Who we are
We support public education that is inclusive, participatory, and lifelong.
We provide non-credit, university-level courses in the liberal arts for adults.
We reach out to those whose access to post-secondary education has been limited by academic, social and/or financial barriers by offering classes that are free-of charge in Fall, Winter, and Spring terms
At University in the Community, all participants – students and volunteer lecturers – experience first-hand how learning and understanding is fundamentally shaped in relationship with each other.
Our Volunteers
UitC would not be possible without the participation of its exceptional volunteer presenters:
- Rosemary Aubert
- Franҫoise Baylis
- Ronald Beiner
- Charlotte Bell
- John Bell
- John Borrows
- Shauna Brail
- Luisa Bravo
- Pearce Carefoote
- Jayce Chiblow
- David Crombie
- Art Davis
- Dennis Duffy
- Kate Dupuis
- Jeffrey Dvorkin
- Ray Ellenwood
- Martin Friedland
- Katy Fulfer
- Rita Gardiner
- Usha George
- Donald Gillies
- Lorna Goodison
- Will Greaves
- Ken Greenberg
- Christos Hatzis
- Ainsley Hawthorn
- Travis Hay
- Samantha Hill
- Kofi Hope
- Anne Innis Dagg
- Nicholas Keung
- Rebecca Kingston
- Naulaq Le Drew
- John Lorinc
- Heather MacDougall
- Peter MacLeod
- Lee Maracle
- Louis March
- Dr. Kwame McKenzie
- Dara McLeod
- Brenda McPhail
- Rebecca McTaggart
- Gerta Moray
- Daniel Munro
- Steve Munro
- Muneeb Nasir
- Bryan Nelson
- Channon Oyeniran
- Melanie Panitch
- Damiano Pietropaolo
- John Polanyi
- Chris Ramsaroop
- Ken Rea
- Kent Roach
- Cecilia Rocha
- David Rooney
- Peter Russell
- Joe Schlesinger
- John Sewell
- Don Shebib
- Julian Sher
- Haroon Siddiqui
- Ruby Singh
- Laura Spinney
- John David Stewart
- R. H. Thomson
- Teajai Travis
- Brenda Wastasecoot
- Zachary Weinstein
- Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux Cynthia Wilkey
- Natalie Zemon Davis
with more being added with every term!
Our Partners
UitC is funded by the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Arts and Science.
On the initiative of University Professor Peter Russell, a partnership between UitC, Senior College, and Innis College was established in 2015.
Members of Senior College’s UitC Committee provide us with experienced guidance and advice on program matters, volunteer speaker suggestions, as well as the opportunity to write about our program in the Senior College Bulletin.
Innis College’s provision of a classroom, tech support, the Town Hall for our events and most importantly, the sense of inclusion that the college offers, has been an invaluable gift for the program.
