The pandemic brought many social issues to the forefront, principal among them being social isolation, particularly in Canada鈥檚 growing senior population. While this issue may have been a recent revelation for many Canadians, it鈥檚 been a priority for alumnus Mahad Shahzad (BBA 鈥20) for several years. 鈥淒uring my time at 91亚色 I was able to […]
91亚色 is launching a fundraising campaign to establish the 91亚色 Emergency Student Support Fund, which will provide essential financial support to those impacted by global conflicts and crises. 91亚色 is an exceptionally diverse community, with students and scholars from around the world. Consequently, current and prospective members of the university community may be […]
As a young Muslim woman of colour, Basma Elbahnasawy (BA 鈥18) is a firm believer in empowering women through her work. This passion led her to become one of the organizers for Lady Hacks, the first all-women hackathon in Canada. She is also one of the founding members of Indigenous and Muslim Women for Water […]
It was in the early 90s that Kathy Toth first became interested in learning how to do graffiti. 鈥淲ith murals I liked that they were public,鈥 she says. 鈥淚 was really concerned with being seen 鈥 like all these artists are. You ask them [why they do it] and they might say a whole bunch […]
91亚色 alumna Jonelle Sills (BFA/BEd 鈥16) credits 91亚色 with playing an integral role in her success. 鈥淚 can confidently say that if I didn't have a 91亚色 experience I would not be where I am today,鈥 says Jonelle, a lyric soprano whose performances led her to be on CBC鈥檚 list of Canada鈥檚 30 hot […]
Bold. Inspired. Visionary. It takes a true leader to inspire positive change in the world, and these are just some of the traits that define the successful 91亚色 alumni, driven to make a meaningful difference in their communities. At home and abroad, graduates of 91亚色 are not only entering the workforce prepared to […]
Canisia Lubrin (BA 鈥11) is a writer, critic, professor, poet and editor. Since studying creative writing at 91亚色, she has published collections of poetry and received recognition for her work. Her first collection Voodoo Hypothesis was named one of 2017's best books in Canadian poetry by CBC Books, who also named Lubrin a Black Canadian […]
In 2021 while the COVID-19 vaccine was rolling out across Canada, Dr. Tiffany Richards (BSc 鈥09) started to notice threads of misinformation about the vaccine all over the internet. As a resident physician in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto , she began spending all her free time online, […]
While in the 91亚色 film and video program, Evan Morgan (BFA 鈥08) developed his voice as a writer and filmmaker while part of a tight-knit community. With 鈥渁 penchant for dark humour,鈥 he embraced his fate as a director, as the modest beginnings of a dark comedy short film loomed in the background. After becoming […]
Twelve 91亚色 alumnae have been recognized by Women鈥檚 Executive Network (WXN) Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 list for their leadership and work empowering and championing others and influencing positive change in their workplace and communities. The list honours women in a variety of professional fields and career levels and is divided into 13 […]