safe return to campus at the Faculty…
Mixing novelty and tradition, U of T gears up for virtual convocation this spring
Posted:Ever Imafidon’s upcoming cameo in this June’s virtual convocation ceremony gave her an inside glimpse of the carefully orchestrated event – not to mention a crash course in the art of acting.
“We…