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Racial Injustice and the Limits of Reparative Policies: A Conversation with Carmela Murdocca -Interview by Serena Aprile 

Carmela Murdocca is the York Research Chair in Reparative and Racial Justice and Professor in the Department of Sociology at York University. She is appointed to graduate programs in Sociology, Socio-Legal Studies, and Social and Political Thought. Her research examines the intersections of racialization, criminalization and the social and legal politics of repair, redress and reparations. […]

Sculpting Political Outrage: An Interview with Artist Donna Bliss – Interview by Liliana Antonyshyn

Donna Bliss was born near Chicago. She received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) with an honourable mention in the Senior Fellowship Project Since graduating from SAIC, her life has been evenly split between building a career as an event planner and continuing to create art. As part of the Zhou B team […]

Bees, Beewashing and Climate Change: An Interview with Sheila Colla – Interview by Alyssa Ramos

This interview was conducted by Research Apprenticeship Programme (RAP) student Alyssa Ramos, Glendon Campus, with Professor Sheila Colla, Faculty of the Environment and Urban Change (https://www.savethebumblebees.ca).  How did you end up in this field, studying bees and their relationship to the environment and climate change?   During my undergraduate degree, the University of Toronto had the […]

Andrew Dawson and graduate student Isabel Krakoff win the inaugural Alexis de Tocqueville Award for the best conference paper on democracy and public opinion

Andrew Dawson, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the Glendon Campus of York University, and Isabel Krakoff, a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology, were announced as the winners during WAPOR’s 75th conference.  The paper “Political Trust and Democracy: The Critical Citizens Thesis Re-Examined” empirically assesses competing perspectives on the relationship between […]

Glendon Global Debates | Is Democracy Broken?

Glendon School of Public and International Affairs’ first-ever hybrid Glendon Global Debate took place on April 4, exploring the contemporary shifts in political discourse and the future of democracy.  Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell moderated a discussion titled “Is democracy broken?”. Her Honour was joined by a panel of expert speakers, including […]

Professor provides GNL experiences with Latin American partners

By Elaine Smith Marlon Valencia, an assistant professor in the Department of English at Glendon College, is using remote course delivery to ensure students can benefit from experiential learning opportunities with academic partners across Latin America.  Valencia had always incorporated experiential education into his courses, but it was the necessity for remote course delivery that […]

Glendon Research Festival celebrates work of faculty, students

The annual Research Festival at Glendon Campus returns April 4 to 6 to celebrate the research achievements of faculty and students. Hosted by the Research Office at Glendon, the three-day event aims to showcase the research achievements of the community through conferences, book launches, student exhibits, presentations, awards and more. See an outline of events […]

Francophonie Week at Glendon

In collaboration with community organizations, this year’s Francophonie week program celebrates the French language and diverse cultures of the international Francophone community. Click on the title for each event for more information, and register using the RSVP links. Workshop: Inclusive Writing in French (In French) Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023Time: 1:00 PM – 2:15 PMLocation: Online […]

WITH GROWING PRIDE – A WALL OF RECOGNITION

To celebrate Glendon excellence is to recognize first and foremost our presence on the traditional territory of many Indigenous Nations, including the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Huron-Wendat. The region is now home to many First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, and we recognize the current treaty holders, the Mississaugas of the Credit […]

Toronto teacher and anti-racism advocate, Korina Thomas-Reynolds, launches independent school for black students

Written by Kevin Bourne and originally published in Shifter Magazine. Toronto teacher and anti-Black racism advocate, Korina Thomas-Reynolds, has co-founded Roots To Routes Academy, a Durham Region-based independent school for Black students. For Scarborough native, Korina Thomas-Reynolds, the decision to become a teacher was an easy one to make. “It was always something I wanted to do since […]