Glendon associate professor of history Gillian A. McGillivray delves into Latin America’s past through the lens of sugar. The result is her book Blazing Cane: Sugar Communities, Class, and State Formation in Cuba, 1868-1959. Gillian McGillivray became fascinated by Latin American culture in high school after reading a novel by Gabriel García Márquez, the Nobel Prize-winning Colombian writer. After earning […]
Valerie Florentin, a course director in the School of Translation at Glendon Campus, always liked to help people understand things and was interested in teaching “as far back as I can remember.” Today, with a PhD under her belt, she teaches translation and also works as a freelance translator. “There’s something magic in education and […]
The Master in Translation Studies (MATS) at York University’s Glendon Campus offers an opportunity to explore translation as a meaningful social, political and cultural activity. The program, which is the only one of its kind in Canada that does not require proficiency in both English and French, focuses on theoretical aspects of translation as a […]
Protecting The Public’s Privacy: How Dr. Ann Cavoukian Went From Glendon Grad to Global Expert. When Dr. Ann Cavoukian received the Meritorious Service Medal, she was especially touched to hear about the vetting process. “They said I had wonderful responses from people in Canada, but they said the responses I got from people outside of […]
Transforming Insights Into Initiatives: How Dr. Sylvain Roy Supports Ontario’s Most Vulnerable People. For Dr. Sylvain Roy, a Psychology degree from Glendon offered knowledge in neuroscience, research, health policy, and of course, psychology. Today, he shares that knowledge as a Glendon professor and puts it into action as president of the Ontario Psychological Association. “There […]
From Skater to entrepreneur: a Glendon experience put to work. When Toronto-born figure skater and entrepreneur Chantal Fry flew to France to perform with a European ice show company, she completely forgot to notify her Glendon professors. “It was a great adventure until my midterm grades came back”, she recalls, laughing. “Although sitting in a […]
From Valedictorian to Bureau Chief: How Heather Scoffield Shares The News Stories That Matter. If Heather Scoffield could will one piece of technology into existence, it would be a nifty, multi-purpose gadget for journalists that could simultaneously record video from a distance, record broadcast-quality audio, and transcribe comments. “In my dreams, this gadget would likely […]
Measured Changemaker: How Dr. Teddy Samy Envisions a World With More Opportunity. Most high school students spend a lot of time learning about a university before selecting it. This wasn’t the case for Dr. Yiagadeesen “Teddy” Samy. “I obtained a fully-funded scholarship under the Programme canadien de bourses de la Francophonie (PCBF) and they chose […]
Global Communicator: How Louis Vigneault-Dubois Ensures Children Everywhere Are Heard. Development success stories usually focus on economic growth. What they often leave out is the plight of some of the world’s most vulnerable citizens: children. For Louis Vigneault-Dubois, Chief of Communication for UNICEF in Vietnam, keeping the needs of children in the spotlight is at […]
Graduate in Government: How Kailey Vokes’ Studies Prepared Her For a Career In Politics. Kailey Vokes remembers her first day at Glendon like it was yesterday. She was sitting in Professor Persaud’s Comparative Politics class in the Glendon manor, a place she calls a “truly beautiful building to learn in.” “There were only 35 or […]
