During Canadian Screen Week (April 11 to 16), The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television handed out more than two dozens Canadian Screen Awards to York alumni – from the School of Arts, Media, Performance & Design and the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies – recognizing their achievements in film, television and the […]
Welcome to another LA&PS Through the Ages, where we converse with longtime members of the LA&PS community about their academic history, personal insights, current roles and their fond memories at York University. This edition features Delisile L. Dlamini, who is currently working as a Student Success & Academic Advisor at the School of Administrative Studies […]
Welcome to another LA&PS Through the Ages, where we converse with longtime members of the LA&PS community about their academic history, personal insights, current roles and their fond memories at York University. Stefanie Lamonaca Caputo is a Student Success & Academic Advisor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). Stefanie is hardworking, […]
This year's Kitty Lundy Memorial Lecture will feature Paulette Senior, York University alumna and President and CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation. Paulette has devoted her life and career to breaking down systemic barriers and building gender justice for women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Her personal experiences as a child ignited her interest in social […]
Welcome to LA&PS Through the Ages, a series where we speak to longtime members of the LA&PS community about how they got to York University, what their roles are like and even some of their fondest York memories. In the spring of 2022, Paulette Burgher was welcomed as the new Executive Director of Strategy & […]
We all know that trying to figure out "what to do with your life” after graduation can be a daunting task. However, for Black students navigating systemic barriers that persist in today’s working world can make getting on the path to career success that much more difficult. We turned to four Advancing Black Students mentors […]
The interactive Moving Forward webinar series is a part of a growing effort to bring the unique voices of Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) alumni to comment on important topics. Launched in September 2020, Moving Forward invites students, alumni, faculty, staff and others into meaningful conversations about how to move forward in uncertain times like the […]
The annual School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) Student, Alumni and Community Recognition Awards ceremony was held on Nov. 24. John Riches, a graduate of the Master of Public Policy, Administration and Law (MPPAL) program, Durham Region paramedics deputy chief, and last year’s recipient of the Foster-Greene Award for Excellence in Public Policy, Administration and […]
Zack Goldford graduated not just at the top of the Law & Society (LASO) program in 2019, but with the highest academic standing at York University across all Faculties. For that, he won the prestigious Governor General’s Academic Medal – now he surpasses another milestone: Supreme Court clerkship. LASO’s teachers remember him well for his […]
The second annual Smyth Dialogues event in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) will feature two award-winning writers in a discussion of refuge. Two of Canada’s greatest writing talents, Billy-Ray Belcourt and David Chariandy will visit the York Keele campus for this in-person and livestreamed event on November 1, 2022. The topic […]