The Justice
And then the justice…full of wise saws and modern instances
Stories in ‘Cover Story’
The Sixth Age
The sixth age shifts into the lean and slippered Pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side
The Last Scene
Last scene of all…is second childishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth, sans eyes, sans everything
Young Offenders
Admit it. You find impressive young people irritating. Prepare to be bugged. Here is the University of Toronto Magazine’s first-ever list of alumni 40 and under who are taking the world by storm
Something Rotten In the State of the Arts?
Purists claim the arts should not be sullied by business. Pragmatists devalue the BA for failing to impart job skills. A pox on them, for they are all wrong. A defence of the liberal arts degree
Heart & Soul
Alumni, like the 30 profiled here, have given to the campaign for diverse reasons. No matter what cause they support, their help serves one central purpose — nurturing students
The Real Backbone
Alumni and friends are providing the solid support that the university will need in the future
The Banker’s Tale
Tony Comper is a lover of Chaucer. When he set out on his personal pilgrimage, it brought him full circle — back to U of T to chair its campaign
A Class Reunion
The kid who used to wow adults with his math prowess has returned from the halls of Yale, Oxford and MIT to take on the presidency of his Alma Mater. For Bob Birgeneau, coming home could be his greatest challenge yet
Superconductor?
In addition to his administrative duties, the new president will continue his research on high-temperature superconductors. To do all that, he may have to be one himself
Decade of the Dynamo
Inspired, energetic, driven – nothing ever stopped Robert Prichard in his tracks during 10 years as president, not even a near tragedy
Class Acts
As the UTAA celebrates its 100th birthday, we raise our hats to 100 alumni who made their mark on the 20th century
Scientists & Thinkers
Leading in science, research and thought
Artists & Entertainers
Theatre, literature and fine arts alumni
Leaders & Mavericks
Exceptional political alumni
Builders & Pioneers
Individuals who helped ideas prosper
Crusaders
Alumni who exemplify the positive roles individuals can play in communities
Heroes & Icons
Theirs are the names that pass back and forth in conversations around the world
The Thousand-Year Itch
How do you get 10 scholars to wax anything but bored about the millennium? Scratch the surface of the Y2K hype and ask them to predict the future of their fields
