TMU alumna and benefactor Donette Chin-Loy Chang is installed as the university’s chancellor at fall Convocation. Photo Harry Choi Long-time supporter of the university brings people together for the great cause of education By: Michelle Grady October 18, 2024 Donette Chin-Loy Chang (Journalism `78) took up her post as the new chancellor of Toronto Metropolitan … Continue reading Meet TMU’s new chancellor, Donette Chin-Loy Chang
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In collaboration with colleagues at Toronto Metropolitan University, McMaster University is organizing a conference to mark the 90th year of the Caribbean and Canadian author, Austin Clarke. McMaster University shares a unique relationship to Clarke and his work. The university library is home to Clarke’s archives. On September 26 and 27, we will host a … Continue reading Announcing Event on “Austin Clarke, Black Studies and Black Diasporic Memory”
McMaster University (Ronald Cummings) and Toronto Metropolitan University (Darcy Ballantyne) are holding a conference September 26-27, 2024 on the work of Austin Clarke. Austin Clarke and Andrew Salkey Conference Dates: September 26 - 27, 2024, Deadline for abstracts: July 15, 2024 Notification of decisions by: August 15, 2024 Co-organizers: Ronald Cummings (McMaster University), Darcy Ballantyne … Continue reading Call for Papers: “Austin Clarke, Black Studies and Black Diasporic Memory”
Donette Chin-Loy Chang has been dedicated to transforming lives through education, health care, social justice and the arts in Canada and globally. Photo: Clifton Li Source: TMU Today June 27, 2024 Donette Chin-Loy Chang, a distinguished communications leader, accomplished public affairs strategist, prolific philanthropist and proud alumna, has been recommended to the Board of Governors … Continue reading Toronto Metropolitan University names Donette Chin-Loy Chang as new chancellor
Toronto Metropolitan University is partnering with Guyana to implement the country’s ‘One Guyana Digital’ initiative that aims to equip Guyanese students with the essential skills needed for careers in tech. Photo by Nubelson Fernandes on Unsplash. Source: Toronto Met Today 2,000 Guyanese citizens will complete The Chang School’s full stack developer program By: Surbhi Bir … Continue reading TMU partners with Government of Guyana to upskill workers in tech
Organized by TMU’s Black Student Advisory Committee (BSAC), the Black Flourishing Conference brought together Black identifying students, staff and faculty along with special guests for inspiring conversations, and fostering connections and belonging. The conference was co-hosted by Linda Musui (left), TMU student and BSAC member, and Keosha Love Dwyer (right), Black student support facilitator in … Continue reading A look inside TMU’s first Black Fourishing Conference
Twenty Toronto Metropolitan University students enrolled in Canada’s first-ever costume design program Carnival Arts will be displaying their 3-D “larger than life” designs at The Creative School downtown. The 12-week course is meant to support the history of Caribbean Carnival and how fashion designers can continue the growth of the carnival industry. “It’s not just a street … Continue reading Canada’s first-ever Carnival Arts course teaches students how to make their own costumes for the road
Students at the launch of One Guyana Digital at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. (Shatanand Anude/News Room photo)POLITICS By Neil Marks neil@newsroom.gy Guyana and Canada launched a transformative programme on Sunday afternoon to train 2,000 Guyanese to become full-stack developers – or persons who can build and maintain both the front-end and the back-end of … Continue reading Guyana/Canada partnership: One Guyana Digital to train 2,000 as full-stack developers
Black History Month in Canada is a time of reflection, celebration, and recognition of the contributions that people of African and Caribbean descent have made to the nation’s cultural, economic, political, and social fabric. In 1995, after a motion by the first Black Canadian woman elected to Parliament, Jean Augustine, the House of Commons officially … Continue reading Black History Month in Canada
https://youtu.be/oFPFRzV3iAE The SlimmDuck scholarship helps reduce barriers to higher education for students of Caribbean descent By: Surbhi Bir November 17, 2023 Earlier this year, the SlimmDuck Scholarship was set up at Toronto Metropolitan University by NBA basketball player Chris Boucher of the Toronto Raptors, who aims to open doors to university education for students who identify as … Continue reading November 17, 2023… Toronto Raptor Chris Boucher presents scholarship to TMU student