Massey College is an elite graduate residential college affiliated with but independent from the University of Toronto. Founded by the Massey Foundation and opened in 1963, the college was designed by Canadian architect Ron Thom. It houses 50 of the University of Toronto's top graduate students and fellows from a variety of disciplines. Each year, a large portion of the students are Oxbridge alumni from England, and many more are Canadian Rhodes Scholars. A residential college is an organisational pattern for a division of a university that places academic activity in a community setting of students and faculty, usually at a residence and with shared meals, the college having a degree of autonomy and a federated relationship with the overall university. ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Ronald James Thom OC (May 15, 1923 – October 29, 1986) was a Canadian architect. ...

The founding Master of Massey College was the celebrated Canadian author Robertson Davies. The fourth and current Master is John Fraser. Preston Manning is a Senior Fellow at the college. Graduate students who live at the College are called Junior Fellows. Robertson Davies in 1984 Robertson Davies, CC, FRSC (born August 28, 1913 at Thamesville, Ontario, and died December 2, 1995 at Orangeville, Ontario) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. ... Saturday Night Lives! book cover John Anderson Fraser (born June 5, 1944) is a Canadian journalist and Master or chief administrative officer of Massey College at the University of Toronto. ... Image:Preston manning. ...

The College has a strong connection to the Toronto establishment. It also strives to preserve an Oxbridge-type atmosphere by mandating the wearing of gowns at dinner, and incorporating regular High Tables - complete with after-dinner snuff - into its dining schedule.

Massey College sponsors Canada's annual Massey Lectures. The Massey Lectures are a prestigious annual event in Canada, in which a noted Canadian or international scholar gives a week-long series of lectures on a political, cultural or philosophical topic. ...

External links

• Official Massey College site