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Have your say in York’s 2023-24 budget

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Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to invite you to the 2023-24 York University community budget consultation. Budget consultations have been in practice at York for the last six years as an opportunity to provide the community with an overview of the University’s finances, an update on the current budget and a mechanism to obtain input from the community about priority areas for investment. These consultations have become a cornerstone of the budget development process and enhance York’s ability to invest in strategic priorities to advance our University Academic Plan.

This year, York has held several consultations and obtained input from Faculties, departments/units, employee groups and student groups across our community. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, we are inviting all students, faculty, instructors and staff to join President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton, Provost and Vice-President Academic, Lisa Philipps and Vice-President Finance and Administration, Carol McAulay for a community-wide budget consultation before the development of annual budgets for our next fiscal year.

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023
3 to 4 p.m.
REGISTER TODAY

During the consultation, you will learn about York’s budget model, current financial framework, planned investments and challenges to be considered for the year ahead. You will then have the opportunity to voice your perspective about what is important to you, and how York should consider allocating investments going forward to advance our collective strategic priorities.

By joining and participating in this consultation, you are playing an active role in supporting the UAP priorities that are of greatest significance to our community and helping York achieve its full ambition.

On behalf of the Budgets & Asset Management (BAM) department, we look forward to hosting you for an hour of learning and informative discussion.

Sincerely,

Ran Lewin,
Assistant Vice-President, Budgets and Asset Management

Donnez votre avis sur le budget 2023-2024 de York

Chers collègues, chères collègues,

J’ai le plaisir de vous inviter à la consultation communautaire sur le budget 2023-2024 de l’Université York. Les consultations budgétaires ont lieu à York depuis six ans. Elles donnent à la communauté un aperçu des finances de l’Université et une mise à jour du budget actuel. Elles sont aussi un moyen d’obtenir des commentaires de la communauté sur les domaines prioritaires d’investissement. Ces consultations sont devenues une pierre angulaire du processus d’élaboration du budget et améliorent la capacité de York à investir dans les priorités stratégiques pour faire avancer le Plan académique de l’Université (PAU).

Cette année, York a organisé plusieurs consultations communautaires et a recueilli les commentaires des facultés, des départements/unités, des membres du personnel et des groupes étudiants. Le mercredi 15 février, nous invitons tous les membres de la communauté étudiante, du personnel et des corps professoral et enseignant à se joindre à la présidente et vice-chancelière Rhonda L. Lenton, à la rectrice et vice-présidente aux affaires académiques, Lisa Philipps, et à la vice-présidente des finances et de l’administration, Carol McAulay, pour une consultation communautaire sur le budget avant d’élaborer les budgets annuels de notre prochain exercice.

Mercredi 15 février 2023
De 15 h à 16 h
INSCRIVEZ-VOUS AUJOURD’HUI

Au cours de la consultation, vous découvrirez le modèle budgétaire de York, le cadre financier actuel, les investissements prévus et les défis à envisager pour l’année à venir. Vous aurez alors l’occasion d’exprimer votre point de vue sur ce qui est important pour vous et sur la manière dont York devrait envisager d’allouer ses investissements à l’avenir pour faire avancer nos priorités stratégiques collectives.

En rejoignant et en participant à cette consultation, vous jouez un rôle actif pour appuyer les priorités du PAU qui sont les plus importantes pour notre communauté et vous aidez York à réaliser pleinement ses ambitions.

Au nom du Département des budgets et de la gestion des actifs (BAM), nous nous réjouissons de vous accueillir pour une heure d’apprentissage et de discussion instructive. 

Sincères salutations,

Ran Lewin,
Vice-président adjoint des budgets et de la gestion des actifs

Schulich’s art collection features prominent North American artists

An art collection displayed in the Rob and Cheryl McEwen Graduate Study & Research Building at the Schulich School of Business showcases artists who are prominently featured throughout North America.

Hank Willis Thomas, Visa, 2017, mixed media including sport jerseys
Hank Willis Thomas, Visa, 2017, mixed media including sport jerseys

“It’s very exciting to see that many of the artists in the Schulich art collection are enjoying critical and commercial success,” says Judy Schulich, art advisor and executive vice-president of the Schulich Foundation, who curated the collection. “Their artwork is deeply rooted in Schulich’s core brand and the emphasis the School places on innovation, diversity and social responsibility.”

