York University’s new Microlecture Series in Sustainable Living empowers individuals to take action in righting the future for a more sustainable world. Aligned with the University Academic Plan Building a Better Future, York upholds sustainability – environmental, social, and fiscal – as a vital compass for decisions and initiatives. Launching during SDG Week Canada, this first-of-its-kind series offers faculty, staff, […]
Stephanie Jonsson is a PhD Candidate in Gender, Feminist, and Women’s studies at York University, where her research focuses on the intersections of aging, queerness, and new technologies. Stephanie’s research led to the creation of community-based pilot initiative, The Ontario Digital Literacy and Access Network (ODLAN). After conducting a study on the barriers 2S-LGBTQ+ older […]
Griffin Poetry Prize-winning poet Tolu Oloruntoba talked about his latest collection of poetry, Each One a Furnace (2022), during his visit to York University for Canadian Writers in Person on Jan. 31. Oloruntoba said that we need “difficult poetry,” we cannot avert our gaze from what is happening in the world. However, we also need to “protect the […]
A young woman’s green skirt containing bullet holes is one of several haunting artifacts that comprise Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War, an international travelling exhibit that focuses on the lives of Evelyn Amony and Grace Acan. The two women were abducted as children in the 1990s, forced into marriages, and held captive for years […]
Earlier this month, the Department of English presented its annual English Awards at the first in-person reception – held in the Schulich Executive Learning Centre dining room – since before the pandemic. Each year the department offers seven prizes and scholarships, as well as recognition for outstanding essays written in courses offered at the 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 […]
The Vico Lecture, a public event presented by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, returns in-person and online on March 21st with a leading scholar Dr. Angelica Pesarini. Dr. Pesarini’s talk, Italy and the Black Mediterranean: Race, identity and citizenship, will focus on the presence of Italy within the Black Mediterranean, considers a […]
This year’s Kitty Lundy Memorial Lecture will feature Paulette Senior, York University alumna and President and CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation. Paulette has devoted her life and career to breaking down systemic barriers and building gender justice for women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Her personal experiences as a child ignited her interest in social […]
“Never underestimate the power of undergraduate researchers and supervisors,” said Carolyn Steele, an assistant professor in the Department of Humanities. “They can create change.” Steele knows this from experience, because she and her Digital Culture in the Humanities (HUMA 3140) students have supported the change by ensuring that information from the research done by Kayla Saunders, […]
When you say, “Get to work,” to a student in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), they’ll soon take your suggestion literally, thanks to a new co-op education option that will be introduced in Fall 2024. LA&PS currently offers an internship program for students in their third or fourth years, but the […]
In his message to the community, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) Dean J.J. McMurtry invites community members to learn more about the Faculty’s focus on experiential education through new and important initiatives and faculty-student collaborations. In this month’s “Innovatus,” we’re focusing on our commitment to experiential education and work-integrated learning at the Faculty of […]