York University student Kevin Chau made television history when his innovative app fired up Dragons’ Den, inspiring all six Dragons to invest in his venture. The Financial & Business Economics student is the first entrepreneur to strike a deal with all six Dragons at once. A few weeks before his 22nd birthday, he […]
With the histories of Canada’s Indigenous peoples and the slaves stolen from their communities during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade behind and in front of her, Angela Robertson stood on the convocation stage to accept an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from York University. The Oct. 19 ceremony took place during fall convocation for graduates […]
Solicitor and developer Rudy Bratty told graduands of York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LAPS) that success hinges on education. Rudy Bratty delivers a speech during convocation after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws Bratty was the recipient of an honorary degree, Doctor of Laws, during the third fall convocation ceremony on […]
Each year the Classical Association of Canada/Société canadienne des études classiques selects three distinguished colleagues as its Distinguished Annual Touring Lecturers in the Maritimes, the West and Central Canada. On Monday Oct. 23, York University will welcome this year’s Central Canada Lecturer, Professor Peter Toohey of the Department of Classics and Religion at […]
Women, Men, and Plants in 19th-Century Canada: New Resources, New Perspectives is the intriguing name of a two-day workshop hosted by the Centre for Feminist Research at York University. The workshop will take place Oct. 19 and 20 at the George Spragge Classroom in the Archives of Ontario building at the Keele campus. Ann […]
York University Professors Andrea Davis and Honor Ford-Smith are organizing a relief drive of non-perishable items that will be shipped to the island of Dominica and other areas of the Caribbean devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. They are asking the York University community to consider donating non-perishable food items, paper products and school […]
An international conference at York University on Oct. 6 and 7 will honour the work and career of Professor Emeritus Leo Panitch. Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LAPS) Dean Ananya Mukherjee-Reed will welcome participants from across the world for the two-day conference titled “Transcending Pessimism, Reimagining Democracy: A Conference in Honour of Leo […]
On Sept. 19, York’s Canadian Writers in Person course debuted with Mona Awad reading from her book, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl. York teaching assistant Dana Patrascu-Kingsley sent the following report to YFile. Author Mona Awad opened this year’s Canadian Writers in Person series with a riveting presentation about writing out emotional experiences. An alumnae […]
Four York University professors are educating students about managing student debt, financial capability and financial well-being. The professors hosted a Community Conversation in advance of the new school year to raise awareness around basic financial literacy and student debt solutions. Under the auspices of the Black Creek Financial Action Network, economics Professor Brenda Spotton […]
York University Professor Chris Robinson has endowed two new merit awards for finance students in the School of Administrative Studies (SAS). The Gold and Silver Prizes in Finance are awarded to the graduating students with the highest and second-highest GPA respectively in the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) honours program. The prizes were presented for […]