RAJNI PERERASirens 2018, Acrylic paint on wood panel
Ranji Perera, Sirens, 2018, acrylic paint on wood panel
MERYL McMASTEREdge of a Moment 2017, Archival inkjet photograph
Meryl McMaster, Edge of a Moment, 2017, archival inkjet photograph

Hank Willis Thomas is a well-known American artist whose work addresses Black identity, history and popular culture. In early January 2023, his installation in honour of Martin Luther King and Coretta King in the Boston Commons was unveiled. The featured art piece in the McEwen Building was secured from an Exhibition in London, England. It is located on the main floor in the classroom hallway and can be seen from the Atrium.

Artist Rajni Perera was commissioned to make an artwork specifically for the Schulich School of Business inspired by the school’s core values. She currently has a solo exhibition at the McMichael Art Gallery in Kleinburg. Perera’s artwork can be found in the hallway near G340.

Another chosen artist, Meryl McMaster, a Canadian artist with both Indigenous and European roots, will be featured next at the McMichael. McMaster’s artwork is located in the third floor boardroom.

ZACHARI LOGANSandbar off Lake Ontario 2018, Chalk pastel on paper
Zachari Logan, Sandbar off Lake Ontario, 2018, chalk pastel on paper

Zachari Logan has a major solo exhibition that explores death, transition and rebirth through the lens of flowers. It is on view now at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Logan’s artwork is showcased in the second floor boardroom.

A catalogue on the entire Schulich Art Collection is now finished and will be released soon.

“I hope the Schulich community will continue to be inspired by this museum quality collection – a collection that challenges conventional perceptions and invites us to the see the world through different lenses,” said Schulich.

Meet the author: Stefan Kipfer’s ‘Urban Revolutions’

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The Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change celebrated the launch of Professor Stefan Kipfer’s new book, Urban Revolutions: Urbanisation and (Neo-)Colonialism in Transatlantic Context (Brill, 2023).

Author and Professor Stefan Kipfer close-up photo
Stefan Kipfer

On Jan. 24, Kipfer was joined by Kanishka Goonewardena, professor of geography and planning at the University of Toronto, and York politics Professor Laam Hae for a discussion about the the book.

Prior to the event, Kipfer met with York graduate student researcher Danielle Legault to answer questions about this project.

Q: Can you explain how this book fits into the longer trajectory of your academic work?

A: Since the 1990s, I have researched urban politics in relation to a number of currents in social and political theory. In this spirit, I co-edited two volumes intended to shape the cutting-edge of theoretically informed urban and geographical research, a volume on the work of Henri Lefebvre in 2008 and a book on the work of Antonio Gramsci in 2013.

Urban Revolutions connects two theoretical currents, Marxism and anti-colonialism, to shed light on the colonial and neo-colonial aspects of urban life in our capitalist world. It does so in part by drawing upon collaborative research I did with Goonewardena on urbanization, imperialism and multiculturalism in the 2000s and early 2010s. Like this and my other previous work, the book develops theoretical dialogues on the terrain of urban research. I hope to show that urban research can be very good at bringing big theoretical questions to the realities of everyday life, and vice versa.

Q: What drew you to the particular examples that you use in the book?

Urban Revolutions: Urbanisation and (Neo-)Colonialism in Transatlantic Context by Stefan Kipfer
Urban Revolutions: Urbanisation and (Neo-)Colonialism in Transatlantic Context by Stefan Kipfer

A: The theoretical engagements in the book are anchored by geographical topics set in particular places: shantytown politics in Martinique, Indigenous mobilizations against pipelines on this part of Turtle Island, also called Canada, and strategies to redevelop public housing estates in Paris, France. These topics reflect the fact that my empirical research and my intellectual engagements have moved back and forth between English Canada (Toronto) and the Francophone world (mainland France and beyond) over the last two decades.

