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.
Sarah Slean
Sarah Slean recorded her first album at 19. In 15 years, she’s compiled a resume that many would be proud of after a lifetime.
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.
Sheila Heti
Sheila Heti can talk about "how should a person be?" But it's really better for people to read what she writes about it.
Shelley Saywell
Shelley Saywell went to university to study theatre arts, but soon realized her political and artistic interests were in competition.
Sky Gilbert
By his own account, professor and artistic director Sky Gilbert's evolution from stage to classroom was driven by a love of learning.
Tassie Cameron
Tassie Cameron returns as often as she can to the U of T campus. She brings with her cops, criminals and their guns – all fake, of course.
Tenniel Chu
Tenniel Chu loves golf, but he has little time to hit the links – he’s too busy expanding the game throughout China.
William Lyon Mackenzie King
From 1893 until 1895, future prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King wrote for The Varsity while studying at U of T.