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Lorna Goodison smiles while standing an a podium and wearing academic robes.

Jun 12, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Jamaica’s Poet Laureate Lorna Goodison receives U of T honorary degree. Watch her Convocation address

Sasha Weiditch, in lab coat and safety goggles, next to shelves crowded with lab gear, chemicals, sticky notes and posters.

Jun 12, 2019 | Alumni

Scientist on soapbox: How social media made one U of T grad a better scientist

Portrait of Deb Raji laughing.

Jun 12, 2019 | Alumni

Meet six women on U of T Engineering's "Grads to Watch 2019" list

A don lifts the academic hood over Alan Bernstein's head as Chancellor Patten and President Gertler applaud.

Jun 10, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

"Young people have never been more important": Pioneering health researcher Alan Bernstein receives U of T honorary degree. Watch his Convocation address

Oscar Peterson plays a grand piano on stage at Convocation Hall, surrounded by professors in academic robes.

Jun 10, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

From Roberta Bondar to Oscar Peterson: Here are 12 famous honorary degree recipients from U of T convocations past

Judy Goldring smiles and claps as she stands at a podium, wearing academic robes.

Jun 10, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Honorary degree recipient Judy Goldring urges grads to "engage actively in your community." Watch her Convocation address

Rose Patten and Meric Gertler smile and clap, wearing academic robes.

Jun 9, 2019 | Alumni

Take the 2019 U of T Alumni Survey now

Noura AliJizawi smiles and holds out her hands as she stands on Front Campus in her graduation gown.

Jun 7, 2019 | Alumni

"You cannot defeat me": U of T grad Noura Al-Jizawi, a leader of the Syrian uprising, takes on a new challenge

Mohammad Ali Amini smiles while leaning on a railing near the sun-drenched wall of a building.

Jun 6, 2019 | Alumni

U of T pharmacy grad co-founded startup that promises to help detect and treat cancers

Michael Moldaver, wearing academic robes, smiles from the podium at Convocation Hall.

Jun 6, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Honorary degree recipient Justice Michael Moldaver urges grads to "go forward with confidence." Watch his Convocation address

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, wearing traditional Nigerian clothing, speaks before a United Nations microphone.

Jun 6, 2019 | Alumni

U of T alumnus Tijjani Muhammad-Bande elected president of UN General Assembly

People laugh together as they sit in the audience for U of T's Black Graduation ceremony.

Jun 6, 2019 | Campus

‘A sense of belonging’: Third annual Black Graduation event to be held at U of T Mississauga

Gabriela Luna Vélez gestures while talking in front of a display of architectural drawings.

Jun 5, 2019 | Alumni

"I had to do something": U of T urban design grad helps Ecuador hometown rebuild after earthquake

Emily Wright smiles at her service dog Kailey, who sits in Emily's lap with paws on Emily's shoulders.

Jun 5, 2019 | Alumni

U of T grad Emily Wright draws on experiences – and service dog – to teach students about empathy, homelessness

Carlo Fidani, wearing academic robes, speaks at a lectern in Convocation Hall.

Jun 5, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Honorary degree recipient Carlo Fidani made a lasting impact on local health care. Watch his Convocation address

People walk through a crowded, open-air market, between roughly-built shacks, as vendors display food in baskets and sacks.

Jun 4, 2019 | Alumni

U of T grads conduct women-focused, on-the-ground research in world’s largest refugee settlement

Justice Rosalie Abella wears her formal Supreme Court Robe.

Jun 3, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Human rights champion Rosalie Abella will win the Rose Wolfe Distinguished Alumni Award

Setsuko Thurlow smiles, weating academic robes and standing against a wood-panelled wall.

Jun 3, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

‘Be agents of change’: anti-nuclear activist Setsuko Thurlow receives U of T honorary degree. Watch her Convocation address

Katie Taylor, wearing academic robes, speaks at a lectern.

Jun 3, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

U of T honorary degree recipient Kathleen Taylor encourages grads to "lead through the power of example." Watch her Convocation address

Elsie McGill smiles and looks out a window while wearing academic robes--and cat-eye glasses--in 1973.

Jun 3, 2019 | Alumni

"Queen of the Hurricanes" Elsie MacGill and other U of T history-makers from convocations past

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