Dr. Rhonda Lenton has been appointed York University’s eighth President and Vice-Chancellor. She joined York in 2002 and, since 2012, has served as the university’s Vice-President Academic. As a respected sociologist, she has taught and published broadly in the areas of gender, health, sexual violence and higher education. Professor Lenton commences her duties as […]
Professor Emeritus Bernard Russell Blishen died on Feb. 8 with his family at his side. Prof. Blishen was in his 98th year. He was predeceased by his wife Ruth. Prof. Blishen was a professor of sociology in the former Faculty of Arts (now the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies) at York University. […]
The McLaughlin Lunch Talk series will return on March 1 with an exploration of ‘The Trump Transition’. Five fellows of McLaughlin College will discuss the transition to the new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump. It runs from noon to 2 pm in the Senior Common Room, McLaughlin College. Panelists for this talk include: […]
Not only did Denise Bang’s undergraduate internship opportunity in human resources lead to her first professional career position; it regularly brings her back to York University to recruit other interns and potential future employees. Denise Bang “It was a great learning experience,” said Bang, now a campus ambassador for CGI, the information technology consulting […]
On Feb. 14, Madhur Anand visited York University to talk about her book of poems, New Index for Predicting Catastrophe (2015) for the Canadian Writers in Person Series. Anand said to the audience gathered at York: “In my writing, I want to convey some scientific facts and truths, but I also want to convey […]
York University’s School of Public Policy and Administration will host its annual lecture and reception on March 2, and presents Dr. Bert Lauwers, a physician, who will speak on “Why Good Government Means Good Healthcare Policy.” Lauwers, president and CEO of the Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay as of January 2015, graduated from York’s […]
Administrative Studies Professor Richard Leblanc, from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), delivers expert advice on corporate governance in his new edited collection, The Handbook of Board Governance: A Comprehensive Guide for Public, Private, and Not-for-Profit Board Members. “My book is about governance and accountability from the board of director’s point […]
Memories of Stone: Landscapes of Prayer, Death, and Commemoration is an exhibition of texts, photographs and textile art recalls the historic tombstones, cemeteries and mosques that speak to centuries of shared existence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These places of prayer, death and commemoration represent the creative and regenerative energy of the country’s rich historical landscape […]
Poet and professor of environmental sciences, Madhur Anand, will appear as the guest for the Feb. 14 installment of the 18th annual Canadian Writers in Person Lecture series. The series, presented by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), runs Tuesday evenings from 7 to 10pm at 206 Accolade West Building. Anand, […]
Resource development rationality and natural resource management practices in Asia and North America will be the focus of an upcoming panel at York University on Feb. 1. The panel, titled “Natural Resources Management: National, Regional and Global Issues” will take place at 10:30am in the Private Dining Room at the Schulich School of Business. […]