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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 Curtis Cole
Description: As of 2021, Curtis Cole is the Registrar and Assistant Dean of Enrolment Management at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He first joined UTSC in 2002 as an Academic Advisor at the Academic Advising and Career Centre. Born and raised in southwest Scarborough, Cole talks about the early perceptions of UTSC as a "backdoor" to the University of Toronto and talks about the evolution of Scarborough as a legitimate part of the University of Toronto. Cole discusses the public perception of UTSC, both in regards to domestic students and on an international scale. Cole also touches upon the changing value of undergraduate degrees, as well as the recruitment and rise and of international student admission and tuition at UTSC.
Subject: Administration, Campus growth, Education, University of Toronto Scarborough Campus

Title: Interview with Russell Brown
Description: Russell Brown looks back at his time at UTSC as an English professor from 1977 to 2004 along with the summer school courses at the downtown campus that he recently taught. He touches upon the “golden age” of UTSC where a small body of faculty and students allowed for close connections, which has changed with the growing “professionalization” of the campus. He also comments of the tri-campus relationship and the sense of autonomy of what was then the English discipline (now Department of English) at Scarborough, despite the condescending view of Scarborough from St. George. Professor Brown also mentions some of the initiatives he has been involved with, such as the Anthology of Canadian Literature and the second largest reading series in Toronto that brought writers and poets to UTSC to speak to students.
Subject: Faculty experience, University of Toronto Scarborough, Extra-curricular activities, University of Toronto St. George

Title: Interview with Maydianne Andrade
Description: As Vice Dean of UTSC, Maydianne talks about her educational journey that has led to her position at UTSC. She highlights her experience as a Black woman in education, especially her time as one of the only Black women in fundamental sciences. She speaks about people, specifically women, of color and their involvement levels in the university. She later goes on to relfect on her 20 years at UTSC, ranging from her initial impression of the campus and how it may impact its overall perception in comparison to UTM while also highlighting how the campus has changed within this time.
Subject: Diversity, University of Toronto Scarborough, Women, Faculty experience

Title: Interview with Clare Hasenkampf
Description: Clare Hasenkampf is a professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough's Department of Biological Sciences and Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning. Clare begins by discussing her curiosity and exploration-driven love for the sciences and the path she had taken from New Orleans, Florida, and UCSD that led her to UTSC. She touches upon her journey as a woman in science, the differences she has noticed between St. George and UTSC, along with the changes and development of the campus that she has witnessed from her arrival on the campus in 1989. Clare reflects on her past experiences as a student, as well as a professor, to highlight how such memories have impacted her view of, and initiatives surrounding, pedagogy.
Subject: Faculty experience, Women, University of Toronto Scarborough, Campus growth

Title: Interview with Jennifer McKelvie
Description: A graduate of UTSC, and a City Council Member for Ward 25, Jennifer McKelvie shares her experience of being a life-long resident of Scarborough and seeing the changes that have occurred over time. She shares her perception regarding the demographics of the UTSC student body and faculty during her educational career and how women mentorship is a critical component to women’s success. Building on her relationship with UTSC, she speaks about a new partnership called Fine Dining which highlights the diversity of Scarborough and family-run shops, as well as the important role UTSC plays in the larger social community.
Subject: Scarborough, University of Toronto Scarborough, University of Toronto St. George, Women

Title: Interview with confidential participant 002
Description: A McMaster student of psychology and social work discusses the importance of mental health awareness and the difference between mental health and mental illness. The participant discusses different tools for building mental health awareness, including online resources, workshops, lived experience and conversations with peers. They also speak about cultural stigma and taboo surrounding mental illness and how mental health education continues to be taught from a colonial perspective.
Subject: Activism, Anti-colonialism, Mental health, Social work

Title: Interview with Raagini Appadurai
Description: Raagini Appadurai shares her experience with racism, coming as an immigrant from India at a young age, and her growing love for activism and ant-racism movements. As an educator, she speaks about confronting powers, gaining knowledge, and pursuing social equity, and how she solidly stepped into the field of activism in her high school years, providing a stable platform for herself and her peers to speak about matters pertaining to social justice.
Subject: Activism, Anti-colonialism, Anti-racism, Ethnicity, Race

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