The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) research office has announced the launch of a new research services website. The website will serve as a central hub, assisting faculty members with identifying funding opportunities, pre- and post-award support, knowledge mobilization services and partnership development. On this site users will be able to: access grant support […]
Collaborating with students from Ecuador on a class project was an eye-opening experience for Danielle Legerman, a fourth-year student in York University’s Children, Childhood and Youth Studies (CCY) program and president of the new United Future Teachers’ Association. “It was the first opportunity I had for globally networked learning (GNL) in university and it was exciting,” said Legerman. […]
Three separate grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) have been awarded to York University Professor Andrea O’Reilly and will support her research projects in the field of motherhood. O’Reilly is an expert in motherhood research, founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Motherhood Initiative, publisher of Demeter Press, author of 20-plus […]
A conference exploring the ways in which Hakka perspectives and experiences can contribute to addressing world challenges was the topic of the sixth Toronto Hakka Conference, hosted virtually by York University from July 10 and 11. Co-organized by the Hakka community in Toronto and the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR), the “One Heart, One […]
Eleven York University students were recently honoured with the Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award, which recognizes students’ leadership at the University and their contributions to the growth, development and vitality of the York community. Now in its ninth year, the award was created in honour of Robert J. Tiffin, who served as York University’s […]
Researchers in York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) have received more than $2.3 million in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). A total of 20 projects led by LA&PS faculty were announced as recipients of the 2020 Insight Grants (19 awards valued at a combined $2,145,491) and […]
Marcello Musto, professor of sociology at York University is recognized as a leading global authority on the work of the German philosopher Karl Marx and on Marxism. An accomplished scholar, Musto has devoted his academic career to reviving the understanding of Marx’s ideas and their applications to the contemporary world. Driven and passionate about the significance of […]
Two professors from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) have been honoured with the title University Professor. This year’s recipients are professors Carl S. Ehrlich and Carolyn Podruchny. A University Professor is a member of faculty recognized for extraordinary contributions to scholarship and teaching and participation in university life. The award is conferred upon long-serving […]
Three undergraduate students at York University have been awarded the Governor General’s Silver Medal. The medal recognizes the outstanding scholastic achievements of undergraduate students in Canada. Receiving the medals are changemakers Alina Kuimova, Katelyn Conferido and Amirarsalan Rahimian. Alina Kuimova is graduating with a Specialized Bilingual B.A. (Hons.) in linguistics and language studies, which she completed in […]
Canadian poet and York University alumna Canisia Lubrin has won the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize for her book The Dyzgraphxst (Penguin/Random House, 2020), a long poem that examines the idea of selfhood while exploring issues of race, oppression and colonialism. Widely considered the most prestigious poetry award in Canada, the Griffin family gives out two $65,000 prizes annually: one […]