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Title: Interview with Ann MacDonald
Description: Ann MacDonald joined UTSC in 2002 as Director and Curator of the Gallery. A few years later, Ann was wrapped up in opening and operating the Doris McCarthy Gallery (DMG). She even met many times with Doris McCarthy to discuss its operations. Beyond directing and curating countless art exhibits on campus, Ann also teaches courses in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media (ACM). Ann reflects about the Scarborough community, her approach to teaching, and the operations of the DMG.
Subject: Art, Community, Culture, Diversity

Title: Interview with Andrew Arifuzzaman
Description: As of 2021, Andrew Arifuzzaman is the Chief Administrative Officer at the University of Toronto Scarborough’s (UTSC) Office of Business, Operations, and Strategic Affairs. He talks about the perception and diversification of Scarborough, as well as the contention and differences between UTSC and UTSG. He joined UTSC in 2007 Chief Strategy Officer, around the time when universities began to shift from academic management towards the emergence of professional management. He talks about the business side of UTSC and its methods of generating revenue, including the recruitment of international students from the Green Path Program.
Subject: Administration, Diversity, St. George Campus, University of Toronto Scarborough Campus

Title: Interview with Neil ten Kortenaar
Description: Professor Neil ten Kortenaar began teaching at UTSC during the 1980s. After completing his PhD at the University of Toronto, Prof. ten Kortenaar soon became a faculty member in the Humanities department at Scarborough College. Prof. ten Kortenaar reflects upon the rich diversity of the Scarborough campus, his approach to teaching English courses, and his experience as an administrator. As of summer 2020, Prof. ten Kortenaar is currently the Chair of the English department at UTSC.
Subject: Administration, Diversity, Faculty experience, Scarborough College

Title: Interview with Fatah Awil
Description: In this interview conducted for the course HISD25 in the winter of 2021, Fatah Awil, Program Coordinator with the Urban Alliance on Race Relations, discusses his personal journey with social activism while also touching on the work he does for his community. Fatah's activism began in his time as an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto Scarborough as a member of the Muslim Student Association and continues with his work with the Urban Alliance which focuses on education and research to tackle racism in society. The environment Fatah grew up in affected his desire to effect change.
Subject: Activism, Diversity, Race and ethnicity, Anti-racism

Title: Interview with Maydianne Andrade
Description: Professor Maydianne Andrade works at the Department of Biological Sciences at University of Toronto Scarborough. She immigrated to B.C., Canada from Jamaica when she was young. In this interview, she shares her perspective, experiences, and stories as a woman of colour in STEM and higher education.
Subject: Diversity, University of Toronto Scarborough, Women, Faculty experience

Title: Interview with Craig Heron
Description: In an interview conducted for the winter 2021 course offering of HISD25, Dr. Craig Heron, noted Canadian social historian of labour and cultural history, public intellectual, and professor emeritus, discusses his work as an activist and historian. Through his introduction into activism and the New Left as a student, then as a Professor at York University continuing his activism and fighting for workers' rights, and finally his time as an activist outside of the University, establishing various organizations, that give voice to and shine a light on the lives of working peoples.
Subject: Activism, Student experience, Diversity, Faculty experience

Title: Interview with Franca Iacovetta
Description: Professor Franca Iacovetta joined the Historical and Cultural Studies Department at UTSC in 1990, originally to teach British history, but she is now able to focus on Canadian and immigration history. She shares her teaching experiences, her perceptions of the campus, as well as the changes in student perception of professors at UTSC over time. She also held a dual-campus position, where she was also involved with St. George's graduate program.
Subject: Diversity, Faculty experience, University of Toronto Scarborough Campus, Women

Title: Interview with Lauri Sue Robertson
Subject: Accessibility, Activism, Community, Disabilities, Diversity, Leadership

Title: Interview with William Gough
Description: Professor William Gough, a dean and professor in the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, shares his experiences and memories working at Scarborough College/UTSC since 1993.
Subject: Campus growth, Diversity, Faculty experience, Women

Title: Interview with Kelvin Sealey
Description: Kelvin Sealey moved to Canada to study at Scarborough College in the 1970s, and he shares his experiences at the college and how they influenced his future life and career.
Subject: Diversity, Drama, Housing, Student experience

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