Alumna Tiyahna Ridley-Padmore (MPPAL ’19) writes Canada’s history of Black pioneers in new children’s book

Growing up in Montreal, author Tiyahna Ridley-Padmore (MPPAL ’19) was always drawn to storytelling – from reading her favourite nursery rhymes to eventually creating her own. “I started writing children’s books when I was six or seven years old,” she says about her early efforts to mimic the musical style of her favourite author, beloved […]

Alumni Spotlight: Melissa Maker (BBA ’05)

Melissa Maker is host of the CleanMySpace YouTube channel and founder of the housekeeping service Clean My Space. Maker provides useful, time-saving cleaning tips, tricks and recommendations to her YouTube following of 1.33 million subscribers. She shared her success since her time at York with us. Q: Why did you choose to study at the […]

Alumni Spotlight - Ori Dagan (BFA ’07)

Ori Dagan (BFA ’07) graduated from AMPD with a BFA in Music. Since his time at York, Ori has been a staple of the Toronto jazz music scene and in recent years, has been showcasing his work on the international stage.  Q: Why did you choose to study at York?A: From the time I was […]