Measured Changemaker: How Dr. Teddy Samy Envisions a World With More Opportunity. Most high school students spend a lot of time learning about a university before selecting it. This wasn’t the case for Dr. Yiagadeesen "Teddy" Samy. "I obtained a fully-funded scholarship under the Programme canadien de bourses de la Francophonie (PCBF) and they chose […]
Global Communicator: How Louis Vigneault-Dubois Ensures Children Everywhere Are Heard. Development success stories usually focus on economic growth. What they often leave out is the plight of some of the world's most vulnerable citizens: children. For Louis Vigneault-Dubois, Chief of Communication for UNICEF in Vietnam, keeping the needs of children in the spotlight is at […]
Graduate in Government: How Kailey Vokes’ Studies Prepared Her For a Career In Politics. Kailey Vokes remembers her first day at Glendon like it was yesterday. She was sitting in Professor Persaud's Comparative Politics class in the Glendon manor, a place she calls a "truly beautiful building to learn in." "There were only 35 or […]
Bridging the Gap: How Lawyer Kristen Pennington Ties Social Justice Goals to Business Goals When Kristen Pennington attended Glendon, her extracurricular activities made it easy to apply what she learned in the classroom. “In the morning, I would go to my Women’s Studies classes and learn about intersectionality and the feminization of poverty,” Pennington recalls. […]
Writer and Academic: How Glendon Inspired a Creative Career for Novelist Mona Awad When graduates speak of their time at Glendon, they often reflect fondly on the small class sizes and strong sense of community. For many, this created an environment for a well-rounded education and the opportunity to create a circle of lifelong friends. […]
Grateful Graduate Donates $25,000 to Econ Professor’s Memorial Fund When Will Paterson responds to his interview questions, he does so with an apology. His internet connection in Maputo, Mozambique isn’t so great, and he keeps getting kicked offline while trying to email his answers. Navigating tricky internet connections while travelling the world is nothing new […]
Grad Worth Betting On: How Glendon’s Caitlyn Ngu Secured a Deal on Dragons’ Den When Caitlyn Ngu saw the ad for Dragons’ Den auditions, she initially considered waiting another year. The technology for her start-up, HireUp, was still in development and the auditions were three days away. Fortunately, she took a leap of faith and […]
Diplomacy and Diversity: How Alexandre Côté Is Inspiring Development in Developing Countries Alexandre Côté has dreamt of travelling the world since he graduated from high school. But like many high school students, his parents urged him to get a degree first. Alexandre chose Glendon’s International Studies program for its’ global focus and internationally-oriented courses, which […]
How Nicole Arsenault is Creating a Sustainable Tomorrow “Don’t ever stop learning and growing as a person.” Nicole Arsenault says this is the best advice she received during her time at Glendon. It’s good counsel considering the nature of her work. As a sustainability professional, her day-to-day job consists of engaging with different stakeholders to […]
How Glendon Nurtured Emily Allen’s Entrepreneurial Dreams “Do what’s important, not what’s urgent.” When Emily Allen attended Glendon College, these words from Professor Jennifer Sipos-Smith helped her gain much-needed perspective. “The advice was fitting for me because I spent so much time on school work, often ‘spinning my wheels’,” Emily recalls. “I needed to remember […]
