Associate Professor Ruth Green has been appointed as Special Advisor to the Dean on Indigenous Issues, in the Faculty of LA&PS. Prof. Green’s term will begin July 1, 2022 and will continue until August 31, 2023. Working within The Indigenous Framework for York University: A Guide to Action Prof. Green will advise the Dean’s Office […]
By Anam Raheel A two-week summer school program offered students an opportunity to explore North Korea’s literature, arts and propaganda. “News about North Korea often focuses on the country’s politics and military, as do programs and courses offered at the post-secondary level, but there is much to learn about its art, music and culture,” says […]
Every June, we celebrate the National Indigenous History Month, and reflect upon the First Nations, Inuit and Metis people’s history and heritage. In this issue of the LA&PS research digest, we spotlight a collaborative climate research project led by Indigenous and non-Indigenous faculty members at York. Indigenous Climate Leadership and Self-Determined Futures is a research project […]
York University faculty and staff were recognized for their support of students with disabilities at the fourth annual Student Accessibility Services End-of-Year Celebration. The celebration, emceed by York psychology student Michelle Thomas, focused on the theme of interconnectedness, and 15 recipients were awarded for their collaboration, student focus, care and innovation. “Our end-of-year celebration is a […]
Paul Lovejoy, Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of History at York’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, and Melchisedek Chetima, assistant professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal and former York University Banting Fellow, will chair an international conference in Cameroon on Islamic Protest, Terrorism and (In)Security in Africa. The conference scheduled between June 1 […]
An innovative simulation requiring nine York business and economics student teams run their own insurance companies over four condensed quarters provided real-world experiential learning and taught students the value of putting theory into action. There’s nothing like running your own insurance company to give students a real understanding of insurance risk management – just ask Shayaan […]
York Research Chair in Animal Minds and Professor of Philosophy, Kristin Andrews’ research focuses on the evolution of morality, methodology in animal cognition research, and animal policy. Her media contributions inform critical public conversations about the place of animals in our society. In her recent article the hidden world of octopus cities and culture shows why it’s wrong to farm […]
McLaughlin College is one of this year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF) community partners. The festival will hold screenings of five documentaries and will take place at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema from May 26 to 29. The five documentaries are: The Klabona Keepers The Klabona Keepers is an intimate portrait of the dynamic Indigenous […]
Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (DLLL), in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), celebrated the recent book publications of its faculty members to recognize their academic and creative contributions in a virtual group book launch recently. This event showcased the book publications (2021-22) of DLLL scholars: Associate Professor Gabriela Alboiu, Professor Sheila Embleton, Associate […]
Two Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) competitions are now accepting entries: the Fall/Winter 2021-22 LA&PS Writing Prize and the LA&PS Digital Composition Prize. The LA&PS Writing Prize is accepting nominations from course directors in LA&PS until June 13. With the exclusion of creative writing, course directors can nominate any LA&PS Fall/Winter 2021-22 course assignment into one […]