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Announcement of appointment of the vice-provost, teaching and learning

Professor Chloë Brushwood Rose appointed vice-provost, teaching and learning for a three-year term commencing on July 1.

Culture and identity inform alumna Vicky Talwar’s artistic practice

Culture and identity have always been focal drivers of Vicky Talwar’s (BEd ’05) artistic practice. Born and raised in Canada, she moved to New Delhi, India with her parents at 13. Having then acclimated to a new school system and a new life, Talwar then moved back to Canada with her family at 19.

Announcement of interim vice-president equity, people and culture

Alice Pitt, a long-serving member of the York community with demonstrated leadership and advocacy for accessible post-secondary education, will step into the role April 1.

Faculty of Education lecture to highlight sustainable education

On March 7, the Faculty of Education will host a public lecture from 7 to 8:30 p.m., by speaker Charles Hopkins, the UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education Towards Sustainability at York University.

Family creates award to honour a teacher who transformed lives

For Savitri Ahuja, educating others was much more than a personal passion and rewarding career. Over the many decades she practiced in her birth country of India and adopted country of Canada, teaching was a compassionate act of service to humanity, her way to empower others to improve their circumstances and achieve their dreams. As […]

Thinking beyond Black History Month: Wayfinding with paradox in troubled times

Ph.D. candidate Nicola Dove, co-authored an opinion piece about structures of continuing dehumanization and devaluation of Black lives in Canada, the United States, and elsewhere

Black excellence centre stage at Word, Sound, Power celebration

Black artistic talent was centre stage during a showcase of performances on Feb. 8 when the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora presented Word, Sound, Power: An annual celebration of Black Artistic Expression.

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.

Get to know our faculty: Molade Osibodu

This month’s ‘Get to know our faculty’ profile series features assistant professor Molade Osibodu whose current field of research is situated in the sub-field of critical mathematics education and seeks to serve Black (including Sub-Saharan Africans) youth in educational contexts.

Word, Sound, Power annual celebration shines spotlight on Black artists

Members of the York University community are invited to celebrate Black artistic talent during a showcase of performances on Feb. 8 when the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora presents Word, Sound, Power: An Annual Celebration of Black Artistic Expression.