In September 2020, York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) launched the Moving Forward Webinar Series. It invited students, alumni, faculty, staff and other friends of York into meaningful conversations about how to “move forward” in uncertain times. The series resonated strongly with the community, attracting hundreds of participants, and past webinar recordings continue to […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) is pleased to announce the launch of its Student Numeracy Assistance Centre at Keele (SNACK). This new centre will provide students in relevant LA&PS courses with extensive numeracy support in mathematics, statistics and Microsoft Excel. SNACK was developed to provide a broad spectrum of numeracy support […]
When Christopher Grafos entered the Graduate Program in History at York University, he encountered the same problem time and time again. “When I spoke to Greek Canadians about their immigration experiences and their time in Canada, they would often tell me that they had thrown out a lot of the materials that would help researchers examine their […]
York University Professor Richard Leblanc has been initiated as an Academic Fellow of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI). Leblanc, who is a professor in the School of Administrative Studies (SAS) in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, was accorded the honour in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the management […]
If you love meeting talented writers and hearing them read from their published work, or just want to soak up a unique cultural experience, don’t miss the Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series, which launches its 2021-22 season on Sept. 21. The series gives attendees an opportunity to get up close and personal with 11 authors who […]
Are you graduating this year? As part of the Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) upcoming virtual graduation celebration, we are collecting videos and photos from the Class of 2021 to feature in the live broadcast. Be part of the celebration and you could win big! Contest Prizes Share with us photos and/or videos that capture your incredible journey as a York University student, and […]
Five York University professors have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). They are: Philip Girard, a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School; Jennifer Hyndman, associate vice-president research and a professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change and the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS); Michele Johnson, associate dean of students and […]
Eighteen new faculty members join the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) this fall: Damilola Adebayo, Kelly Bergstrom, Duygu Biricik Gulseren, Jessica Braimoh, Asad Haider, Desirée de Jesus, Paul Lawrie, Sunwoo T. Lee, Zhixiang (Steven) Liang, Ann Marie Murnaghan, Katherine Nastovski, Katarina O’Briain, Margaret O’Brien, Jay Ramasubramanyam, Isha Sharma, Rianka Singh, Liz Smeets and Zachary Spicer. “LA&PS is delighted to welcome a strong cohort of new faculty members to York this fall,” […]
We are excited to welcome you back to campus! We know how important study space is to your academic success, and we are glad to be able to offer dedicated student spaces as part of our gradual return to campus. In order to use a study space in LA&PS you must ensure that you have completed your daily YU Screen questionnaire and you are required to wear a mask while inside. Room entrances will have hand […]
Welcome to Fall 2021, Lions! Whether you’re joining us on on-campus or studying virtually this Fall semester, we’re excited to welcome you back to York University. To celebrate the start of a new school year, we’re giving away three $100 York University Bookstore gift cards. How to Enter Follow the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) on Instagram at ‘@yorkulaps.’ Like the official contest entry post shared to the LA&PS Instagram account. Tag the Instagram account […]