Professor Susan Henders talks about her role as an observer for Taiwan election

Several international observers were asked to oversee the January Taiwan presidential election to ensure freedom and fairness in what was predicted to be an extremely close race. Susan Henders, director of the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR), was one of them. She’ll be discussing her experience as part of a panel Tuesday. “Taiwan’s Super […]

New speaker series hits hot labour relations buttons

Do workers’ rights still matter? That is one of the hot and timely questions the new Conversations on Work and Labour Speakers’ Series will be addressing throughout the year. The first conversation, “The Future of Public Sector Collective Bargaining,” will take place Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 12:30 to 2pm, 2003 Osgoode Hall Law School, Ignat […]

AGYU launches its new season with the Raqs Media Collective

Tricky math and haunting messages accumulate in unresolved poetics this fall at the Art Gallery of York University (AGYU).  The AGYU invites you to "surge out there" as it joins with Raqs Media Collective: technological poets for an India in transition, to present their newest exhibit  Surjection. Of the current generation of Indian artists, the […]

York music professors spread the word about their research

The research and creative work of York music professors spans a wide range of genres and media formats. Disseminated through recordings, print publications and live performances, it’s reaching growing audiences at home and around the world. Composer and choral conductor Professor Stephanie Martin (left), who serves as music director of Toronto’s historic Church of St. […]