October 27, 2020
York’s senior leadership team shared details during a Virtual Town Hall event held Oct. 21 on the University’s direction as it continues to evolve to meet pandemic safety guidelines.
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October 27, 2020
Ellen Bialystock, professor at York University, was quoted in CNN Oct. 23. Read full story. A thriving YouTube community of people with multiple personality states went viral. Then controversies fractured it down the middle. York University Professor Robert Muller was quoted in Insider Oct. 25. Read full story. Shree Paradkar: Controversies at U of T […]
October 22, 2020
Welcome to the October 2020 edition of ‘Innovatus,’ a special issue of YFile devoted to teaching and learning innovation at York University. It offers compelling and accessible feature-length stories about York University’s commitment to excellence in teaching, learning, internationalization and the student experience.
October 21, 2020
Five York University faculty members have been named the recipients of the Minister of Colleges and Universities’ Awards of Excellence for their commitment to guiding the province of Ontario through the pandemic. Honoured by the province are Professors Henriette Gezundhajt, Dasantila Golemi-Kotra, Steven Hoffman, Murat Kristal and Jianhong Wu.
October 20, 2020
Patricia Lakin-Thomas, York University professor, was quoted in CBC News Oct. 17. Read full story. History of racism, exclusion colours provincial election for Indigenous Sask. Residents York University was mentioned in CBC News Oct. 18. Read full story. Shaparak Shajarizadeh wins human rights award for defence of women’s rights in Iran York University was mentioned […]
October 20, 2020
Join the Glendon School of Public and International Affairs, the CITY Institute and the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies on Oct. 22 to discuss the changing housing landscape of Toronto and what should be done moving forward.
October 20, 2020
The Glendon Accelerator for Innovation and Best Practices in French Teaching will lead several new initiatives to help recruit and retain French language teachers for extended, core and immersion teaching and address the shortage of FSL teachers in Ontario and Canada.
October 18, 2020
York International is seeking volunteer Quarantine Representatives (QRs) to work with international students who will be arriving now that travel restrictions have been eased, as well as for students coming to campus for the winter term.
October 18, 2020
“Creating Positive Change: 2020 President’s Report” looks back at the 2019-20 academic year and tells the story of the community’s inspirational response to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report documents York’s efforts to protect the health and safety of its community and the communities it serves, while continuing to pursue excellence in all endeavours.
October 14, 2020
The York University program will take place Thursday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will feature two of this year’s Gairdner Laureates: Rolf Kemler, Canada Gairdner International Laureate, and Quarraisha Abdool Karim, the John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Laureate. All are welcome, registration is required.
