Professor Vivek Kumar (Jawaharlal Nehru University) will deliver the inaugural Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture at York on Nov. 15, as part of a series of lectures across Canada organized by the Dr. Ambedkar International Mission (AIM) Canada. At York, the lecture is presented by the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) with support from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. […]
Boomerang Ethics: How Racism Affects Us All is Geography Professor Joseph Mensah’s new book on racism’s concealed costs and consequences. Mensah co-wrote the book with Christopher J. Williams, senior research adviser at the Ontario Anti-Racism Directorate. “That racism has adverse effects on ethno-racial minorities is self-evident, but not-so-self-evident are the hidden impacts of racism […]
Gary Barwin is a writer, composer, novelist, artist and also the next guest of the Canadian Writers in Person lecture. He will discuss his most recent novel, Yiddish for Pirates, at York University on Nov. 14. The annual series is presented by York’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LAPS) and is free and open to […]
An event hosted by the Global Labour Research Centre at York University will celebrate new publications from York sociologists Pat Armstrong (distinguished research professor), Norene Pupo (professor) and Mark Thomas (associate professor) on Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 2:30 to 4pm. “New Directions in the Sociology of Work” will include a discussion of three recent […]
The School of Public Policy & Administration (SPPA) hosted its annual breakfast event on Oct. 3. The event took place downtown to enable students and alumni, many of whom work in the Ontario Public Service (OPS), to come together and discuss one of the pressing issues of the day facing policy-makers and the public […]
Renowned Italian/Canadian chefs guided a culinary journey of Italy during a three-day conference, “Italian Foodways Worldwide: A Conference on the Dispersal of Italian Cuisine(s),” at York University and Centennial College. York University’s Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics and the Mariano A. Elia Chair in Italian-Canadian Studies presented the event Oct. 19 to 22. […]
The Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA & PS) hosted an 2016-17 Awards Reception on Oct. 11. A very proud group of students and their faculty at the DLLL Awards Celebration The event celebrated the academic achievement and volunteerism of 40 students. Hosted […]
On Oct. 31, York’s Canadian Writers in Person course presented writer Trevor Cole reading from his latest novel, Hope Makes Love. York U teaching assistant Dana Patrascu-Kingsley sent the following report to YFile. Trevor Cole visited York University on Oct. 31 as part of the Canadian Writers in Person series. Cole was at York U to […]
Community Conversations kick starts its 2017-18 season with a new series titled Girls, Identity, Tweens and Teens. “The series is designed to engage the local community on topics of tween and teen girls’ identity, including race and ethnicity, stereotypes, labels, media influences and much more, and I’m delighted with the breadth, depth and varied locations […]
A Forbes’ top-five coach and renowned management guru, Professor Dave Ulrich of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business headlined this year’s HR Talks: Monica Belcourt Speakers Forum. Above: From left, left to right: Professor Dave Ulrich with York HR Professors Monica Belcourt, Parbudyal Singh and David Doorey, chair of the School of […]