More substantially, the choice of topics is meant to highlight key urban processes that are also hotly debated in the literature: the informalization of urban life, particularly in the global South, but not only; the expansion of infrastructural networks, which are both elements and conditions of urbanization; and gentrification, which highlights a more general trend, the ever more intense commodification of urban space. The title of the book riffs off a book Henri Lefebvre published in 1970 to say that these processes speak to the deep urban transformations of our world, which also create conditions for projects of radical change.

Q: What kinds of impact do you think your book might have, outside of its impact on academic debates?

A: Several chapters in the book benefited greatly from my engagements with non-academic political debates and social movements. For example, one chapter focuses on the racialized and neo-colonial dimension of public housing redevelopment in the Paris region, while also drawing on an article I published in the early 2010s about the anti-racist party Parti des Indigènes de la République (PIR). A French-language version of this book published in 2019, entitled Le Temps et l’Espace de la [Dé]colonisation, was commissioned because some of my research on France had already been circulated and discussed in non-academic circles in France, including the PIR.

My hope is not only to bring the book to the non-academic world, but that academics keep developing their research in and through their relationships with fellow citizens and inhabitants beyond the academy. For these purposes, I do hope that the book offers useful resources for others committed to connecting the two big modern revolutionary traditions, socialism and anti-colonialism, to both understand and change our increasingly urbanized world.

2023 Lassonde Undergraduate Research Awards Competition now open

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For the eighth year, students have an opportunity to develop their research skills over the summer while working on cutting-edge projects and getting paid with the Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award (LURA) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Student Research Award (NSERC USRA).

The Lassonde School of Engineering will host more than 60 summer positions with two different awards in one competition and valued at approximately $10,000 per award. Students will spend 16 weeks in the summer working full-time under the supervision of a Lassonde faculty member on a research project. From AI-powered autonomous robots and tracking objects in space to microfluidic sensors for disease diagnostics and the assessment of drinking water supply options in Nunavut, there are over 75 exciting projects for students to choose from.

To highlight Lassonde’s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), these summer positions will target various UN SDGs, focusing particularly on:

  • SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (73.3 per cent of posted projects)
  • SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities (31.7 per cent of posted projects)
  • SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being (20 per cent of posted projects)
  • SDG 13 – Climate Action (20 per cent of posted projects)

Applications are now open with a deadline of Feb. 15. Please note these positions are highly competitive with limited spots available.

Lassonde School of Engineering contest
Students will connect with, and learn from, experienced Lassonde faculty, who will provide crucial guidance and supervision throughout their projects

Detailed application procedures are outlined on the Lassonde Undergraduate Research website, including student eligibility, how to find a supervisor, and some of the available projects.

This year, Lassonde has launched a pilot program Women in Engineering Co-op Stream, a new initiative with the aim of increasing retention and investing in additional skill development for women in engineering. As a result, two special LURA positions for first-year female engineering students have been created.

NSERC also encourages qualified Indigenous and Black students to apply to this program. This year, NSERC announced additional support for Black students by including unlimited positions for them. The Indigenous and Black student USRA awards are adjudicated alongside the NSERC USRA awards. All applications from Indigenous and/or Black students whose application otherwise meets all qualifications will be put forward to NSERC for funding.

At the conclusion of the program, all students will have an opportunity to showcase their hard work and present at a conference held in August (date TBD).

The awards are open to full-time undergraduate students, enrolled at Lassonde, York University or any school across the world.

This experiential learning program is a great opportunity for students to gain hands-on research experience and leverage it towards future grad studies, co-op opportunities or their career. Many LURA and NSERC USRA graduates have gone on to conduct research as graduate students, acknowledging the integral role that LURA and NSERC USRA played in their career choices.

Check out what past student participants think of the LURA program.

Open information sessions will be held for all interested students (no registration required):

  • Feb. 6, 6 to 7 p.m. on Zoom
  • Open office hours
    • Jan. 26, 2 to 3 p.m. on Zoom
    • Feb. 13, 9 to 10 a.m. on Zoom

Or for specific questions, please contact resday@yorku.ca.

Lassonde School of Engineering values the diversity of research teams and the importance of an inclusive research environment. We encourage applicants from diverse groups to apply.

