In the media

In the media: Sankofa Square? What's behind the proposed new name for Yonge-Dundas Square

The debate over what Yonge-Dundas Square will be renamed to seems to finally have an answer: city council voted on "Sankofa Square"

In the media: Canada-India diplomatic relations cast shadow over Indian students at U of T

Associate professor Roopa Desai Trilokekar, weighs in on the Canada-India diplomatic relations. PM Justin Trudeau announced that the Canadian government was investigating “credible accusations” of a link between India’s government and the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. In response to these allegations, the Indian government stopped processing visa applications for Canadian citizens.

In the media - Math anxiety develops at a young age for some students, here's how to prevent it

Learning math equations and solving problems can be fun for some kids and downright uncomfortable for others. But math anxiety and not feeling like "a math person" can be avoided, according to Tina Rapke, an associate professor at York University who works directly with students and teachers from kindergarten to Grade 8.

Teachers draw envy and ire over their two-month ‘vacations.’ But do they really get the summer off?

Summer months off may not be the perk you think it is. For many teachers, it’s a time for courses, prepping lesson plans and learning new curriculums. By Janet Hurley Senior Writer School’s out for summer, but Kimiko Shibata is already thinking about September. The Kitchener teacher is trying to get familiar with the new language […]

A Bot Aced My Homework

How ChatGPT is impacting the academic experienceBy Sharon Aschaiek RELEASED LAST NOVEMBER, ChatGPT can compose essays and news releases, research subjects, suggest story ideas, even have philosophical conversations and debug computer code. Make a request, and it scans the web for relevant information and, using what it has learned from training data, almost instantly generates […]

Two faculty members to receive honorific professorships

York University will honour two esteemed faculty members during its 2023 Spring Convocation with a Distinguished Research Professorship and a University Professorship. A Distinguished Research Professor is a member of faculty who has made outstanding contributions to the University through research and whose work is recognized within and outside of the University, and this year […]

In the media: How the parental rights movement resurged in response to trans inclusivity in classrooms

Jen Gilbert, an associate professor at York University, weighs in on parental rights emerging as a top issue for Republicans ahead of the 2024 elections and recent school board elections in Canada showing a similar movement is growing. "The kind of spectre of parental rights often emerges in relationship to expanding conversations about sexuality and gender in schools," said Gilbert.

In the media: Anti-black Racism in Schools

Carl James, the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora at York University, talks about anti-black racism in schools following a recent incident that led to the TDSB putting 3 staff members on home assignment for dis

In the media: Canada’s Black population faces varying job prospects despite equal education. Here’s why

Black people in Canada are just as educated as the rest of the country overall but new census data by Statistics Canada is shedding light on how cultural barriers may be driving differences in education levels between different generations in Black communities.

In the media: How ChatGPT, other AI tools could change the way students learn

Lesley Wilton, an assistant professor of education at York University, weighs in on how artificial intelligence programs such as ChatGPT will affect learning.