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'Bring the best out of you': Students from India on why they chose to study at U of T

15 Feb 2019 - 1:08pm
Taanvi Malhotra

When Taanvi Malhotra was trying to decide where to attend university, she knew she wanted to study abroad to get an international experience.

The Bangalore student considered the United States, but in the end, she chose Canada. 

“Canada had a better reputation than the U.S.,” Malhotra says. “I knew it would be better for my employment and my quality of life.”

Children show preference for their local accent; study

13 Feb 2019 - 11:09am
Four children talking to each other

In the sonic whirl of Toronto, where the sounds of city life are peppered with more than 200 languages and inclusivity is part of the curriculum at every stage of a child’s education, you might not expect that children would show a preference for one accent over another. But they do.

“Previous studies had examined more homogenous communities in suburban Boston and Chicago,” says the University of Toronto Mississauga’s Elizabeth Johnson.

Which non-tuition fees can students opt out of? U of T receives more details

11 Feb 2019 - 10:36am
students studying in a room with concrete and glass walls

The University of Toronto has received further guidance on the Ontario government’s directive to let students opt out of fees for many student societies and services. 

The new policy, to take effect in September, allows post-secondary students to withdraw from non-tuition fees considered non-essential.

But according to information provided to universities this week, fees related to health and counselling, athletics and recreation, and academic support services are among those that will remain compulsory.

University of Toronto mourns death of Chancellor Emeritus Michael Wilson

11 Feb 2019 - 9:48am
Photo of Michael Wilson Michael Wilson, in June at his final convocation as Chancellor.

Michael Wilson, the University of Toronto’s 33rd chancellor who had an accomplished career in the private and public sector – serving as Canada’s minister of finance and ambassador to the United States – has died. He was 81 years old.

Confronting the Past: Grappling with Germany's legacy

7 Feb 2019 - 3:05pm
Rebecca Wittmann, UTM’s chair of Historical Studies, poses for a portrait at Emmanuel College Library on the University of Toronto Campus in Toronto on Friday January 25, 2019

As a country, Germany has confronted its past. But for families, angst about the war persists. My father demanded an explanation from his mother about what she did during the Holocaust. Like many of his generation, he never got it.

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