Ashley Fellowship
The Ashley Fellowship is administered by the Colleges at Trent University and is awarded to a visiting scholar each year. The Ashley Fellowship Committee is now requesting nominations for the 2024-2025 Ashley Fellow. Nominations may come from fellows of any of the Colleges or from any college affiliated departments. This is a wonderful opportunity for the University community to benefit from the presence of a distinguished intellectual who enhances our academic programs and collegiate life.
The fellowship is funded by a bequest from the late Professor C.A. Ashley, long-time friend of Trent University and an enthusiastic proponent of the importance of collegiate life 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.
Bridget Larocque: Trent University's 44th Ashley Fellow
Bridget Larocque, a Métis Change Advocate in Indigenous, Arctic, and Gender Affairs, has been named the 2023/24 Ashley Fellow at Trent University.
The 2023/24 Ashley Fellow is hosted by Traill College. Known for its interdisciplinary academic departments and vibrant collegiate environment, Traill College provides the perfect setting for Bridget Larocque's activities on campus. Her integration into college life by living at Traill during her residency will present Trent students and faculty alike with unique and enriching opportunities for innovative, informal, and educational discussions with Larocque.
“Traill is honoured to be the host college for this year’s Ashley Fellow,” says Dr. Michael Eamon, principal, Traill College. “Bridget Larocque is the embodiment of the ideals on which the fellowship was founded upon, bringing a wealth of lived experience and her unique northern perspective to Indigenous relations.”
As Ashley Fellow, Ms. Larocque will visit Trent’s Peterborough campus from February 4th to February 18th, 2024, sitting in on lectures, visiting classrooms, and offering mentorship sessions for students. Ms. Larocque will also deliver a public lecture and be honoured at a College dinner.
Hear from Bridget In-Person
Coffee Chats
February 6th & 13th, 2024 2pm-4pm - Traill College The Trend
Meet with Bridget for casual conversation over coffee, tea and treats.
Free Public Lecture
A North at Trent Event
February 8th, 2024 at 7:30pm in Bagnani Hall Traill College
“A Northern Perspective on Decolonization and Indigenization: Retelling Narratives”
Light refreshments to follow.
College Dinner
February 15th, 2024 6pm - 9pm in Bagnani Hall Traill College
Limited availability. Please contact your college office for details.
Other opportunities to hear from Bridget
48th Annual Elders and Traditional Peoples Gathering
Feeding Our Spirit: Language, Culture, and Land-Based Reclamation
Symons Campus - Enwayaang Building, 1 Gzowski Way, Peterborough
3:00 P.M. Keynote Address from Ashley Fellow, Elder Bridget Larocque -- ENW 114
Nominate the next Ashley Fellow
The Ashley Fellow Committee invites nominations for the 2024-2025 Ashley Fellowship
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