This event has been cancelled. A one-day workshop that brings together Turkish scholars to engage in a critical and in-depth discussion on the current authoritarian drive in Turkey will take place March 19 at York University’s Keele Campus. Presented by the Global Labour Research Centre (GLRC) and the Department of Politics, “Contested Reproduction of Turkey’s […]
Three individuals with connections to York University are among 21 new appointees to the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest official honour for individual excellence and achievement in any field. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, will bestow the honour upon the newest appointees during an investiture ceremony at Queen’s Park on March 11. An […]
A panel of highly distinguished speakers came together on March 4 to discuss and debate the question of whether there should be limits to freedom of speech at universities. Co-sponsored by the Office of the Head of McLaughlin College and the York Collegium for Practical Ethics, the panel included: Professor Lorna Marsden, president emerita, York […]
This event has been cancelled. York University’s Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series will come to a close for the 2019-20 season with author David Bezmozgis as the final guest on March 17. He will read from his first story collection in more than a decade, Immigrant City, at 7 p.m. in 206 Accolade West […]
For more than 60 years, York University has built its reputation on academics, meaningful partnerships and a strong sense of social responsibility. In the process, the school has established itself as an institution closely connected with its students, staff, external community organizations and several other networks. The University Women’s Club of North York (UWCNY) is […]
Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) associate professor Allyson Mitchell takes great pride in blending her knowledge of feminist issues with her knack for producing thought-provoking pieces. Both in and out of the classroom setting, Mitchell explores gender politics in creative ways that never fail to inspire. As an artist and activist, Mitchell continues to […]
Three York University researchers will receive more than $1.1 million in COVID-19 rapid research funding over two years to explore issues of trust, stigmatization and social perceptions of risk, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced Friday. The results from these Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies research projects could affect the response […]
This event has been cancelled. Join students, staff and faculty for an on-campus screening of the first debate of Canada Reads 2020 and cheer on Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Assistant Professor Jesse Thistle and his memoir From the Ashes. The screening of the debate will take place Monday, March 16 from 11 […]
Feb. 10, 2020. On the seventh floor of York University’s Kaneff Tower, people are taking their seats. It’s lunchtime and the host of the upcoming workshop, Professor Deborah McGregor, has arranged for shawarmas and veggies. Two posters, taped to the wall, read: “Wet’suwet’en Supporter Toolkit,” with a website address, and “TODAY Emergency Action 3 – […]
Five professors at York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) have been awarded 2019 Connection Grants by the Government of Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The grants respond to objectives of the SSHRC Connection Program, which include increasing accessibility and use of social sciences and humanities research knowledge among […]