June 5th, 2022
President's Message

Humber College Unveils Longo Faculty of Business and Longo Centre for Entrepreneurship

Dear Humber employees, 

Today, I am pleased to share with you some exciting news about a transformational gift that will impact Humber. A $5-million gift from the Longo Family Foundation will support scholarships, entrepreneurship programming and provide increased opportunities for our students to develop the skills and experience that will set them apart and guide them on the road to success. 

This gift will support business and leadership education, strengthen small businesses and help build entrepreneurial skills that will contribute to stronger economies and communities.  

It will also help remove barriers to...Read more

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May 25th, 2022
President's Message

No More Violence

Twenty-one people. Nineteen children and two adults. Those are the numbers in the headlines following a massacre in a Texas elementary school on Tuesday. While details continue to emerge, we know that those aren’t just numbers – they are family members and friends taken as part of another act of senseless violence.  

Less than ten days ago, I wrote about the shooting inside a Buffalo, New York supermarket that was motivated by anti-Black racism and claimed the lives of 10 people. Since then, a shooting also took...Read more

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May 16th, 2022
President's Message

Statement on Anti-Black Racism Shooting in Buffalo

About 13 months ago, I wrote a blog entitled no more anti-black racism. Earlier this year, I wrote about hate. The recent shooting in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket, motivated by hate and racism targeted Black people and it is reported that 10 people were murdered and several wounded. I am deeply saddened to be writing again about the urgent need to eliminate anti-Black racism and hate in all its forms.

Amidst mourning and protests, people are outraged that planned, deliberate violence against Black people continues to happen. I share this outrage.

Humber condemns all acts of hate....Read more

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