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Ashley Fellowship

The Ashley Fellowship is funded by a bequest from the late Professor C.A. Ashley, longtime friend of Trent University and an enthusiastic proponent of the role which the informal contacts of College life can play in the academic pursuits of the University. The Ashley Fellow is therefore a visiting scholar who is a resident guest in one of Trent's residential Colleges. By the terms approved by Senate in 1976, and in keeping with Professor Ashley's wishes, "scholar" should be broadly interpreted to include persons not necessarily holding an academic appointment.

Chúk Odenigbo: Trent University's 43rd Ashley Fellow

A photo of Chúk Odenigbo standing in front of two people smiling off to the right.

Chúk Odenigbo, an equity leader at the forefront of racial and climate justice, has been named the 2022/23 Ashley Fellow at Trent University.  

The 2022/23 Ashley Fellow is co-hosted by Lady Eaton College and Peter Gzowski College, colleges that are home to living-learning communities that focus on Indigenous leadership and environmental sustainability, and leadership and civic engagement, respectively.

“Chúk has received national recognition for his work as a sustainability leader, a changemaker, and a keen representative of the Francophone community in Canada. His visit provides incredible opportunities for students in all colleges to learn and engage with new ideas,” said Dr. Melanie Buddle, principal of Peter Gzowski College at Trent University.  

As Ashley Fellow, Mr. Odenigbo will visit Trent’s Peterborough campus from January 23 to February 3, 2023, sitting in on lectures, visiting classrooms, and offering mentorship sessions for students. Mr. Odenigbo will also deliver two public lectures – one in French and another in English. 

A photo of Chúk Odenigbo standing in front of two people smiling off to the left.

Hear from Chúk In-Person

Francophone Identities: An Inclusive Approach (French)

January 24, 2023, 7 - 8:30 p.m. - Lady Eaton College Senior Common Room

Les participantes recevront une introduction à la notion du racisme et de l'identité blanche. Ceci sera cadrée dans le contexte francophone au Canada où les participantes seront invitées à discuter de la francophonie canadienne et sa proximité à l’identité blanche.

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The Fight Against Utopian Authoritarianism (English)

January 31, 2023, 7 - 8:30 p.m. in Nozhem Theatre

Participants will be guided through a thought-provoking reflection on how we, as a society, imagine utopia - who sets that definition, and who is leading us there - with insight into how our society might re-imagine a utopia that is truly inclusive of all.

Register Online

Uncomfortable Conversations (English)

February 2, 2023, 1 - 2:00 p.m. - Lady Eaton College Senior Common Room

How do Trent leaders (students and staff) who are not Black best lift up and support Black student leaders in a month of intense event planning? What kind of help is the best kind of help?  How can they continue to support Black students and community members on campus, beyond February?

Register on SEP

Other opportunities to hear from Chúk

Round Table on Sustainability and Equity

Wednesday, February 1, 2:30 -3:30 PM, Bata Library, 106.6

Planned as a discussion around Black leadership and diversity in environmentalism as we head into Black History Month. All are welcome.

Register on SEP

Nominate the next Ashley Fellow

The Ashley Fellow Committee invites nominations for the 2023-2024 Ashley Fellowship

Download the nomination package

Historical List of Ashley Fellows

Jacob Thomas

Mohawk Elder
1976 - 1977
Hosted by Otonabee

Julia Phelps

Art Historian
1977 - 1978
Hosted by Traill

Donald LeRoy

Chemist
1978 - 1979
Hosted by Lady Eaton

Elizabeth Sewell

Poet
1979 - 1980
Hosted by Peter Robinson

Rene deVilliers

Journalist
1980 - 1981
Hosted by Lady Eaton

W.A.C.H. Dobon

Sinologist
1980 - 1981
Hosted by Otonabee

Norma Miller

Classicist
1985 - 1986
Hosted by Traill

Percy Smith

Literary Critic
1986 - 1987
Hosted by Otonabee

Yasuyuji Yagi

Geographer
1987 - 1988
Hosted by Champlain

Mihaly Vajda

Philosopher
1987 - 1988
Hosted by Peter Robinson

William Taylor

Archaeologist
1988 - 1989
Hosted by Champlain

Wilfred Cantwell Smith

Historian of Religion
1989 - 1990
Hosted by Lady Eaton

Bernard Blishen

Social Scientist
1990 - 1991
Hosted by Traill

D.J. Wallace Geldart

Physicist
1991 - 1992
Hosted by Lady Eaton

David B. Brooks

Economist
1992 - 1993
Hosted by Otonabee

Robert Bringhurst

Oral Narrative/Haida Culture
1993 - 1994
Hosted by Peter Robinson

Jill Ker Conway

Women's History & Higher Education
1994 - 1995
Hosted by Lady Eaton

Myrna Kostash

Author/Multiculturalism & Ethnicity
1995 - 1996
Hosted by Champlain

Rosanne Armitage

Associate Professor of Psychiatry
1996 - 1997
Hosted by Otonabee

D. John Mulvaney

Emeritus Professor of Prehistory
1997 - 1998
Hosted by Peter Robinson

Mel Watkins

Emeritus Professor of Economics & Political Science
1998 - 1999
Hosted by Lady Eaton

Amiya Kumar Bagchi

Economics
1999 - 2000
Hosted by Traill

Frank Augustyn

Dancer
2000 - 2001
Hosted by Peter Robinson & Traill

Richard Bocking

Documentary Filmmaker
2001 - 2002
Hosted by Champlain

Alistair MacLeod

Author
2002 - 2003
Hosted by Traill

Dr. Carlos Escudé

Political Theorist
2003 - 2004
Hosted by Otonabee

Tama Huata

Artistic Director
2004 - 2005
Hosted by Gzowski

Dr. Timothy McGee

Musicologist
2005 - 2006
Hosted by Lady Eaton

Dr. Randy Stoecker

Community Based Researcher
2005 - 2006
Hosted by Traill

Dr. David Montgomery

Historian
2006 - 2007
Hosted by Champlain

Dr. Peter Stephenson

Medical Anthropologist
2006 - 2007
Hosted by Otonabee

Cynthia Goode

Publishing
2007 - 2008
Hosted by Traill

Dr. Laura Peers

Curator of First Nations/Native American cultural history
2008 - 2009
Hosted by Lady Eaton

Dr. Don Markwell

Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford
2009 - 2010
Hosted by Champlain

Dr. Sherrill Grace

Canadian Literature & Canadian Studies
2010 - 2011
Hosted by Traill

Dr. Lucie Edwards

Foreign Affairs & International Development
2011 - 2012
Hosted by Champlain

Dr. Peter Bernath

Molecular Spectroscopy & Atmospheric Chemistry
2012 - 2013
Hosted by Otonabee

Dr. Veronica Strong-Boag

Women's & Gender Studies & Educational Studies
2013 - 2014
Hosted by Traill

Roy MacGregor

Journalist & author
2014 - 2015
Hosted by Gzowski

Stephanie Raynor

Artist
2015 - 2016
Hosted by all five Colleges

Dr. Stevi Jackson

Feminist Professor
2016 - 2017
Hosted by Lady Eaton

Lara Kramer

Artistic Director & multimedia artist
2017 - 2018
Hosted by Champlain & Gzowski

Shelley Tanaka

Young adult editor & writer
2019 - 2020
Hosted by Traill & Trent Durham GTA

Hamza Khan

Keynote speaker & author
2021 - 2022
Hosted by Gzowski & Otonabee

Chúk Odenigbo

Equity Leader
2022 - 2023
Hosted by Gzowski & Lady Eaton

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