George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
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Himanshu Luthra completed two programs at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, achieved top grades, and padded his resume with experience working with top-tier organizations in the field. He's about to graduate from a degree program with impressive grades, and he said faculty and...
A successful community needs space guided by the needs of its residents—in other words, programming, places and protocols designed for those who use these spaces most. For youth, in particular, access to safe and reliable public spaces helps to stave off isolation and alienation at a crucial point...
Thanks to a historic $50 million investment by the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities to drive growth and advancement in virtual learning across Ontario’s post-secondary institutions, George Brown College has received funding from eCampusOntario’s Virtual Learning Strategy for various...
A longtime George Brown partner generously donated 50,000 face shields to the college, helping to ensure our students and employees are protected from COVID-19 when they are on campus. For the past 20 years, printing and marketing solutions company Allegra Toronto has worked with the college on our...
A student’s pursuit of dancing on pointe has helped to spur more gender-fluid practices in ballet training at George Brown Dance. Ballet tends to follow conventional gender roles in performance and in the types of training female and male dancers pursue, with women in pointe class and men in another...
As people across the country mourn the horrifying discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation territory, we express our condolences and support to our Indigenous students and employees...
Dr. Ian Austin, Dean of George Brown’s Centre for Business, appointed External Director of PwC Board
Professional services firm PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) Canada appointed the dean of George Brown College’s Centre for Business as an external director of its board. Dr. Ian Austin is among four such appointments, marking the first external board directors in the firm’s history. Austin has been a...
By Jennifer Grant When George Floyd was murdered by police one year ago, it brought the realities of anti-Black racism into stark focus for many people. However, for those of us in the Black community, his death was another tragic reminder of the perils many of us face and the failure of systems to...