DEBORAH CHANTSON ’05 In Past Perfect Vacation, an exhausted, pregnant, 40-year-old working mom of soon-to-be three kids magically time-slips into her 20-year-old goddess-like body and gets a chance to relive her university life doing all the things she can’t in the future and couldn’t in the past. As an added bonus for alumni readers, U…… Continue Reading
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In Memoriam: Juliana Saxton ’54
Juliana Saxton ’54 passed away on December 19, 2024. Described as “force of nature,” she leaves a deep legacy as an artist and educator. From her student involvement with Hart House Theatre, she went on act in theatre, television and film. She then embarked on a distinguished career in academia, becoming a master teacher and…… Continue Reading
Class News February 2025
Congratulations to members of the Trinity community who were recognized with 2024 Arbor Awards, U of T’s highest honour for volunteer service in January: Shannon R. Garden-Smith, Matthew E. Kieswetter, Ross McKean, E. Jane Speakman, and C. Ann Wainwright. View pictures of the event here and read the awards citations here. MICHAEL ADRIAN SMITH ’87 has joined…… Continue Reading
Five Questions with Rev. Dr. Heather McCance
Trinity Divinity alum Rev. Dr. Heather McCance, MDiv ’96, Th.M ’10, started as President of the Atlantic School of Theology (AST) in 2023. Now that she has had a year to settle in, we reached out to get her thoughts on AST, her role, and on the church. Prior to arriving at AST, Heather split…… Continue Reading
Five Questions with Jen Gommerman ’93, Chair of Immunology
Professor Jen Gommerman (’93; ’98 PhD, U of T) is Chair of the Department of Immunology at U of T. She currently holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Tissue-Specific Immunity; serves as Immunology Pillar co-lead for CoVaRR-Net, a pan-Canadian consortium studying variants of concern; and is the co-director of HI3, a consortium…… Continue Reading
Book It! December 2024
MALCOLM GLADWELL ’84 Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light. Through a series of riveting stories, Gladwell traces the rise of a new and troubling form of social engineering. He takes us to…… Continue Reading
Class Notes December 2024
NEWS JUSTICE ROBIN A. BELLOWS ’03 has been appointed as a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice in Parry Sound, Ontario. MARC BHALLA ’99 has been named Vice President of Policy, Programs & Dispute Resolution of the Condominium Authority of Ontario. CELINE COLLIS ’15 was called to the bar in her homeland of Bermuda…… Continue Reading