Featured alumni

Jesse Wente smiles confidently in front of blue sky and bare tree
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.

Margaret Atwood

Victoria College | Faculty of Arts & Science

By mid adolescence, Margaret Atwood knew she wanted to be a writer. The world is thankful she came to that awakening early on.

Margaret MacMillan

Trinity College | Faculty of Arts & Science

Margaret MacMillan tells students if they follow their intellectual passions and keep learning, they’ll boldly go across boundaries.

Mark Rowswell

University College | Faculty of Arts & Science

Mark Rowswell, a.k.a. Dashan, might be the most famous foreigner in China. His fluent Mandarin used to surprise - no longer.

Mark Slade

St. Michael’s College | Faculty of Arts & Science

Mark Slade says U of T is like an ocean. "If you swim, it will provide as many opportunities as you could want to build a global view."

Michael Ondaatje

University College | Faculty of Arts & Science

Michael Ondaatje would probably growl at you if you called him a literary lion. But he would have a hard time denying it.

Mike Wilner

New College | Faculty of Arts & Science | Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education

Hard work, skill and perseverance have all played their part in Mike Wilner’s success as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball broadcast team.

Morgan Wyatt and Jackson Wyatt

Innis College | Faculty of Arts & Science

Lots of people have interesting ideas, said Morgan Wyatt, but entrepreneurs are those individuals who act on them.

Norman Jewison

Victoria College | Faculty of Arts & Science

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

University of Toronto Mississauga | Faculty of Arts & Science

After spending years in far-flung locales such as Saudi Arabia, radio journalist Pacinthe Mattar is exploring Canadian concerns.

Paul Martin

St. Michael’s College | Faculty of Arts & Science | Faculty of Law

When Paul Martin addressed the class of 2011 at Convocation, he joked about the time he lost his case at moot court in law school.

Preet Banerjee

University of Toronto Scarborough | Faculty of Arts & Science

Preet Banerjee’s route from UTSC neuroscience student to TV finance personality took a detour through Bridgestone Racing Academy.

Rahul Bhardwaj

Innis College | Faculty of Arts & Science

Rahul K. Bhardwaj might be a Londoner by birth, but it is the city of Toronto that has truly captured his imagination and his heart.

Rita Tsang

Victoria College | Faculty of Arts & Science

For Rita Tsang, going to U of T was a family affair - a fact that inspired her to co-found one of the largest travel companies in Canada.

Robert Herjavec

New College | Faculty of Arts & Science

Robert Herjavec calls himself a “serial entrepreneur.” This might sound scary, but his rags-to-riches story is really about a nice guy.

Rohinton Mistry

Woodsworth College | Faculty of Arts & Science

Rohinton Mistry is the only author ever to have all his novels shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

Ryan Pyle

New College | Faculty of Arts & Science

Ryan Pyle decided to venture to the land he learned so much about in his Chinese history and politics classes.The trip transformed him.

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