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The “master” of residential Massey College, which is affiliated with the University of Toronto, has apologized for racist statements by a faculty member to a black student, according to the Canadian Press. Segal said in a statement last week that Michael Marrus, a professor emeritus of history at Toronto, made "hurtful and completely inappropriate" remarks toward the student over lunch on Tuesday. The statement did not provide details of the incident, but a letter of complaint signed by scores of students and faculty members alleges that Marrus said to the student, reference to Segal, “You know this is your master, eh? Do you feel the lash?” The letter demands that Marrus be fired that Segal change his own title to something other than “master.” Segal has said he will ask the college’s governing board to change his position to “head of college.”
"Words and statements like these in no way reflect the position of Massey College as a whole," Segal said. "We are committed to providing an open, welcoming and inclusive academic and residential community and will ensure that it is a safe space for all our fellows in which this kind of encounter can never happen again.” He and other college leaders will meet with students and host town halls to discuss ways forward, he added. Marcus did not immediately respond to a request for comment by The Globe and Mail.
