NEWS
VUSAC: Missions, Philosophies and Palestine
Jessica Beswick, Liv Sheldon-Khanna and Karim Arif
October 18, 2024
2024-25 VUSAC’s aims for the academic year and a revisit to their stance on Palestine. Missions and Philosophies The Victoria University Students’ Administrative Council (VUSAC) is Victoria College’s student representative body, which works yearly to bridge relations between Vic students and administration. The 2024/2025 year’s VUSAC brings a new approach ...
The Coburn Award
Michael Elsaesser
October 18, 2024
Students continue concerns about Vic award sponsoring study at Israeli universities As students across the University of Toronto continue calls to disclose, divest, and cut ties with Israeli academic institutions complicit in apartheid, there remain questions and concerns from members of the Victoria College community regarding the federated college’s Coburn ...
A Conversation with Principal Hernandez: An Introduction to Alex
Karim Arif
August 26, 2024
The introductory segment of the interview with Principal Hernandez. The 2024-25 academic year marks a watershed moment for Victoria College as Dr. Angela Esterhammer ends her tenure as Principal after 12 years in office. As an associate professor of English, Dr. Hernandez focuses his research on eighteenth-century literature and culture. ...
A conversation with Principal Hernandez: Vic’s academic vision
Karim Arif
August 26, 2024
The second segment of the interview with Principal Hernandez. Vic prides itself on its unique approaches to learning, notably its small classrooms, first-year programs, and, to an extent, professor-oriented courses. Given Vic’s rich historical pedagogical traditions, are there any that you want to uphold or, alternatively, revise? Vic is a ...
VicPride forced into the closet by Dean’s Office
Dean’s Office Oversight Division (DOOD)
April 29, 2024
“At least it reminds me of my childhood” says VicPride exec
Marginalised Men on The Strand
Karim Arif
April 29, 2024
Men on The Strand voice their concerns about their prejudicial treatment
The bursar’s building plans
Michael Elsaesser
March 22, 2024
An interview with Ken Chan, the new bursar and CAO of Victoria University
Removal of UTSC Muslim Chaplain, Omar Patel
Karim Arif
March 22, 2024
An account of the reasons and implications of the removal of Omar Patel
Winter 2024 Caucus Report
Michael Elsaesser
February 29, 2024
A tame night of reports from both new and departing administrators