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News | Thursday, June 6, 2024
‘A more fulsome sense of Canadian history’: OISE alumna Rosemary Sadlier receives U of T honorary degree
Rosemary Sadlier became president of the Ontario Black History Society, a role that changed how we think about history here,...
News | Monday, April 15, 2024
A new book by U of T alumni champions the impact of nurses
Can you name a famous nurse? That is the penultimate question posed to readers at the beginning of The Wisdom of...
News | Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Featured Media: BRN Faculty Fellows discuss the power of mentorship
Mentorship can play an integral role in making a positive difference in someone’s life. But what does it take to...
News | Monday, May 1, 2023
How to make a Toronto institution elite but not elitist? Rhonda McEwen featured in the Toronto Star
Rhonda McEwen, president and vice-chancellor of Victoria University, spoke to the Toronto Star about her experience almost a year after taking...
News | Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Science and community: Canadian Black Scientists Network launch second BE-STEMM conference 
Last year, the inaugural conference for Black excellence in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medicine and health (BE-STEMM), hosted by the...
News | Thursday, October 13, 2022
Black Research Network featured on U of T’s Groundbreakers series
How is the University of Toronto promoting Black research excellence and enhancing the research capacity of Black scholars across its...
News | Wednesday, October 5, 2022
From the CFL to U of T, Ryan Hinds switched game plans to make a difference
Ryan Hinds knows how to navigate different arenas – literally and figuratively. When it comes to the former, overcoming obstacles...
News | Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Featured media: BRN Welcome Social 2022 
On September 15, the Black Research Network (BRN) welcomed the University of Toronto community to a new academic year full...
News | Tuesday, September 20, 2022
EMBARK: Holland Bloorview launches new program to propel Black scholars’ careers in childhood disability research
Called EMBARK (Empowering Black Academics, Researchers and Knowledge creators), the ground-breaking program – the only one of its kind in Canada – aims to fill a...
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Amani Hitimana
Amani Hitimana is a doctoral candidate in Adult Education and Community Development at the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for...