The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) at York University has once again helped York make significant strides in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 report. The QS World University Rankings, published annually by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), evaluate scholarship across more than 1,700 institutions, segmented into five broad subject areas: Within […]
Each year, the York University Research Award Celebration celebrates York’s scholars across all faculties and schools for their remarkable achievements. The President and Vice-President Research and Innovation take the opportunity to recognize their efforts and contributions to the world as drivers of positive change. This year LA&PS researchers in diverse areas are praised for their […]
In our first report of this kind, we recognize the outstanding work of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. Our 2023-2024 Year in Review highlights major accomplishments, success stories and achievements connected to each principle in our academic plan. It includes by the numbers summaries, data and testimonials to celebrate the best of […]
At its Fall 2023 Convocation ceremonies, British Columbia’s Royal Roads University awarded York University Professor Andrea Davis an honorary doctor of laws degree in recognition of her pioneering work bringing Black studies programming to Canadian academia. Professor Andrea Davis in Department of Humanities, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, teaches courses in Black Cultures of the […]
York University professors Joshua Fogel, Sara Horowitz, Ali Kazimi and Debra Pepler are among the latest Fellows to be elected to the ranks of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) – one of the country’s highest honours in the arts, social sciences and sciences – in recognition of their career achievements and their positive contributions to public life. “York University is […]