As part of its Lunch Talk Series, McLaughlin College presents “Violence Against Indigenous Women: The Past, Present, and Future” on March 22 from noon to 1:30pm. This talk will focus on the history of how colonialism and governments have affected Indigenous peoples, the current situations they face, how these problems have turned into violence […]
Two graduate students enrolled in the Master of Disaster & Emergency Management (MDEM) degree program won awards at the Canadian Risk and Hazards Network annual symposium. Catherine Kenny and Zalma Sahar were honoured in Montreal in late 2016. They both won the CHRNet Larry Pearce Education Award, placing second and third, respectively. “We are […]
York’s Departments of French Studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) and at Glendon College invite the community to celebrate French-speaking cultures of the world during the University’s first-ever Week of Francophonie. The theme will be “Ensemble, en français!” or “Together, in French!” March 20 is International Francophonie Day, and more […]
Novelist Terry Fallis will appear as the final guest in the 18th annual Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series when he shares insights from his 2015 book Poles Apart on March 21. The series, presented by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), runs Tuesday evenings from 7 to 10pm in 206 […]
York University PhD candidate Bruno Véras has earned the Antonieta de Barros Award for the promotion of racial and gender equity in Brazil. The award recognizes 30 initiatives or communication projects promoting racial equality and overcoming racism. Véras is a grad student in the Department of History, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies […]
The McLaughlin College Lunch Talk Series will continue with a presentation by Senator Anne Cools on Wednesday, March 15. Senator Anne Cools The talk, titled “Ninth Floor,” will examine the infamous Sir George Williams sit-in. It takes place at 11:30am, and again at 6:30pm, in the Senior Common Room, 140 McLaughlin College. It started […]
Members of the York University community and beyond are invited to attend the stage production of Little Women, an inspired and timeless story that deals with feminism, running until March 12 at the Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258 Vanier College. Presented by Vanier College Productions, the musical is based on the literary classic by […]
In the First World War, Canada dispatched women to the front as nurses – officers in the Canadian army – a role often overlooked in the annals of history. Editor Andrea McKenzie offers unprecedented insight into the struggles and successes of these women in War-Torn Exchanges: The Lives and Letters of Nursing Sisters Laura Holland and […]
The McLaughlin Lunch Talk Series continues through March with three more events lined up for March 7, 8 and 14. All events run from noon to 1:30pm in the Senior Common Room, 140 McLaughlin College, and everyone is welcome to attend. Ray Rogers York University Professor Ray Rogers will present the March 7 talk […]
York University is known for leading scholarship in equity and human rights. Its researchers are nationally recognized for their policy-relevant contributions. As two of Canada’s foremost equity scholars, Professors Lorne Foster (Department of Equity Studies) and Les Jacobs (Department of Social Science) were hired by Ottawa Police Services to examine traffic stops along racial […]