Alumni in the News
Find out what your fellow Innisians are doing here in Toronto, and all around the globe. You can also submit your own newsworthy items.
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Go beyond HR to find diverse talent
Alumnus Sheila Goldgrab (BA ’82 Innis, MEd ’97), executive leadership coach and regular Forbes contributor, discusses creative ways to find diverse talent in the workplace. Continue Reading Go beyond HR to find diverse talent
“I Am Here” blends professional art with the artifacts of ordinary lives in a big, bright multi-sensory feast
Jim Shedden (BA ’86 Innis, Cinema Studies; MA ’90), publications manager at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), has spearheaded an eclectic, new exhibition, titled… Continue Reading “I Am Here” blends professional art with the artifacts of ordinary lives in a big, bright multi-sensory feast
Seth Rogen, Jesse Wente, Perdita Felicien shortlisted for $10K Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
Alumnus, broadcaster, and Indigenous rights activist Jesse Wente (HBA ’96 Innis, Cinema Studies) discusses his new book, Unreconciled, on CBC’s The National. Continue Reading Seth Rogen, Jesse Wente, Perdita Felicien shortlisted for $10K Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
The U.K. drops COVID restrictions, and an abnormal nation rushes to restore normalcy
In this opinion piece, novelist and alumnus Tom Rachman (HBA ’97 Cinema Studies) examines British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s actions in the context of relaxing… Continue Reading The U.K. drops COVID restrictions, and an abnormal nation rushes to restore normalcy
Canada’s National Business Book Award Announces 2021 Finalists
Economist, author, and alumnus Jeff Rubin (BA ’77 Innis) has been named a National Business Book Award finalist for his bestseller, The Expendables: How the… Continue Reading Canada’s National Business Book Award Announces 2021 Finalists
The global treaty to phase out fossil fuels
Watch environmental activist and organizer Tzeporah Berman’s (BA ’92 Innis) talk at the TED Countdown Summit—a four-day virtual prelude to COP26 in Glasgow. “For decades… Continue Reading The global treaty to phase out fossil fuels
Jesse Wente on reconciliation, racism and his new memoir
Alumnus, broadcaster, and Indigenous rights activist Jesse Wente (HBA ’96 Innis, Cinema Studies) discusses his new book, Unreconciled, on CBC’s The National. Continue Reading Jesse Wente on reconciliation, racism and his new memoir
Service to find vaccine locations via texting launches in B.C. and Ontario
CBC News feature software engineer-entrepreneur Zain Manji (HBSc ’16 Innis), who co-developed a texting tool that enables people to find available vaccines in close proximity. Continue Reading Service to find vaccine locations via texting launches in B.C. and Ontario
Queer cinema’s seminal era is turning 30. Celebrate by watching these 5 essential films
CBC Queeries columnist Peter Knegt (HBA ’06 Innis) curates a must-see quintet of seminal queer films. Read the CBC Arts Story
Paper planes and short shorts: building Innis traditions
On the 21st of March, 1965, Innis students inaugurated the College’s first final exams by launching a paper airplane folded from the exam timetable. In this story, first-year Innis student Emily Sakaguchi reveals the motivations and superstitions behind this and other quirky Innis customs. Continue Reading Paper planes and short shorts: building Innis traditions
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