A group of York University students enrolled in the Economics Program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies will learn firsthand what it is like to apply the theories they’ve learned in class to a real-life challenge posed by the Bank of Canada. The student team will represent York University and compete […]
Professor Gary Spraakman, School of Administrative Studies, dug deep into the over-300-year accounting history of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) and won the Barbara D. Merino Award for Excellence in Accounting History Publication. The award was granted to Spraakman from the Academy of Accounting Historians, at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Accounting […]
York University will host a collaborative workshop entitled “Transnational Filipinx Studies: Comparing the Philippine Diaspora in Canada and in the United States” on Nov. 14. During this day-long workshop, academics, migrant activists and community members will come together to address the similarities and differences in the immigration histories, life trajectories and the experiences of […]
York University’s Portuguese & Luso-Brazilian Studies program is pleased to announce that Natasha Ferreira is this year’s recipient of the Dark Stones: The Azorean Spirit Award. Ferreira, a recent graduate, majored in humanities, with an honours minor in Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian studies. This award, sponsored by Banco Santander Totta (Toronto Rep. office), recognizes and […]
York University English Professor David Goldstein will celebrate the launch of his newest poetry collection, Lost Originals (BookThug), with an event on Nov. 15 from 7 to 9pm at Holy Oak Café, 1241 Bloor St. W. David Goldstein Starting from the notion that every act of speaking is a translation between worlds, writer, scholar […]
Writer Helen Humphreys will be featured in the fifth presentation in the 18th annual Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series at York University on Nov. 15. 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. Humphreys is a […]
On Monday, Oct. 24, the Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) hosted an awards reception to celebrate 19 outstanding students for their academic achievements. The event, which took place at and was sponsored by Founders College, saw more than 45 guests attend the event, […]
When Vincenzo Divito graduated from York University this past spring with a BA in history magna cum laude and a member of the dean’s honour roll, he had one regret: he wished he had known about experiential education (EE) courses when he arrived on campus as a first-year student. In his final semester of […]
York University English Professor Bruce Powe has contributed to a new online learning platform that is a 30-month pilot action supported by the European Union. EMMA, or the European Multiple MOOC (massive open online courses) Aggregator, is a project that aims to “showcase excellence in innovative teaching methodologies and learning approaches through the large-scale […]
McLaughlin College’s Public Policy Lecture will address how the provincial government’s funding formula can aid in the talent development needed to drive Ontario’s economy. This year’s speaker is Sheldon Levy, deputy minister of Ontario’s Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills. Levy is also a former vice-president of York University and the University of Toronto […]