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York professor launches new Blackness in Canada Policy Networking Conference, Feb. 4 & 5

York Public Policy and Equity Studies Professor Lorne Foster, together with the Institute for Social Research (ISR), are the primary organizers of the new Blackness in Canada Policy Networking Conference. The conference will take place Feb. 4 and 5 in the second floor conference facility in the Second Student Centre at the Keele Campus. With […]

Event: Celebrating new publications from the Department of Social Science

An event hosted by the Department of Social Science at York University will celebrate six recent publications authored by faculty. The celebration will take place Thursday, Jan. 23, from 2 to 4 p.m., in Room 757, South Ross Building, Keele Campus. The new publications featured in this event are: • Financiarisation et élite économique au Québec (Presses de […]

Department of Sociology hosts launch event for York faculty authors

  The Department of Sociology will mark the release of 11 new books by faculty members during a collective book launch on Oct. 23, from 12 to 2 p.m. in Vari Hall’s second-floor staff lounge, Room 2169. There will be a panel discussion and light refreshments will be served. Faculty launching their books at the […]

Canadian Writers in Person 20th Anniversary Celebration

  Presented by the        Since 1999, Canadian Writers in Person has connected readers with over 200 of the country’s most talented writers, almost 50 of them winners of – or nominees for – the Scotiabank Giller or Griffin Poetry Prizes. This year, we’re thrilled that the Canadian Writers in Person lecture series will be continuing with 11 more sessions spanning […]

Canadian Writers in Person returns for its 20th year

  If you love meeting talented writers and hearing them read from their published work, or just want to soak up a unique cultural experience, don’t miss the opportunity to attend the Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series, which launches its 2019-20 season on Sept. 17. The series features 11 authors who will present their […]

Professor Idil Boran holds official event at Bonn Climate Change Conference as primary delegate from York U

Building collaboration between researchers, climate actors and decision-makers is crucial for strengthening and broadening climate action for a sustainable, equitable and low-carbon future. York University Professor Idil Boran takes a step toward this goal on June 17, when she co-hosts an official side event of the Bonn Climate Change Conference – June 2019 (from June 17 to 27) under […]

York Professor Nergis Canefe’s art on display at McLaughlin College

  York University celebrated Refugee Rights Day in Canada on April 4 with a series of events at McLaughlin College. The day included welcome remarks delivered by Sean Kheraj, associate dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, on behalf of Interim Dean JJ McMurtry; an opening commentary and greetings from Professor James […]

PACC Challenge prepares LA&PS students for career obstacles and opportunities

  York University student Zakir Bhatia and four of his fellow classmates had a mission: to come out on top of the Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting (PACC) Challenge. “From the beginning, we were known as the team who really wanted to win,” he said. And win they did. On March 30, Bhatia and his […]