“Progress demands a fundamental shift in the way we think and in the way York operates as a university,” says Professor Andrea Davis, a special advisor on York University’s Action Plan on Black Inclusion.
How can emojis enhancing our communication? “They could replace some of the cues that are missing” from text messages and emails says Linguistics professor Sheila Embleton.
School of Social Work professors Nick Mulé and Kinnon Ross MacKinnon speak with CTV News reporter Angie Seth about the lack of health care access for 2SLGBTQIA people, what has changed over the last 40 years and what still needs to happen.
“We know what needed to be done, we just haven’t done it." COVID-19 exposed shocking conditions in Canada's long term care system but, according to Professor Pat Armstrong, these conditions predate the pandemic.
Public art has the power to challenge us to confront social issues and spark important conversations about the world around us. Social & Political Thought PhD candidate Rhiannon Cobb explains how art can create change.
Why do we get tattoos? "It's a kind of living history...a literal marker, of something significant to the person getting it," explains sociologist Professor Deborah Davidson.
Professors Christina Sharpe and Alan Corbiere have been appointed as new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) at York University, while Professor Christopher Kyriakides has received a renewal of his CRC appointment.
After winning a major grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Professor Carolyn Podruchny's study exploring Indigenous ways of knowing could help transform universities' knowledge creation.
"Trust after Zoom will be tough," says Professor David Weitnzer on life after a year of virtual meetings and gatherings. "But projecting trustworthiness and friendship in places where we are used to being more transactional can help."
For many South Asian women, the struggle to balance their cultural and Canadian identity can be a challenge, notes Professor Tania Das Gupta: "I think that there is a tug of war inside the young people, particularly the women."