Tetyana Klimova, an iBA student in political science with a minor in sociology in English and French at the Glendon campus, is one of 16 Canadian scholars to receive the 2015-16 Killam Fellowship, a prestigious award that provides opportunities for exceptional undergraduate students in Canada to study in the United States (and vice versa). Klimova […]
Three PhD candidates from the departments of history, political science and geography, are recipients of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarship. A graduate student studying social anthropology is the recipient of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master’s Scholarship. Both types of scholarships come with the distinction of Canada Graduate Scholarship to Honour Nelson Mandela. Full Story
Creative writing and English Professor Patricia Keeney is garnering international attention with two new books: Orpheus in our Time, based on some of the oldest Greek poetry in existence, and One Man Dancing, built around the life of an actor who worked closely with Robert Serumaga and his legendary Abafumi Theatre Company in Uganda in […]
Emily Colpitts, a PhD candidate in the gender, feminist and women’s studies program, is one of three graduate students to receive an Elia Scholarship, one of York University’s most prestigious awards that grants $30,000 annually to each recipient for up to four years. Full Story
The Centre for Feminist Research, the Department of Humanities and the School of Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies host a book launch and panel discussion for Working Memory: Women and Work in World War II, co-edited by Professor Marlene Kadar. Full Story
English Professor Priscila Uppal will celebrate the launch of her newest book, 6 Essential Questions, on Nov. 2 when it is featured during the Playwrights Canada Press Fall Launch event taking place at The Garrison in Toronto. Full Story
Professor Norio Ota, coordinator of the Japanese Studies Program in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, has been awarded a commendation from Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs. Full Story
Political science Professor Thomas Klassen is coordinating a five-day field trip to North Korea for members of the York University community in the summer of 2016. Full Story
The Borderless Higher Education for Refugees project, led by anthropology Professor Wenona Giles and education Professor Don Dippo, brings post-secondary education to students in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps. Fifty-nine students, the first class to graduate from this program, have received a York University Certificate of Completion in Educational Studies. Full Story
The Royal Society of Canada has named philosophy Professor Kristin Andrews and sociology Professor Fuyuki Kursawa to the College of New Scholars, Artists & Scientists. Full Story