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Congratulations Dr. Michelle Murphy

Dr. Murphy was one of twelve U of T faculty members appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada. Read more.

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Scholar Strike Canada

Dear Colleagues, Scholars across Canadian universities are outraged at the relentless anti-Black police killings of Black people in the U.S. and in Canada. As athletes have done, so, too, must […]

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The Black Aquatic: On Water, Art and Black Movement

A Winter School webinar with Professor Rinaldo Walcott Rinaldo Walcott is Professor of Black Diaspora Cultural Studies at the University of Toronto. He recently served as the Director of the […]

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Nikoli Attai celebrated in MENtions – Stories About Us

Nikoli Attai had a choice when he earned three CXC passes. He could either be demotivated or encouraged to do better. He found a renewed desire to succeed. After earning […]

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Congratulations to Binta Bajaha, recipient of this year’s Margrit Eichler Student Leadership Award!

Binta is a doctoral candidate working with Dr. Marieme Lo, and Chair of the WGSI Graduate Student Union which has done amazing work this past year. Binta is also being […]

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Congratulations to Professor Michelle Murphy for being awarded a Tier One Canada Research Chair

UofT awarded 29 Canada Research Chairs – Michelle Murphy, in the department of history in the Faculty of Arts & Science, tier one Canada Research Chair in science and technology […]

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African and Caribbean Studies: Statement of Accountability for Addressing Anti-Black Racism at the University of Toronto

For nearly half a century, the Caribbean Studies and African Studies programs have served as intellectual homes for many of the University’s racialized faculty and students. Our community has always […]

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Nikoli Attai, Women and Gender Studies Researcher Helps Tell a Different Side of the Queer Caribbean Story

Nikoli Attai came to the Women & Gender Studies Institute in the Faculty of Arts & Science from Trinidad and Tobago in hopes of giving queer Caribbean people a stronger voice. “I am […]

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GSU BLM Statement of Solidarity

On behalf of the Women and Gender Studies Graduate Students’ Union, we would like to publicly reiterate our solidarity with Black communities in Canada and abroad in the fight against […]

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WGSI PhD Student Robyn Maynard and University of Toronto Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah on CBC

Is there systemic racism in Canada? | Akwasi Owusu-Bempah & Robyn Maynard University of Toronto Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Vanier Scholar and author Robyn Maynard on what systemic racism looks like […]