Announcements, milestones & media coverage
Centre for Community Partnerships, U of T | What’s Next for Community-Engaged Learning? A Conversation with Adonis Huggins and Aditi Mehta
As we mark the 20th anniversary of the Centre for Community Partnerships at the University of Toronto, we are asking our community "What's next for Community-Engaged Learning (CEL)? How might we chart a course for transformative change?” Please enjoy this conversation with Adonis Huggins, Executive Director of Focus Media Arts Centre, and Aditi Mehta, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies in the Department of Geography and Planning, about their CEL course, The Changing Culture of Regent Park (URB440H1).
U of T News | The walking classroom: Summer Abroad students learn about Mumbai on foot
A U of T Summer Abroad course immerses students in Mumbai through walking-based learning, exploring urban justice, inequality, and community-led initiatives across diverse neighbourhoods in the Global South.
The Indian Express | Ashoka University students join hands with team from University of Toronto to explore Pune’s urban challenges
In a bid to develop critical social consciousness as part of their Urban Studies programme, the students accompanied workers of SWaCH, a cooperative of waste collectors, to analyse various social dynamics in Pune.
U of T News | Students from U of T and India’s Ashoka University explore urban challenges in Pune
Undergraduate course in partnership with Ashoka University, near New Delhi, is one of many initiatives now facilitated by the U of T India Foundation
U of T Magazine | Can We Learn from Other Cities How to Build Transit Better?
U of T students in a new course team up with community partners in Pune, India, to solve real-world urban problems
U of T News | New course takes a multidisciplinary look at wildfire response in Yellowknife
A U of T graduate seminar brings students to Yellowknife to study wildfire response, combining multidisciplinary research, community engagement, and policy development to strengthen resilience, housing, and communication systems.
U of T News | Urban studies course forges bond between students and seniors during COVID-19
In response to COVID-19, Aditi Mehta, an assistant professor of Urban Studies, paired students with seniors over Zoom for her qualitative methods course — prompting friendships to blossom during a difficult time.
U of T News | U of T students and Regent Park teens team up to bust stereotypes, tell stories of a changing neighbourhood
A community-engaged U of T course partners students with Regent Park youth to co-create media projects, preserving lived experiences and reshaping narratives around neighbourhood change, memory, and revitalization.
esri Canada | How MUCP Students Helped Reimagine Long-Term Care in Toronto’s Urban Core
MUCP students partnered with HousingNowTO to reimagine long-term care in Toronto’s dense urban core. Using Ratio.City, they developed a podium-level LTC model with housing above — a practical solution that could unlock new sites, add beds and housing, and create jobs without altering exterior massing.