Culture

In an op-ed published this month in University Affairs, President Gertler says universities have three key responsibilities related to Canada’s recovery. “The first is to ensure that our campuses remain places that accommodate, foster and enable important discussions about difficult and conten... Read More

Construction is about to begin on Indigenous House, a new gathering place at the University of Toronto Scarborough that’s dedicated to learning about Indigenous culture and ways of knowing. The 10,700 square foot (994 square metre) building, located on a sloping piece of land south of the Instruc... Read More

The University of Toronto has joined nearly 50 universities and colleges across Canada in signing a historic charter pledging to fight anti-Black racism and to promote Black inclusion. The 22-page Scarborough Charter outlines key barriers to Black inclusion and possible ways to respond. It also ... Read More

The University of Toronto has teamed up with the City of Toronto and the Legacy Art Project to commemorate Terry Fox, the Canadian hero who – with one leg amputated due to cancer – embarked on a quest to run across Canada in 1980 to raise money for cancer research. The city recently unveiled fi... Read More