06/27/2024
Donette Chin-Loy Chang, a distinguished communications leader, accomplished public affairs strategist, prolific philanthropist and Journalism '78 alumna will be TMU's next chancellor. Her three-year term will begin on October 10.
“TMU always challenges the status quo with bold and innovative action, responding to the needs of learners in an ever-changing world. I accept this role with great humility and am proud to be part of an extraordinary community that truly values excellence, equity and reconciliation,” she said.
After graduating in 1978, Chin-Loy Chang worked as a reporter-producer with CBC Radio, eventually leading the overseas service of Radio Canada International in Toronto. She has written for a number of prestigious Canadian publications and has trained journalists in several English-speaking Caribbean countries and in Haiti. As a strategist for global public relations firm Ruder Finn & Rotman, she provided counsel to the Prime Minister of Jamaica, ministers of government, heads of crown corporations and media practitioners, and was later appointed by the Prime Minister as head of radio at the Jamaica Information Service.
As a philanthropist, she and her late husband, G. Raymond Chang, TMU’s third chancellor, have been dedicated to transforming lives through education, health care, social justice and the arts in Canada and globally. Chin-Loy Chang has supported hundreds of students by funding scholarships and well-being initiatives at TMU. She has established bursaries across several areas of the university, including the DMZ, The Chang School, and the Lincoln Alexander School of Law. She also created an emergency fund for students during the pandemic and contributed to TMU’s Viola Desmond Awards program and the President’s Awards to Champion Equity campaign.
https://www.torontomu.ca/news-events/news/2024/06/tmu-names-donette-chin-loy-chang-as-new-chancellor/
