 Coat of arms of Massey College | |
| Motto | Sapere aude (Latin) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Have the courage to be wise |
| Type | College of the University of Toronto |
| Established | 1963 |
| Principal | Dr. James Orbinski |
| Postgraduates | 130 |
| Location | , , Canada |
| Campus | Urban |
| Visitor | Robert Prichard |
| Website | masseycollege |
Massey College is a postgraduate college of the University of Toronto. The college was established, built and partially endowed in 1962 by the Massey Foundation and officially opened in 1963, though women were not admitted until 1974.[1] It was modeled around the traditional Cambridge and Oxford collegiate system and features a central court and porters lodge.
Similar to St. John's College, Cambridge, and All Souls College, Oxford, senior and junior fellows of Massey College are nominated from the university community and occasionally the wider community, and are elected by the governing board of the college. The President of the University of Toronto, the Dean of graduate studies and three members of the Massey Foundation are ex officio members of the governing board, chaired by the elected member of the governing board. Members of the governing board are elected for five years; the principal of the college is elected for seven years.
The college is well-connected with prominent figures of the national establishment, and is the sponsor and host of the annual Massey Lectures. It hosted the Man Booker International Prize of 2007.
- ^ Staff (18 June 2012). "Feminist Revolution at U of T". University of Toronto Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2021.