In collaboration with community organizations, this year's Francophonie week program celebrates the French language and diverse cultures of the international Francophone community. Click on the title for each event for more information, and register using the RSVP links. Workshop: Inclusive Writing in French (In French) Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023Time: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PMLocation: Online […]
To celebrate Glendon excellence is to recognize first and foremost our presence on the traditional territory of many Indigenous Nations, including the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Huron-Wendat. The region is now home to many First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, and we recognize the current treaty holders, the Mississaugas of the Credit […]
Written by Kevin Bourne and originally published in Shifter Magazine. Toronto teacher and anti-Black racism advocate, Korina Thomas-Reynolds, has co-founded Roots To Routes Academy, a Durham Region-based independent school for Black students. For Scarborough native, Korina Thomas-Reynolds, the decision to become a teacher was an easy one to make. “It was always something I wanted to do since […]
Written by Kevin Bourne and originally published in Shifter Magazine. Whether through law or humanitarian work, Glendon student Cyrielle Ngeleka is a young woman on the rise with growing ambitions to help others. Third year International Studies and Business Administration student, Cyrielle Ngeleka, is one of those young women you meet and instantly know she’s going to do […]
Written by Kevin Bourne and originally published in Shifter Magazine. York University graduate and Glendon College Student Life Coordinator, Yerro Gassama, is a man well-travelled having lived in Africa, Europe and now Canada. Yerro Gassama is a man well-travelled. Born and raised in Gambia until seven years old, he’d eventually move to Togo, Switzerland, Uganda, France, and Senegal before […]
Photo Credit: Government of Canada This year's BHM program will focus on Black resistance with the aim of remembering important achievements made by Black Canadians in the face of multiple struggles. Click on the title for each event for more information, and register using the RSVP links. GLENDON PROFILES Rose Ndengue How Glendon’s Dr. Rose Ndengue is […]
Elaine Smith The partnership offers a win-win for students at Glendon and the Toronto French School. The collaboration between the two institutions has led to a full-year experiential education (EE) opportunity in the form of a professional work placement course. When Mallory Nettleton heard about the opportunity to engage students at Toronto French School (TFS) with the […]
Celebrating all the ways in which the Glendon community created positive change in 2022. Glendon launches Glendon Connect: Alumni Mentorship Program Glendon introduces a Guide to gender inclusive writing in French Emily Laxer, professor of sociology at Glendon, joins the York Research Chairs Program Indigenous Metaverse project joins UNESCO campaign to promote and protect Indigenous […]
On December 6, 1989, 14 women died as a result of an anti-feminist act of extreme violence. Most of them aspired to pursue scientific careers in a historically male-dominated field. Since then, despite strong emancipation of women in our society, violence against women, both moral and physical, persists. Today, we invite you to meet and […]
This fall, Glendon College launched its first ever Glendon Connect: Alumni Mentorship Program, an initiative that aims to provide networking opportunities for Glendon students with alumni leaders from a variety of fields and backgrounds. For 8 weeks each semester, participating students have the opportunity to connect with a wide range of alumni mentors for coffee-chat […]
