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The 2025-26 R. K. Teetzel Lecture “Contradictory Truths (after Gessel),” presented by U of T alumna and Associate Professor Deanna Bowen, is now available to view on our YouTube channel.
After graduating from U of T, alumni enjoy many benefits: mentorship, career opportunities, and lifelong friendship. For Fraser Allan Best that friendship became invaluable — he received a life-saving donation from his fellow alum and friend Robbie Grant (BA 2015 UC).
UC alum Loren Freid is thriving in retirement after a nearly 40-year career as a leader in the not-for-profit health care, anti-poverty and community service sectors.
“I sought a new road to heal, recharge and grow,” says Freid, who graduated in 1983 with his honours bachelor of arts degree as a member of University College.
From co-authoring seminal research papers to co-founding the research organization that developed ChatGPT, few people have been as influential in shaping the artificial intelligence landscape – and conversations around the technology’s responsible use – as UC alumnus Ilya Sutskever.
Days before donning her cap and gown, recent University College and Rotman Commerce graduate, Kiara Andrade, reflected on a transformative four-year journey marked by academic excellence, leadership, and community impact.
From the High Arctic tundra to the red carpet in Cannes, filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk has redefined Indigenous storytelling in cinema and changed how the world sees Inuit life. Two weeks ago, for his acclaimed achievements in the arts and entertainment as one of Canada’s most internationally celebrated filmmakers, Kunuk receive a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from the University of Toronto at UC's afternoon convocation ceremony.
The new building will bring together the Centre for Indigenous Studies, First Nations House Indigenous Student Services and the Office of Indigenous Initiatives
After 22 years at JP Morgan, where he rose to managing director and chief technology officer of its global investment platform, alum David Lin is bringing decades of Wall Street experience to his new startup, Linvest21. The company offers AlphaCopilot, an autonomous investment platform powered by specialized AI agents, while Lin applies insights gained from his career experience and his formative time at the University of Toronto.
“That is the kind of person Ryan is,” says Emily Gilbert, “he makes you aspire to be better at what you do and to be a better person while you are doing it.”
UC is delighted to announce that longstanding staff member and registrar Ryan Woolfrey has been named a 2025 Jill Matus Award for Excellence in Student Services recipient. The award is awarded to individual staff members who demonstrate excellence in the area of student services and whose contributions go above and beyond the responsibilities of their job.
UC is delighted to announce that longstanding staff member and registrar Ryan Woolfrey has been named a 2025 Jill Matus Award for Excellence in Student Services recipient. The award is awarded to individual staff members who demonstrate excellence in the area of student services and whose contributions go above and beyond the responsibilities of their job.
University College student Yuehang (Peter) Ma won the Brian Mulroney Award, one of the 2025 Undergraduate Awards of Excellence in Economics. Faculty member Funké Aladejebi was recently awarded the 2024 Journalistic Excellence award in Print by the Canadian Ethnic Media Association. Professor Emerita Pia Kleber recently hosted several guests for a tea ceremony in the college. Alum Aiden Gomez’s (BSc 2018 UC) startup Cohere was listed as one of the top 10 startups to watch at this year’s Entrepreneurship Week. UC alumnus Ilya Sutskever (BSc 2005 UC) who co-founded OpenAI and Safe Superintelligence Inc. will be recognized with a U of T honorary degree this spring.
