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Virtual colloquium series explores teaching in dangerous times

Warren Crichlow On Jan. 20, the next session in a monthly virtual colloquium series presented by York University’s Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Project, Faculty of Education and Centre for Refugee Studies will explore teaching in dangerous times by examining the life of American author, playwright, poet and activist James Baldwin. “Considering James Baldwin’s […]

Best of Education 2020

We're celebrating some of the top highlights and moments in the Faculty of Education for 2020. Students thank professor in Zoom classes for 'keeping our spirits high' during pandemicStudents at York University surprised their professor during Zoom class to thank him for his work during a challenging year. Professor Mario Di Paolantonio of York University in Toronto, where […]

IN THE MEDIA: Black organizations receive as little as 7 cents for every $100 donated to Canada's big charities, study finds

For every 100 dollars donated to a charitable organization in Canada, as little as seven cents go toward supporting Black charities, concludes a new first-of-its kind study of the country's philanthropic sector and its impact on Black communities. The report by the Network for the Advancement of Black Communities (NABC) at York University and Carleton […]

A letter to the Graduate class of 2020

Address given on the occasion of Convocation by Aparna Mishra Tarc, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director, Graduate Program in Education on October 28, 2020 at York University, Toronto, via Zoom

People of York U - Vidya Shah

"I started my career as an elementary school teacher, and they were some of the most magical years of my life. Teaching for me has become a journey of self-discovery, an encounter with the self. Education is ultimately an endeavour in being more human. It demands of us an ongoing commitment to living and working from our complex and often contradictory parts - the magical parts, the scared parts, the joyful parts, the engaged parts, the ignorant parts and the resistant parts."

PhD candidate awarded prestigious 2020 U21 HGS Teaching Excellence Award

Dr. Shelia Harms, MD, a 4th year PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education is the recipient of the prestigious 2020 U21 Health Sciences Group (HSG) Teaching Excellence Award. The Award was established in 2014 by Deans of Medicine as a way to celebrate and reward exceptional educational scholarship, particularly amongst research intensive universities, across […]