James Laxer (Jim), a professor in the Department of Equity Studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, died suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack in Paris on Feb. 23. James Laxer Jim Laxer was born in Montreal, on December 22, 1941 to Edna May (née Quentin), a social worker, […]
Professor Emeritus Michail Vitopoulos died on Feb. 18, with his family by his side. He was in his 70th year. Michail Vitopoulos Professor Vitopoulos was an associate professor of Modern Greek Studies in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at York University. He retired in June 2017. He joined York University in 1989 […]
Humanities PhD Candidate Joseph Smith aimed to inspire kids with the superhero movie Black Panther. In the Jane-Finch community, Smith runs a weekly after school program for teens called Generation Chosen with his best friend Dwayne Brown. They entered Generation Chosen into a contest by Toronto’s Black Business and Professional Association (BPPA) and won. […]
English Professor Julia Creet’s Believe nothing written for The Conversation, reveals how The Shed at Dulwich, Trip Advisor’s No. 1 rated spot for restaurants in London, was a hoax and another prime example of “how easily we are fooled” and how “blurred the increasingly narrow line between fake news and satire” has become. Read […]
Fourteen years ago, I was invited by York University to develop a social work course on mental health. It was a milestone for the School of Social Work, because they’d never offered a course online before. Now, as a veteran of online instruction, I asked myself what I’ve learned about teaching online. Here are five […]
CBC Radio produced a short series that delved into the lives of several students with unique circumstances who are now studying at York University. They all came through a recently launched pilot program housed in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies’ School of Sociology that provides a bridge to university study for youth […]
A new partnership between York University and Skills for Change is helping to empower young people through the Jane-Finch Community Impact Hub. Skills for Change is an agency providing learning and training opportunities for immigrants and refugees to access and fully participate in the workplace and wider community. Through this partnership with the Faculty of […]
Wikipedia has featured student Andrew Hatelt’s article on the Digital Divide in Canada under its Did You Know? section, highlighting his work as among some of the most interesting articles recently published through the online encyclopedia. Referencing Hatelt’s article, Wikipedia writes, “Did you know… that the Canadian government invests millions of dollars in First […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) is seeking three tenured faculty members who can provide leadership and mentoring to the intellectual community of students, faculty and fellows at three of its colleges. These college masters must be committed to enhancing the experience of York’s students, especially first-year students. Those who can […]
York University Bachelor of Social Work students recently undertook an experiential education research project that shows small investments into the community by the University have substantial positive effects. The students, enrolled in Professor Wendy McGuire’s winter 2017 course Foundations of Social Work Research, teamed up with the York University Faculty Association (YUFA) co-chairs Natalie […]