The latest issue of York University’s nationally recognized, student-run literary magazine, Existere, features new fiction, non-fiction, art and poetry from some of Canadian literature’s rising stars.
Chantel Thompson, a student success and academic advisor at York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering, is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Lynda Tam Guiding Light & Legacy Award.
York University Professor Patrick Alcedo’s Summer 2024 course, Philippine Folk Dance and Culture, gave students the opportunity to travel to the Southeast Asian nation for three weeks – to learn new dances in their original settings.
Two groups of first-year York University students travelled to Cuba this spring as part of a new Faculty of Health course exploring human rights, Cuban culture and the country’s health-care system.
Schulich ExecEd recently delivered an updated version of its Masters Certificate in Municipal Leadership program to 50 City of Ottawa managers, with a new focus on future-proofing municipalities.
The Model European Union (EU), a simulation of the work done by the European governing body, brought 55 students from across the country to York University’s Keele Campus this spring to experience politics and diplomacy in action.
York University’s faculty-led study abroad opportunities are gaining popularity, and mature students are eager to participate by registering for courses that take them around the world.
York U students have a chance to collaborate with students from Japan’s Mukogawa Women’s University thanks to a globally networked learning award granted to Professor Lisa Sandlos.
Reeta Roy, president and CEO of the Mastercard Foundation, urged graduands to embrace the full transformational power of education.
York University’s Schulich ExecEd is partnering with Skills/Compétences Canada, an organization dedicated to enhancing the involvement of youth in skilled trade and technology careers, to provide leadership training for the next generation of workers.