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15 TED Talks on refugee resilience

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Can Canada duplicate its boat people rescue with Syrian refugees?

The summer of ’79 was just starting. The Pope was Polish, Sony had introduced the first Walkman and Gloria Gaynor was tearing up the disco scene with “I Will Survive.” Howard Adelman, a York University philosophy professor, was ending weeks of isolation at his cottage on an island in Georgian Bay, where he had been […]

Susan McGrath appointed to the Order of Canada

York University researcher Susan McGrath (MES '90), a professor in the School of Social Work in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, has been appointed a member of the Order of Canada for her contributions to research and policy on refugee rights and for fostering collaboration among scholars in her field. McGrath’s academic […]

2014

(December 26, 2014) Four York University community members appointed to Order of Canada, YFile (September 26, 2014) Can Canada duplicate its boat people rescue with Syrian refugees?, Toronto Star (September 10, 2014) York researcher nominated as finalist for prestigious SSHRC Impact Award

2013

(November 6, 2013) Training teachers at the world’s largest refugee camp, University Affairs (October 6, 2013) Bringing Universities to Refugee Camps in Kenya, New York Times (October 3, 2013) Can education be a challenge to terror? op ed published in The Globe and Mail (February 4, 2013) York receives $6.2 million from CIDA for international […]

2012

(Oct 15, 2012) Kenya's Kenyatta University opens its doors to Somali refugees in Dadaab, The Guardian, UK (Sept 18, 2012) Osgoode Professor Sean Rehaag receives Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers 2012 Advocacy Award (September 16, 2012) Profs launch teacher training in refugee camp—to improve education for all (September 15, 2012) Stop vilifying Roma refugees, op […]

2011

(June 9, 2011) Humanitarian aid can fuel a war if not careful, says York author (March 8, 2011) Refugee board disputes York study

2010

(May 31, 2010) High-powered workshop and conference examine international refugee law (August 18, 2010) Professor Kyle Killian, Centre for Refugee Studies: Boat people are rarely welcomed anywhere (June 25, 2010) Program teaches students how to improve refugee settlement experiences (May 31, 2010) High-powered workshop and conference examine international refugee law (May 21, 2010) Centre for […]

2009

(August 14, 2009) Immigration system hurts more than helps, study finds Press Release: (November 16, 2011) Expert panel calls proposed human smuggling bill draconian and illegal