The Department of Anthropology in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) presents this year’s Anthropology Annual Lecture on March 17 at 4:30 p.m. with anthropologist and academic Jason De León. Serving as the keynote speaker for the event, De León will discuss “The Land of Open Graves: Understanding the Current Politics of Migrant Life […]
On Feb. 15, Canadian poet Rebecca Salazar visited the Canadian Writers in Person series at York to read from and talk about her poetry collection sulphurtongue. Rebecca Salazar’s poetry collection sulphurtongue contains over 10 years of poems through which the poet said that her younger self processed “how to be in good relation with the damaged world, […]
The Student Senator Caucus (SSC) oversees nominations for student members for the Board of Governors and makes a recommendation to them based upon the election results. The election of student governors rotates annually between undergraduate and graduate/professional students. The Board of Governors appoints its members. The SSC is responsible for nominating those members, and in […]
This summer, the C4: Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom will be working in collaboration with IBM to offer co-branded micro-credentials to York students through C4 Sprint 3.0, a three-layered experiential learning space for students at all levels and faculties. C4 Sprint 3.0 combines three streams of C4: Primer (first- and second-year students), Launchpad (second- and third-year students), […]
The 2022 Sociology Annual Lecture will take place on Thursday, March 3 at 4 p.m. with Professor Emerita Pat Armstrong to discuss “Feminist Political Economy: A Promising Approach to Public Sociology.” The lecture will explore the meaning of a feminist political economy and how it can contribute to the struggle for social justice in present […]
On Feb. 1, Canadian writer Zsuzsi Gartner joined the Canadian Writers in Person series at York to talk about her novel The Beguiling (Penguin Random House 2021) and the writing process. York University teaching assistant Dana Patrascu-Kingsley sent the following report In her presentation, Zsuzsi Gartner talked to the audience about the importance of allowing […]
This year’s McLaughlin College Annual Public Policy Lecture will welcome Stephen J. Toope, vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge, on Wednesday, March 9 from 12:30 to 2 p.m., to discuss “Our Age of Anxiety and the Rule of Law.” In 2017, Toope became the 346th vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge, becoming the first non-British […]
Do you know an outstanding undergraduate or graduate student who has made significant contributions to the York community? Why not nominate that student for a Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award? The Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award recognizes students whose leadership has contributed to the growth, development and vitality of York University. Established in […]
Faculty and instructors across York University are finding innovative ways to bring the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their courses. Between Monday, Feb. 21 and Friday, March 4, they will have an opportunity to showcase this work during the fourth annual SDG Teach In. A key part of the University Academic Plan 2020-2025, […]
By Anam Raheel A research project aimed to redress ideologies and systems of anti-Black racism in the University has culminated in a first-of-its-kind database for Black Canadian readings and films. The project, titled “Teaching Against Anti-Black Racism and Toward Black Inclusion,” was conducted as part of the Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) program for […]