The Mosaic Institute’s Muldoon-Mosaic Bursary was awarded to Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies student Michelle Tracey N.O. Cobblah, who is majoring in Business and Society. The bursary provides $5,000 per year for four years of undergraduate studies, with a double disbursement of $10,000 in 2018. Michelle Tracey N.O. Cobblah (left) receives the Muldoon-Mosaic […]
A $200,000 investment from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Youth Opportunities Fund has been awarded to York University Business and Society (BUSO) student Jamar Grandison and his colleagues from Black Physicians of Tomorrow. Jamar Grandison A student-led, grassroots organization, Black Physicians of Tomorrow focuses on strengthening the Black community by providing the necessary support, resources and opportunities for Afro-Caribbean Canadian […]
This article originally appeared in LA&PS in the News York University social science Professor Kamala Kempadoo is the 2018 recipient of the Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) Lifetime Achievement Award. Kamala Kempadoo A Caribbean scholar for nearly three decades, Kempadoo possesses a stellar international reputation and specializes in researching, writing and teaching on the issues of gender, sex […]
This article originally appeared in YFile Smiles, words of praise, tears of joy, and gratitude filled the room as 51 recipients received awards of distinction recognizing their academic achievements and dedication to civic engagement at York University and beyond. The annual awards reception was hosted by the Departments of Social Science and Communication Studies at […]
This article originally appeared in LA&PS in the News The transformative nature of our move to a data-driven economy and society means that any data strategy will have long-lasting effects. That’s why the Canadian government needs to ask the right questions to the right people in its ongoing national consultations. (Shutterstock) by Natasha Tusikov,York University, […]
This article originally appeared in LA&PS in the News National Indigenous Peoples Day is on June 21, 2018. Larissa Crawford is a graduating undergraduate student from the International Development Studies and Communication Studies programs. She is also the Indigenous Student Transitions Coordinator at the Centre for Aboriginal Student Services at York University and identifies as Métis-Jamaican. Crawford […]
This article originally appeared in LA&PS in the News In Banking while Black: The business of exclusion, Social Science Professor Caroline Shenaz Hossein discusses the levels of exclusion that Black Canadians are subjected to in the banking industry. Hossein’s article was originally published in The Conversation, and republished by the National Post. In it, she gives multiple examples of scenarios […]
Data from a York University research project was used by the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) to inform its flagship report “World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with Jobs,” which was released in May 2018. In its report, the ILO draws on the research from York’s Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces to Response to […]
This article originally appeared in YFile Natasha Tusikov York University Professor Natasha Tusikov, in the Department of Social Science, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, has been awarded a three-month research fellowship at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany from May to July 2019. The […]
This article originally appeared in LA&PS in the News For seven years, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Professor Annie Bunting has been working on a ground-breaking project, “Conjugal Slavery in War (CSiW): Partnerships for the study of enslavement, marriage and masculinities.” This venture seeks to document cases of forced marriage in conflict situations in […]