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 […]
Michele Johnson, associate dean, students, in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), says that Advancing YU, a unique mentorship program, creates amazing opportunities for third- and fourth-year Black and women students in LA&PS. “This program gives these students the opportunity to access mentorship and support, along with connection and networking,” Johnson says. “We have […]
After launching a new 6.0 credit placement course for Human Rights & Equity Studies (HREQ) students, Maggie Quirt can attest to the effort required to create a work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunity. “This course benefitted significantly from the expertise of the LA&PS Learning Design Lab (LDL),” said Quirt, who was an associate professor in the Department of Equity […]
On March 23, the Anthropology Annual Lecture, presented by the Department of Anthropology in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, returns to being in person for the first time since the pandemic started. This year’s keynote speaker is Laurence Ralph, a professor of anthropology at Princeton University, whose work as a researcher, writer […]
Welcome to LA&PS Through the Ages, a series where we speak to longtime members of the LA&PS community about how they got to York University, what their roles are like and even some of their fondest York memories. In the spring of 2022, Paulette Burgher was welcomed as the new Executive Director of Strategy & […]
We all know that trying to figure out “what to do with your life” after graduation can be a daunting task. However, for Black students navigating systemic barriers that persist in today’s working world can make getting on the path to career success that much more difficult. We turned to four Advancing Black Students mentors […]
Associate Professor Fuminori Toyasaki, from the School of Administrative Studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), has received $100,000 to further his research of vaccine supply management through the Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies, which operates within the CIHR. During the COVID-19 crisis, the challenges around vaccine manufacturing and […]
Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics (DLLL) hosted the annual Chinese Culture Day event to celebrate Chinese artistry during the Lunar New Year festival on Jan. 24. The event featured a keynote public lecture, “China and China Diaspora: Interrogating Identities in Sinophone Theatre Performances,” delivered by Kwok-kan Tam, English Chair and dean of the School of […]
A celebration featuring speeches, performances and community connections on Jan. 25 marked the official launch of York University’s Countdown to Congress 2023. The event drew the community together ahead of York hosting the largest academic gathering in Canada, in partnership with the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences this spring. The launch previewed how […]
York University has gained four new and three renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRC). Professors Antony Chum, Arash Habibi Lashkari, Kohitij Kar and Liya Ma received new CRC appointments and Professors Christopher Caputo, Raymond W.M. Kwong and Regina Rini had their CRCs renewed. Among these researchers and new appointments, Arash Habibi Lashkari and Regina Rini are from the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Arash Habibi Lashkari is […]