The pandemic brought many social issues to the forefront, principal among them being social isolation, particularly in Canada’s growing senior population. While this issue may have been a recent revelation for many Canadians, it’s been a priority for alumnus Mahad Shahzad (BBA ’20) for several years. “During my time at York I was able to […]
York University is launching a fundraising campaign to establish the York Emergency Student Support Fund, which will provide essential financial support to those impacted by global conflicts and crises. York University is an exceptionally diverse community, with students and scholars from around the world. Consequently, current and prospective members of the university community may be […]
As a young Muslim woman of colour, Basma Elbahnasawy (BA ’18) is a firm believer in empowering women through her work. This passion led her to become one of the organizers for Lady Hacks, the first all-women hackathon in Canada. She is also one of the founding members of Indigenous and Muslim Women for Water […]
It was in the early 90s that Kathy Toth first became interested in learning how to do graffiti. “With murals I liked that they were public,” she says. “I was really concerned with being seen – like all these artists are. You ask them [why they do it] and they might say a whole bunch […]
York alumna Jonelle Sills (BFA/BEd ’16) credits York University with playing an integral role in her success. “I can confidently say that if I didn’t have a York experience I would not be where I am today,” says Jonelle, a lyric soprano whose performances led her to be on CBC’s list of Canada’s 30 hot […]
Bold. Inspired. Visionary. It takes a true leader to inspire positive change in the world, and these are just some of the traits that define the successful York University alumni, driven to make a meaningful difference in their communities. At home and abroad, graduates of York University are not only entering the workforce prepared to […]
Canisia Lubrin (BA ’11) is a writer, critic, professor, poet and editor. Since studying creative writing at York, she has published collections of poetry and received recognition for her work. Her first collection Voodoo Hypothesis was named one of 2017’s best books in Canadian poetry by CBC Books, who also named Lubrin a Black Canadian […]
In 2021 while the COVID-19 vaccine was rolling out across Canada, Dr. Tiffany Richards (BSc ’09) started to notice threads of misinformation about the vaccine all over the internet. As a resident physician in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto , she began spending all her free time online, […]
While in the York film and video program, Evan Morgan (BFA ’08) developed his voice as a writer and filmmaker while part of a tight-knit community. With “a penchant for dark humour,” he embraced his fate as a director, as the modest beginnings of a dark comedy short film loomed in the background. After becoming […]
Twelve York University alumnae have been recognized by Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 list for their leadership and work empowering and championing others and influencing positive change in their workplace and communities. The list honours women in a variety of professional fields and career levels and is divided into 13 […]