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With details regarding orientation, the resumption of Fall classes, chapel schedule and more, you'll find the August edition of The Word @ Wycliffe here.

In response to the recent report coming out of the triennial review of the University of Toronto’s Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment, the University announced last month that it has accepted all of the reviewers’ recommendations and will begin to implement them immediately. Wycliffe College adopted the Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment in 2017. “The University of Toronto is taking steps to boost its supports for those affected by sexual violence or harassment, address barriers to reporting and take a leadership role within the university sector to address sexual

Xenia Chan, PhD student at Wycliffe College, is the recipient of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) Doctoral Award from the 2021 SSHRC Doctoral Awards competition. This award, valued at $35,000 per year for a maximum of three years, supports Xenia's research - tentatively on exploring biblical studies through the lens of trauma. "I'm hoping to take a transpacific approach to the trauma lens, and see what arises from reading Jeremiah's Confessions through that lens." She first encountered that approach while writing a paper on Jeremiah in seminary, even as she

When representatives from 81 North American theological schools gathered in Pittsburgh in June for the first in-person meeting of the "Pathways for Tomorrow" initiative, Wycliffe College was there. Lilly Endowment’s Pathways initiative is funding Wycliffe's development (in partnership with WayBase) of the Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research. Wycliffe, through the University of Toronto, received a grant of $999,075 US to finance the project. The Institute will become a locus of information and support on trends and changes in the Canadian Church. The June gathering was designed as

With Convocation photos aplenty and exciting word of the new Reformed House of Studies at Wycliffe College, you'll find it all in the June edition of The Word @ Wycliffe, here.

As previously announced, Wycliffe College is following the guidance and policies of the University of Toronto related to the lifting of COVID-era mandates. In keeping with UofT guidance, current mask requirements will be lifted as of July 1, 2022. Some members of our community may choose to continue to wear a mask after July 1. We ask everyone to respect each other’s decisions, comfort levels and health needs.

From June 8–10, Wycliffe College hosted the “What Does It Mean To Be Human” interdisciplinary event series, which brought together experts and curious minds—scientists, theologians, medical professionals, church leaders, and lay persons—to address some of the most relevant issues of our day that pertain to technological advances, morality, and human nature. We were pleased to be joined by 140 participants in-person and online, keynote speakers Carl Trueman (theology), Joseph Graves (genetics), Farr Curlin (medicine), and Andreae Sennyah (public policy), as well as knowledge experts Raphael

The May edition of Wycliffe College's monthly e-newsletter contains information on an up-coming event series, news of recent student and alumni award winners, a glimpse at our special convocation for the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and more. Find it here.

Wycliffe College's first in-person convocation since the pandemic began took place May 9, in Sheraton Hall. It was a time to celebrate the Class of '22, and Principal Stephen Andrews described the event as a "historic occasion in many respects." It was, he said, the College's "first—and hopefully only—COVID class." The gathering marked the first time that some of the graduands had ever met some of their classmates and professors face-to-face. Indeed, one student for whom that was true said the event would become his favourite memory of Wycliffe. Fifty-three grads crossed our stage and screen

On Tuesday, May 3, The Most Reverend Justin Portal Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, was honoured at Wycliffe College with a Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa). Calling the degree a "deeply unmerited but very gracious honour," Archbishop Justin said the award—which was given on the final day of a visit to Canada during which he apologized for residential schools—came on the heels of "a traumatic time of learning and listening." "What can we try to do to heal this past, transform our present, and create hope for the future?" he asked. "True reconciliation … cannot be imposed. But it is after