06/19/2025
Youness Robert-Tahiri has never taken the conventional path — and it’s exactly that journey that’s shaped him into the advocate he is today.
Graduating today as a member of U of T’s Woodsworth College with a major in psychology, Robert-Tahiri is determined to support children who have experienced adversity, helping them build resilience and coping skills using a perhaps unexpected tool: improv comedy.
Read the full story on our website: https://wdw.utoronto.ca/news/new-grad-youness-robert-tahiri-explores-how-comedy-can-help-kids-cope-trauma
06/17/2025
As a mature student, Kieran Rice made the transition from working in administrative roles to pursuing a university education — an environment he found more closely aligned with his interests and sense of self.
A member of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, Rice is graduating this spring with a degree in Indigenous studies and a minor in English and creative writing.
Read more about Kieran on our website here: https://wdw.utoronto.ca/news/learning-leading-and-writing-new-grad-kieran-rices-academic-journey
06/13/2025
Voke Ewhrudjakpor has made thousands of tosses in the shot put and weight throw events, competing with the Varsity Blues track and field team. Now it’s her career in healthcare that’s about to be launched.
A member of Woodsworth College, Ewhrudjakpor is graduating as a global health specialist with a minor in immunology.
Read the full story on our website: https://wdw.utoronto.ca/news/global-health-grad-and-varsity-blues-captain-voke-ewhrudjakpor-set-begin-medical-school
06/04/2025
In mid-May, Woodsworth College ‘officially’ broke ground for the new Woodsworth Academic Building. The event hosted by Ms Anna Kennedy, chair of Governing Council, Professor Meric Gertler, president, University of Toronto and Professor Carol Chin, principal of Woodsworth College, was attended by donors, friends, faculty and staff. Woodsworth students volunteered to assist guests and even the mascot, Shaver, was in attendance.
Read more about the event on our website here: https://wdw.utoronto.ca/news/groundbreaking-ceremony-woodsworth-academic-building-opens-new-chapter-colleges-history
05/27/2025
The Digital Humanities faculty awarded the Woodsworth College — CDHI Undergraduate Digital Project and Research Award to a team of students working on the Learning from Dolls Project that explored artifacts from the María de Lourdes Orozco Cuautle Collection.
Read more about the projects recognized on our website here: https://wdw.utoronto.ca/news/woodsworth-college-cdhi-undergraduate-digital-project-and-research-award-recipients-2025
Image of Kaylee Hartigan-Go (Honourable mention, left) and Brianna Silva (Prize winner, right).
05/13/2025
Congratulations to fourth-year student, Jessie Schwalb, who won second prize for her presentation at the 5th Annual Tech Econference. Hosted by the Department of Economics, the conference celebrates the best in undergraduate economics research from the previous term.
Read more on our website here: https://wdw.utoronto.ca/news/woodsworth-college-student-recognized-economics-research
04/16/2025
Applications are open for the Woodsworth College—CDHI Undergraduate Digital Project and Research Award.
This prize recognizes exemplary digital humanities projects created by students in a DHU course OR one of the courses cross-listed for credit in the Digital Humanities Minor.
One (1) Woodsworth-CDHI Undergraduate Digital Project and Research Prize will be awarded per academic year.
The deadline to apply is April 30th. For more information about the award criteria and eligibility please visit: https://forms.office.com/r/xSw91Yk10G
04/04/2025
Join Woodsworth College for a fun-filled Alumni Reunion from May 28 - June 1!
Connect with alumni and friends at the Annual General Meeting & Social hosted by the Woodsworth College Alumni Association (WCAA) on Wednesday, May 28.
On Saturday, May 31, visit the Woodsworth College tent at Alumni Fest to chat with WCAA and participate in some summer fun activities.
Be sure to check out the Alumni Reunion flagship events such as Stress-Free Degree Lectures, Kids' Passport and more!
Learn more and register here: https://secureca.imodules.com/s/731/18/register21.aspx?sid=731&gid=1&pgid=23250&cid=38090&schools=woodsworth&utm_source=AR25-woodsworth&utm_medium=Website
03/28/2025
Congratulations to Woodsworth alumna Keyi Fan (HBA 2024) and current Woodsworth student Wanying Yang for winning the 2025 Undergraduate Awards of Excellence in Economics!
Read more about the award recipients here - https://wdw.utoronto.ca/news/woodsworth-student-recent-alumna-win-2025-undergraduate-awards-excellence-economics
03/28/2025
Woodsworth alumni—It’s time to roll the dice, rack up the high scores, and relive the best campus competition.
Join the Woodsworth College Alumni Association on Thursday, April 24 at FreePlay Toronto for their 2nd Annual Game Night.
Spots are limited!
Read more and get your tickets on our website here: https://wdw.utoronto.ca/events/2nd-annual-woodsworth-alumni-game-night
03/25/2025
Today is UofT Giving Day!
Voke Ewhrudjakpor is Woodsworth College’s UofT Giving Day ambassador. As a scholarship recipient and student leader, Voke has witnessed — and experienced — how every contribution opens doors and empowers students like her to reach for their dreams.
This year, our featured Giving Day fund is the Woodsworth College Expansion and Renovation fund. The New Academic Building project is underway, and, when completed, there will be many inviting spaces for studying and socializing that will tie our Woodsworth community closer together and enhance the experience for students and other members of the Woodsworth community.
Until midnight EDT on March 26, 2025, every dollar you donate to Woodsworth’s featured fund, up to $1,000, will be matched by both U of T and Woodsworth, while matching funds last.
Donate now: https://engage.utoronto.ca/site/SPageServer?pagename=givingday&filterfunds=WDW&utm_source=WDW&utm_medium=DivisionalOutreach&utm_campaign=UOTGD25
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