Our Faculty

We are academics, writers, artists, community leaders, scientists, practitioners, and lifelong learners coming together to better understand the pressing issues facing our planet and imagine creative approaches to living well in our places.

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Dr. Sarah Munawar

Instructor

Sarah Munawar (She/Her) is a visiting professor at the Elizabeth Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership (EDR) at the University of Houston. Having earned a PhD in political science at the University of British Columbia, as a researcher and educator, she advocates for health equity, culturally-safe care and disability justice.

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Serena Alagappan

Instructor

Serena Alagappan received her A.B. in comparative literature and creative writing from Princeton University in 2020. She then studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. A recipient of the 2022 New Poets Prize, her pamphlet ‘Sensitive to Temperature’ was published by The Poetry Business under the Smith|Doorstop imprint.
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Workshop: Land, Body & Voice: Writing for Self-expression & Social Justice

Nayani Jensen

Instructor

Nayani Jensen is a historian of science, writer, and Rhodes Scholar from Nova Scotia, Canada. Originally a Mechanical Engineer working in climate research, she is interested in merging arts and sciences in interdisciplinary approaches to history, climate and fiction.
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Course: Art & Wonder: How to Talk About Science

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Matthew Jordan

Instructor

My calling in life is to learn as much as I can, then share those learnings with other people. I’ve done this many different ways: starting a walking tour company, creating university courses, recording podcasts, filming YouTube videos, and delivering exuberant public rants. My academic background is in the history of science and technology.
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Course: How Technology Transforms the World

Chiyi Tam

Instructor

Chiyi Tam (she/her) is an urban planner and anti-displacement organizer practicing in Tkaronto's Kensington-Chinatown neighbourhood. She is currently a visiting expert with the School of Cities’ as an Early Career Canadian Urban Leader. Chiyi is the managing director of the recently established Toronto Chinatown Land Trust. Her goal is to reciprocate knowledge and wealth into community ownership.
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Course: Introduction to Community Land Trusts

Our Staff

Zehra Naqvi

Founder and Executive Director

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Zikri Jaafar

Advisor

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