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Announcement of appointment of new Vice-Provost & Dean, Graduate Studies

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to inform the York community that we have successfully concluded the search for the next Vice-Provost & Dean, Graduate Studies. The search committee, chaired by Provost and Vice-President Academic Lisa Philipps and comprised of graduate-affiliated faculty, staff and students from across the university, undertook a thorough internal search process which […]

FGS welcomes New Associate Dean, Students

Dr. Tokunbo Ojo joins the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) as the new Associate Dean, Students. Ojo is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies and an affiliated faculty member in the Department of Social Science within the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). He will transition into his […]

Faculty of Graduate Studies’ Standing Committee Election

Faculty Members’ Biographical Statements Appeals & Academic Honesty Committee Shobna Nijhawan, Graduate Program in HumanitiesShobna Nijhawan is Associate Professor of Hindi in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics and appointed to the graduate programs in the Department of Humanities (since 2007) and the School of Gender, Women and Feminist Studies (since 2015). Her main […]

Council Meeting Agenda May 4, 2023

AgendaThursday, May 4, 20233:00 p.m. This meeting will be held remotely via Zoom. The link and password to join the meeting may be found via the meeting’s email notice. 1. Welcome and Chair’s Remarks 2. Minutes (Previous Meeting, April 13, 2023)(.docx) 3. Business Arising from the Minutes  4. Dean’s Remarks 5. Changes to the Structure, Rules and […]

FGSnews (e-newsletter) Submission Guidelines

FGSnews is a monthly newsletter produced by the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) that is sent to all active graduate community members through York’s constituent relationship management (CRM) system. The newsletter encapsulates information for our graduate community and campus partners; which includes key dates, important information, relevant news stories, financial opportunities, scholarships and awards, events […]

Scenario-based functional exercise for the 2023 Class of Master of Disaster & Emergency Management Students

On Saturday, March 25, 2023, the Shivering Shores functional exercise was delivered in person over six hours (pausing for a one-hour lunch) at the York University Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). It was a joint effort by the MDEM program and Disaster & Emergency Management Student Association (DEMSA), the first in the post-pandemic world. The exercise […]

Council Meeting Agenda April 13, 2023

AgendaThursday, April 13, 20233:00 p.m. This meeting will be held remotely via Zoom. The link and password to join the meeting may be found via the meeting’s email notice. 1. Welcome and Chair’s Remarks 2. Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey For discussion https://www.yorku.ca/gradstudies/cgpss/ Guests: Victoria Ng, Senior Institutional Analyst – Surveys & Special Projects, […]

Council Meeting Agenda March 2, 2023

AgendaThursday, March 2, 20233:00 p.m. This meeting will be held remotely via Zoom. The link and password to join the meeting may be found via the meeting’s email notice. 1. Welcome and Chair’s Remarks 2. Faculty of Graduate Studies’ Faculty Teaching Award 2022-2023:Professor Anne MacLennan, Graduate Programs in Communication & Culture, History and Interdisciplinary Studies 3. Strategic […]

Council Meeting Agenda February 2, 2023

AgendaThursday, February 2, 20233:00 p.m. This meeting will be held remotely via Zoom. The link and password to join the meeting may be found via the meeting’s email notice. 1. Welcome and Chair’s Remarks 2. Minutes (Previous Meeting, December 1, 2022)(.docx) 3. Business Arising from the Minutes 4. Dean’s Remarks 5. Nothing Less than Justice: a […]