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Michael Samakayi will take home to Zambia many fond memories from his time at the University of Toronto following graduation this week: lifelong…
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As the University of Toronto airs its virtual spring convocation ceremony, graduates from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering…
Andrea Johns heard the Mohawk language, Kanien'kéha, for the first time when she took an introductory class on the subject in her second year at the…
Despite featuring several time-honoured traditions, the University of Toronto’s virtual spring convocation ceremony left plenty of room for the Class…
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Even as a little girl, Vanessa Alfaro wanted to become a dentist. So when she suffered a workplace injury that caused her to lose all…
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If Krysta Cooke could add her late brother’s name to her master of social work degree from the University of Toronto, she would do it in a…
As a youth, Harry LaForme never considered the possibility that one day he might study law. As it turned out, he ended up transforming it. Over a…
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The University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium was transformed into the site of a vaccine pow wow over the weekend, with volunteers dancing and…
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Claire Kennedy is no stranger to board rooms – she serves as lead director of the Bank of Canada and as chair of Neo Performance Materials Inc. – but…
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Vivian (Qiao) Xie isn’t old enough to vote or order an alcoholic beverage – in fact, she’s barely old enough to drive. Yet, she’s about to graduate…
Riley Yesno sat at a council table with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while she was still in high school. As a University of Toronto student, she…
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Elder Constance Simmonds is a Cree-Métis Knowledge Keeper (Treaty 6, northern Saskatchewan) and pipe carrier with more than 40 years of…