Featured alumni
Jesse Wente
Find out how this U of T Cinema Studies grad became a film critic for CBC Radio and an advocate for the representation of Indigenous people.
Hart Hanson
Hart Hanson created Bones, the “darkly amusing procedural” TV series inspired by a real-life forensic anthropologist.
Isabel Bayrakdarian
Isabel Bayrakdarian’s plans for an engineering career took a 180° turn when she won the Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions.
Jordan Feilders
Jordan Feilders is expanding the culinary tastes of Parisians with his unique brand of fast casual dining, food truck Cantine California.
Kenneth Montague
In Dr. Kenneth Montague's dental office, large portraits from different cultures illustrate the diversity that is the focus of his remarkable life.
Kirstine Stewart
When Kirstine Stewart says she has worked in the media all her life, she means it: from newspaper delivery to senior Twitter executive.
Lyse Doucet
Award-winning correspondent and BBC News presenter Lyse Doucet says the best journalism involves “walking in the margin of history.”
Margaret Atwood
By mid adolescence, Margaret Atwood knew she wanted to be a writer. The world is thankful she came to that awakening early on.
Mark Rowswell
Mark Rowswell, a.k.a. Dashan, might be the most famous foreigner in China. His fluent Mandarin used to surprise - no longer.
Measha Brueggergosman
Soprano Measha Brueggergosman quickly became an international star in opera, classical and contemporary music.
Morgan Wyatt and Jackson Wyatt
Lots of people have interesting ideas, said Morgan Wyatt, but entrepreneurs are those individuals who act on them.
Norman Jewison
Norman Jewison directed variety shows at U of T in the late 1940s, spawning a career as one of the greatest filmmakers in history.
Pacinthe Mattar
After spending years in far-flung locales such as Saudi Arabia, radio journalist Pacinthe Mattar is exploring Canadian concerns.
Preet Banerjee
Preet Banerjee’s route from UTSC neuroscience student to TV finance personality took a detour through Bridgestone Racing Academy.
Raymond Moriyama
In 1949, Raymond Moriyama's first-year essay on why he wanted to be an architect earned an A+. He's now one of Canada's greatest.
Ryan Pyle
Ryan Pyle decided to venture to the land he learned so much about in his Chinese history and politics classes.The trip transformed him.
Shawn Ahmed
In 2007, Shawn Ahmed went to Bangladesh with a laptop, a camera and a passionate yet indeterminate plan to help alleviate global poverty.