On November 17, 2023, the HHF Chair in Modern Greek History, the HHF Greek Canadian Archives, York University Libraries, and the Hellenic Canadian Academic Association of Ontario hosted Democracy’s Echo: Toronto Commemorates the Athens Polytechnic Uprising at the Collaboratory Space at Scott Library. The event was organized by Vasilis (Bill) Molos, Director and Research Lead […]
Professor Christina Sharpe was recently awarded the 2023 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction for her book Ordinary Notes (Knopf Canada, Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan Publishers, Daunt Books, 2023). The prize, worth $75,000, is given annually for excellence in literary nonfiction, to a work that demonstrates a distinctive voice and a compelling command of language. “I was thrilled that Ordinary Notes was […]
Ian Stedman, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy & Administration in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, says the diagnosis of his first-born daughter’s rare disease likely saved his life – and now, he’s focusing his work on helping to do the same for others across Canada. He is a co-applicant on […]
At its Fall 2023 Convocation ceremonies, British Columbia’s Royal Roads University awarded York University Professor Andrea Davis an honorary doctor of laws degree in recognition of her pioneering work bringing Black studies programming to Canadian academia. Professor Andrea Davis in Department of Humanities, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, teaches courses in Black Cultures of the […]
With generative artificial intelligence (AI) top of mind for many members of the York community these days, the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) decided that Academic Honesty/Integrity Month was a perfect opportunity to discuss the topic with students. LA&PS held a tabling event at Vari Hall on Oct. 24 to educate students […]
The slate of summer study abroad courses offered by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) at York University is as popular as it was pre-pandemic and features new courses, as well as old favourites. In fact, its success has the Faculty looking toward a domestic version. “The program is back in full […]
Beginning in September 2024, students in all programs in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) at York University will have the option to choose to enrol in a paid co-op program as they pursue their education.Previously, said Neil Buckley, associate dean of teaching and learning for LA&PS, the Faculty had internships associated […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) at York University has created a new summer course to assist students without Grade 12 math skills to acquire the knowledge they need to enter math-dependent university programs in the fall. In the summer of 2023, LA&PS introduced a pilot, Mathematics for Liberal Arts & Professional […]
This past week, the Bearing Witness Symposium fostered many discussions around hate and harassment pertaining to public scholarship. The Bearing Witness team of Professor Natalie Coulter, and Communication and Culture PhD students, Marion Grant, Alex Borkowski and Anna Young coordinated speakers, panels, workshops, an art exhibit, and a documentary screening to center the stories of graduate students who have […]
The annual York University President’s Creative Writing Awards, the Lorna Marsden Prize for Creative Writing in French, the Daniel Whittaker-Van Dusen Prize for Emerging Poets and the Richard Teleky Short Fiction Prize are accepting unpublished and original writing submissions. The President’s Creative Writing Awards are looking for submissions in four categories: poetry, short fiction, screenplay and stage play. Submissions for the Lorna Marsden Prize […]