York University’s Centre for Feminist Research (CFR) will host a lecture and workshop focused on the intersections between Islamophobia, race and anti-blackness as part of their Spotlight on Islamophobia series. The event, titled “Anti-Blackness, Islam and Islamophobia,” examines the complex histories and expressions of Islam in Africa and Muslims of African origin. The free three-hour […]
York University’s Department of Politics is inviting students, faculty, staff and members of the public to a talk about the application of the rule of law in the context of recent railway blockades in solidarity with the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation. Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark will make a presentation, titled “The Rule of […]
Students from York University’s Schulich School of Business and the Department of Economics earned the first-place and third-place prizes in a case competition on Feb. 22. The Economics Student Association (ESA) at York University teamed up with the Royal Bank of Canada to put on the ESA x RBC Case Competition at the Second Student […]
Get ready for lights, cameras and action as Vanier College Productions presents My Favorite Year from March 5 to 15 at the Fred Thury Studio Theatre at the Keele Campus. Based on the motion picture of the same name, My Favorite Year takes place in 1954 and follows the story of Benjy Stone, a sketch […]
In September of 2018, York University launched its Black Canadian Studies Certificate program, a move that reinforced the University’s dedication to Black studies in Canada and provided students with a more diverse curriculum. Now in its second academic year, the certificate has welcomed 36 students as well as renowned Black diaspora academics, including current faculty […]
For children and adolescents across Canada, organized sports provide an avenue to build lasting connections, develop social skills, lead healthy lives, and realize potential at an early age. However, due to financial barriers, these opportunities can be difficult for some families to afford. With today’s cost of living on the rise, disposable income required for […]
Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie provided McLaughlin College students with “gems of wisdom” when she visited the Keele Campus on Jan. 22, during the college’s First Year Student Dinner. The event, which launched last year, recognizes first-year students as they make their full transition to university studies. Other speakers at the dinner were: York University Chancellor […]
More than 2,800 kilometres away from Toronto, educators at an elementary school in rural Haiti are teaching young minds with activities developed by York University students. It’s all part of a unique community service learning project taking place within the full-year capstone French course, FR 4090: Language and Techniques of Communication. Although the course is […]
This event has been cancelled. York University’s undergraduate program in Criminology and graduate program in Socio-Legal Studies have collaborated to present their first annual lecture featuring surveillance expert and Queen’s University Professor David Lyon. The free event, open to the public, will take place at 5:30 p.m. on March 17 in room 105 Life Sciences […]
A display at York University’s Keele Campus celebrating International Mother Language Day highlights linguistic and cultural diversity and promotes the protection and preservation of languages. The display was organized by the linguistics section, with the Linguistics Students Association in the Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics (DLLL) as part of its ongoing World Cultures Celebrations […]