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.
Leslie Dan
Leslie Dan came to Canada in 1947 with $10 in his pocket. He went on to establish one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies.
Lyse Doucet
Award-winning correspondent and BBC News presenter Lyse Doucet says the best journalism involves “walking in the margin of history.”
Rosanna Wong
Dame Rosanna Wong Yick-ming played a prominent role during Hong Kong’s handover to China in 1997.
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.
TJ Kang
"Think Free" is not just a philosophical concept to TJ Kang, it is a credo that inspired him to become a major software innovator.
Todd Reichert
Todd Reichert credits U of T for allowing him to explore so many different interests, including film studies, athletics and flight.
Tom Rodinger
When Tom Rodinger found his mom had trouble replacing burned out light bulbs, he helped build the most energy-efficient bulb ever.
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.