The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies welcomes 28 new faculty members this fall. “We are thrilled to welcome these very accomplished scholars to the Faculty,” says J.J. McMurtry, dean of LA&PS. “These new faculty bring a wealth of knowledge, experience and passion to LA&PS. I know our new colleagues will help us build on […]
A new issue of the journal Informal Logic explores the work of York University Professor Emeritus Michael Gilbert. The issue Vol. 42 No. 3 (2022) is titled “Special Issue: Michael Gilbert’s Multi-Modal Argumentation” and was published Sept. 7. Seven scholars have contributed essays describing, critiquing and exploring different aspects of Gilbert’s work in philosophy. Gilbert began studying philosophy […]
On Oct. 17, Vivienne and Neville Poy will have dialogue with Jack Leong, associate dean of Libraries, to share the remarkable life stories that lead to their collaboration of the Precious Moments book project. York University Libraries invite members of the University community to the event. From their childhood memory of Hong Kong and Southern China, the stroke of […]
The Reader honours work that emerged from and was influenced by the underground and alternative comix movements of the mid-1960s to become what is still an underrepresented sub-genre in comics scholarship: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) comics, their provocative current iterations and their future directions. It traces the connections of LGBTQ+ comics from the panel, the strip, […]
French Studies Associate Professor Dominique Scheffel-Dunand has written an insightful essay that explores the future of teaching and learning from a variety of perspectives and offers a futuristic view of the university in 2040. When recently asked to reflect on the future of teaching and learning, particularly for the next 20 years, my brain right away traveled […]
Jennifer Holmes Weier, who completed her Master of Public Policy, Administration and Law degree in August 2022, won first place at the National Student and Thought Leadership Awards which recognizes excellence in research. The award was presented jointly by the Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration and the Institute of Public Administration of Canada. Holmes Weier’s research paper “Bursting […]
Prof. Adrian Shubert is a University Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at York University. He is a historian of Spain in the 18th through 20th centuries, and his articles and books have been published widely in both English and Spanish. Prof. Shubert was recently honoured with a Special High Decoration from His Majesty […]
Patrick Phillips, an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), combines the rigours of the academy with an ancient and revered form of martial arts and through his journey, he is changing lives. As a youth living in a rough suburb during the fraught economic […]
The Moving Forward webinar series, launched by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), is back for a third season beginning Sept. 29. In 2020, the LA&PS Dean’s Office launched the series to create an opportunity for engagement within the LA&PS community. This virtual series of lunchtime talks allows alumni, students, donors, retirees, faculty and […]
A conference exploring modern Spanish history will take place at the Archives of Ontario at York University’s Keele Campus on Sept. 16 and run alongside a temporary exhibit that features Spanish Civil War-related archive material that includes children’s drawings. The conference, titled “Modern Spanish History in Global Perspective: A Conference in Honour of Adrian Shubert,” […]