Smiles, words of praise, tears of joy, and gratitude filled the room as 51 recipients received awards of distinction recognizing their academic achievements and dedication to civic engagement at York University and beyond. The annual awards reception was hosted by the Departments of Social Science and Communication Studies at The Underground Restaurant on York […]
York University’s Bridging Program for Internationally Educated Professionals (IEP) hosted the New Careers Start Here 2017 conference to connect the program’s students and alumni with employment opportunities and resources. During the Nov. 18 event, recruiters, employers, and volunteer- and employment-related services engaged with IEP Bridging Program students to support them in finding satisfying work […]
Get writing. The President’s Prizes in Creative Writing Competition are looking for original pieces in one or all of the following genres: poetry, short fiction, screenplay and stageplay. The contest is open to all full- or part-time York University undergraduate students at the Keele and Glendon campuses. The deadline for submission is Wednesday, Jan. 10, […]
Faculty, staff and students in York University’s Children’s Studies program are mourning the death of Professor Emerita Carole Carpenter. Prof. Carpenter died on Oct. 18. Carole Carpenter Prof. Carpenter, who was the founder of the program, was born in Vancouver. She earned a BSc in psychology at Dalhousie University and a PhD in folklore-folklife […]
For a group of Toronto high school students, travelling to Iceland with students and faculty from York University to prowl around volcanoes was truly the experience of a lifetime. The trip, which took place last spring, was organized by Kathy Young, a geography professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies […]
Most people believe social media to be a great equalizer, challenging social inequities by giving everyone (as content creators) a vehicle for largely unbridled public expression, communication and broadcast. Communications Studies Professor Derek Hrynyshyn, however, has turned this idea on its head in his new book, Limits of the Digital Revolution: How Mass Media […]
York University Professors Andrea Davis and Honor Ford-Smith are organizing a relief drive of non-perishable items that will be shipped to the island of Dominica and other areas of the Caribbean devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. They are asking the York University community to consider donating non-perishable food items, paper products and school […]
Historian Dr. Gilberto Fernandes hosted “The Summer of ’77: How Emanuel Jaques’ Murder Changed Toronto,” a community conversation to reflect on the crime’s effect on the Portuguese and LGBTQ communities. The event began with a series of presentations by York University historians — Fernandes, who is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Robarts Centre for […]
Growing up to become a physician or a surgeon wasn’t in the career plan for York University Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus James Carley. That changed last year with his election as master of the Worshipful Company of Barbers, a livery company based in London devoted to the practice of medicine. Carley, who is a […]
An international conference at York University on Oct. 6 and 7 will honour the work and career of Professor Emeritus Leo Panitch. Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LAPS) Dean Ananya Mukherjee-Reed will welcome participants from across the world for the two-day conference titled “Transcending Pessimism, Reimagining Democracy: A Conference in Honour of Leo […]