Welcome to LA&PS Through the Ages, where, each month, we talk 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. This month’s post is all about Diklah Frishman, a Communication & Website Assistant. A lover of film […]
Advancing YU, a mentorship pilot program being launched by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) this month, focuses on women students and Black students, groups that have been historically held back in their pursuit of successful careers, said LA&PS Dean J.J. McMurtry. “A number of our alumni have succeeded despite the obstacles they […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) is launching Advancing YU, a new mentorship program for third- and fourth-year students. Advancing YU is broken into two streams, Advancing Women and Advancing Black Students. Advancing YU is a unique program that offers mentorship, skills development and personalized mentoring. Participants will also receive a scholarship […]
In September 2020, York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) launched the Moving Forward Webinar Series. It invited students, alumni, faculty, staff and other friends of York into meaningful conversations about how to “move forward” in uncertain times. The series resonated strongly with the community, attracting hundreds of participants, and past webinar recordings continue to […]
A small team from the Urban Studies program in York University's Department of Social Science, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, has volunteered their time to help a local Grade 7 class realize their dream of creating a park specifically designed for youth aged 12 to 18. During the COVID-19 pandemic, parks have become […]
Eleven York University students were recently honoured with the Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award, which recognizes students’ leadership at the University and their contributions to the growth, development and vitality of the York community. Now in its ninth year, the award was created in honour of Robert J. Tiffin, who served as York University’s […]
Three undergraduate students at York University have been awarded the Governor General’s Silver Medal. The medal recognizes the outstanding scholastic achievements of undergraduate students in Canada. Receiving the medals are changemakers Alina Kuimova, Katelyn Conferido and Amirarsalan Rahimian. Alina Kuimova is graduating with a Specialized Bilingual B.A. (Hons.) in linguistics and language studies, which she completed in […]
Canadian poet and York University alumna Canisia Lubrin has won the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize for her book The Dyzgraphxst (Penguin/Random House, 2020), a long poem that examines the idea of selfhood while exploring issues of race, oppression and colonialism. Widely considered the most prestigious poetry award in Canada, the Griffin family gives out two $65,000 prizes annually: one […]
York University PhD candidates Hannah Maitland, Stephanie Jonsson and Angela Stanley, from the Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies program, are highlighting queer oral history through a new special podcast series. “Resisting the Script: 25+ Years of Queer Activism” is a seven-episode series of the Queer Devotions podcast that was created in partnership with the Out […]
Cristina Wood, a PhD candidate in York University's Department of History, has been awarded the prestigious Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship, presented by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, which recognizes top doctoral students in Canada and abroad in the fields of humanities and social sciences. This is the first time since 2016 that a York student has been […]