The following message is on behalf of the Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, J.J. McMurtry: On behalf of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies I want to offer our heartfelt support and sympathy to all those affected by yesterday’s attack at the University of Waterloo. We are profoundly distressed by […]
Le français suit la version anglaise. Dear colleagues, I am pleased to inform the York community that, following a consultation process with staff and faculty in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), J.J. McMurtry has accepted our invitation to undertake a second five-year term as dean of LA&PS, commencing on July 1, 2024. On […]
Eight graduate students from three Faculties at York University are recipients of Philippine Studies Group funding for research, fieldwork and language acquisition. “These students collectively received $32,000 in funding in support of their work. Their groundbreaking projects promise to make an important contribution to the field of Philippine studies,” said Ethel Tungohan, associate professor of […]
Professor Thomas Klassen led students to Seoul for his course South Korea: The Politics of Youth and Old Age, which saw them tour universities, museums, the Canadian embassy, palaces, temples, the demilitarized zone (DMZ) and demonstrated the uniqueness of experiences provided by York University. Offered amongst an array of courses organized yearly by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & […]
Coming from Winnipeg, Man. to recieve an honorary degree, Canadian trailblazer in the social enterprise sector Shaun Loney shared words of inspiration to the fourth and final cohort of graduands in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) on June 21. Loney, who has co-founded a dozen social enterprise non-profit businesses now operating […]
In a speech to graduands at the June 21 Spring Convocation ceremony, author, civil rights activist and recipient of York University’s honorary doctorate of laws, Ruth Lor Malloy emphasized that greatness is not inherent in certain people, rather, it is born from acts of kindness anyone can perform. Malloy was introduced by Faculty of Liberal […]
The first of four cohorts of graduands from York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professionals Studies celebrated their respective milestones on June 20 during the sixth Spring Convocation ceremony for 2023. Students from the class of 2023 were greeted by Chancellor Kathleen Taylor, who shared inspiring words as an alumna of York and encouraged the […]
Award-winning Chef Susur Lee accepted his honorary degree from York University by sharing his personal and professional journey as the graduands of the June 20 convocation ceremony prepared to continue the next stage of their own. Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, J. J. McMurtry, introduced Lee by noting his accomplishments. “Susur […]
Five York University faculty members will be recognized during the 2023 Spring Convocation ceremonies with a President’s University-Wide Teaching Award for enhancing the quality of learning and demonstrating innovation in teaching. The President’s University-Wide Teaching Awards are chosen from four categories: full-time faculty with 10 or more years of teaching experience, full-time faculty with less […]
Three undergraduate students at York University have been awarded the Governor General’s Silver Medal. The medal recognizes the outstanding scholastic achievements of undergraduate students in Canada. Receiving this year’s medals are dedicated community changemakers Christine Cooling, Ali Samani and Ariana Zunino. The Governor General awards are considered the highest honour earned by exemplary Canadian scholars throughout every level of […]