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Jim Cuddy, wearing academic robes, speaks at the podium in Convocation Hall.

Jun 21, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Jim Cuddy, philanthropist and Canadian music legend, receives honorary degree

Camille Orridge, wearing academic robes, laughs out loud as she chats with other academics in robes.

Jun 17, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Camille Orridge, a champion of equity in health care, receives honorary degree

Douglas Cardinal standing in front of an Indigenous carving, looking serious and wearing his Order of Canada pin.

Jun 15, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Douglas Cardinal, an award-winning architect known for his natural forms, receives honorary degree

Ira Gluskin stands in a garden, wearing U of T academic robes.

Jun 14, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Ira Gluskin, philanthropist and investment industry leader, receives honorary degree

An audience gathers to hear Bruce Kidd speak, beneath a sign that reads, Bruce Kidd Field House.

Jun 14, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Athletic Centre field house on St. George campus named after Bruce Kidd

Jun 13, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Gloria Epstein, who paved the way for marriage equality as a judge, receives honorary degree

Denham Jolly smiles, sitting at a table on a backyard patio.

Jun 9, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Denham Jolly, radio pioneer and champion of social justice, receives honorary degree

May 26, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Climate at centre of Sandra Odendahl's Engineers Canada award for community service

The Metropolitan Opera house in New York City has a front with five narrow, tall, rounded arches.

May 20, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Alumnus Matthew Cairns named a winner of the 2022 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition

The audience claps as Diane Hill is honoured for graduating. She wears a scarf modelled on the Two Row Wampum treaty belt.

May 12, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

‘A community of care’: First Nations House celebrates Indigenous grads at U of T

Composite image: portraits of Janelle Brown-Walkus and Linda Bùi.

May 11, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Two U of T alumni win prestigious McCall MacBain Scholarships

Danlie Rae Acebuque in costume as Figaro. He is singing and gesturing, wearing a guitar slung on his back.

Apr 19, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Ivan Chorney’s bequest launches a baritone who breaks barriers

A group of people in masks sit in rows in a library room. They wear academic gowns with orange decorations.

Apr 12, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

‘Excited, nervous and happy’: African Scholars Awards recipients celebrated at in-person ceremony

Convocation Hall in the centre of the St. George campus, on a sunny day.

Apr 7, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

The 2022 Awards of Excellence recognize outstanding members of the U of T community

Victoria College's main building on a sunny day. The building has several elaborate turrets and spires.

Mar 23, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Tanya Talaga and Alia Hogben to receive honorary degrees from Victoria University

Portrait image of Cheryl Regehr smiling.

Mar 7, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Cheryl Regehr recognized with Women of Distinction Award

Composite image of 11 photos of the University of Toronto's 2022 honorary degree recipients.

Feb 16, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

U of T to confer honorary degrees on 11 academic, business and community leaders

Side-by-side images: James Bird holds a ceremonial coin, James Bird with Elizabeth Dowdeswell wear masks and stand together.

Jan 27, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

Indigenous knowledge keeper James Bird receives rare double honours

A jumbo jet with wheels down flies low. Letters on the side of the plane read: Qatar.

Jan 17, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

U of T doctor delivers baby on Qatar Airways flight: CityNews

The Order of Canada medal is shaped like a six-petalled flower with a maple leaf centre, hanging from a red and white ribbon.

Jan 4, 2022 | Volunteer & Awards

More than 30 U of T community members are named to the Order of Canada

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