The annual Ontario Japanese Speech Contest (OJSC) was held at the University of Toronto on March 5. Nine students from the York University Japanese Studies Program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professionals Studies participated in the three categories and took home the top prizes for their efforts. All the contestants from York […]
Samantha Craig-Curnow, Veronica Guido, Val Muzik and Darren Zanussi are all fourth-year students in the Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) at York University. They recently came away with accolades for their standout performances at the Model Arctic Council (MAC) held at the University of Alaska […]
Students in MIST 1050: Introduction to Indigenous Thought, York’s introductory Native Studies course, recently had the chance to discuss reconciliation with visiting guest speaker, Professor Hayden King, director of the Centre for Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University. An Anishinaabe scholar, writer, and educator from Gchi’mnissing (Beausoleil First Nation/Christian Island), King is a regular contributor […]
An international and interdisciplinary colloquium titled “Languages of Economic Crises” will take place March 17 from 7 to 9pm and March 18 from 11am to 3pm. Speakers from five countries will present both live and via teleconference during the event. Panellists will explore the way in which language serves as a response to economic crises […]
The Department of Sociology at York University and the Department of Sociology and the Centre of Excellence for Communication and Media Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMIU) in New Delhi, India, are partnering to offer a unique course experience to undergraduate students. The partnership offers undergraduate students at York and first-year master’s students at […]
Lisa Stampnitzky, who is a lecturer in social studies at Harvard University, will be the guest presenter for the 2016 York Sociology Annual Lecture on March 23 from 2:30 to 4:30 pm in the Senate Chamber, N940 Ross Building. Stampnitzky’s lecture is titled, “How Political Violence Became Terrorism” and is based on her first book, […]
The Lusophone Coffee Hour (Café Lusófono) series returns on March 23 with a presentation by guest speaker Anthony De Sa. A Portuguese-Canadian author, De Sa will discuss “The Cultural Embrace” from 4 to 5:30pm in the Ross Building South, Room 562. The author looks back at the fundamental events in his Portuguese upbringing – social […]
Professors Mark Schwartz and Darryl Reed from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies are among the most productive business ethics scholars on this planet. In a published study, these scholars were identified as being among the top 15 most productive business ethics scholars in the world from 2001-2010. The study, titled “Individual […]
York’s fourth annual multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Fair, organized by a team of faculty, librarians and students, took place in the Scott Library Collaboratory on Feb. 24. Sixty-nine students presented their research projects. The following was awarded to students whose projects were rooted in subjects offered through the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies: Best […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies’ School of Administrative Studies (SAS) has received accreditation for its accounting program, which includes its Bachelor of Administrative Studies (BAS) Specialized Honours in Accounting and a new Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting, from the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) of Ontario. The graduate diploma, which consists of five […]