York Circle Lecture Series explores COVID’s impact on marginalized communities

A group of people wearing face masks

The 2022-2023 York Circle Lecture Series will resume on Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. with a virtual lecture that takes a deep dive into this year’s theme “The Pandemic: COVID’s Impact on Canada’s Health Care System.”

Professor Jennifer Steeves, the academic Chair for the 2022-23 lecture series, is the associate vice-president research (AVPR) and will moderate the event as some of York’s leading faculty members present on a variety of topics related to this year’s theme.

On Jan. 29, three speakers will share insights on the topic “Coping in Silence: COVID’s Impact on Marginalized Communities.” The event runs from 10 a.m. to noon.

The speakers and their presentations:

Michaela Hynie
Michaela Hynie

Michaela Hynie, professor at the Faculty of Health, Department of Psychology
“Resilience in the face of crisis—again: Sources of support and strength during COVID among Canadians with a recent history of forced displacement” 

Forcibly displaced people may be more affected by COVID than others, even when they have resettled in a new country. Hynie conducts research on communities experiencing social conflict, social exclusion, or forced displacement and migration and their access to health care. She will discuss the work she has done with recent newcomers to Canada and what we can learn about social policies and social networks and the impact on their well-being during a crisis in the face of limited resources and displacement. 

An image of Nazilla Khanlou
Nazilla Khanlou

Nazilla Khanlou, associate professor in the Faculty of Health, School of Nursing
“The Shadow Pandemic”: Gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic”
Trigger warning: Some audience members may find certain aspects of the presentation on gender-based violence upsetting. This information is provided to describe the importance of the issue and its impacts. 

Globally, violence against women has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic – UN Women has referred to this as the “Shadow Pandemic.” Khanlou’s research is based on mental health promotion among youth and women in multicultural and immigrant-receiving settings. She will draw from a project she led on the mental health impacts of gender-based violence on racialized women during the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on implications for policy and practice, such as considering gender-based violence as a public health issue. 

Jonathan Weiss
Jonathan Weiss

Jonathan Weiss, professor in the Faculty of Health, Department of Psychology
“Coping and Resilience During the Pandemic for Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities”

Families of children with autism and other developmental disabilities faced unique challenges during the pandemic. Weiss’s research focuses on mental health in people with autism or intellectual disabilities, and their families, across the lifespan. His talk will examine the increased demand placed on caregivers and families of children with developmental disabilities as a result of COVID-19. He will explain the disproportionate negative mental health impacts these families face and the current lack of resources that are available to address their mental health needs.

Register for the event here.

 

Distinguished Professor of Indigenous design and planning to visit York

Indigenous peoples playing music drums

York University welcomes Regents’ and Distinguished Professor Theodore (Ted) Jojola, creator and director of the Indigenous Design and Community Planning Institute at the University of New Mexico, to Toronto for a knowledge sharing trip. He hopes to learn from the conversations taking place at York around Indigenous community planning, share his unique research and experiences, and visit the Six Nations of the Grand River territory.

As part of his visit to the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) and the Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Languages, Jojola will host a discussion on Jan. 19, to which the York community is invited and encouraged to attend.

Theodore (Ted) Jojola close-up portrait
Theodore (Ted) Jojola

Jojola, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Isleta, has connected with Indigenous communities around the world in New Zealand, Australia, across Africa and North America to explore how they represent themselves.

Through his research career, Jojola has published on Indigenous community development, education, planning and architecture, building an approach that unites place-based cultures and Indigenous agency towards a better understanding of the significance of life in community planning.

Jojola champions the “Seven Generation Model” as a tool to understand reciprocal learning to shape meaningful dialogue and better outcomes for our collective futures. The model challenges contemporary norms in planning, which often focus on time-based targets, and instead prioritizes a framework that values the continuity of life. This allows for ancestral learning to inform the present to build a collective vision for the future.

At home in New Mexico, Jojola and the Indigenous Design and Planning Institute are working on exciting local and international initiatives, and currently creating an online certification in Indigenous Community Planning.

PlaceKnowing and Rematriation: Indigenous Design and Planning

Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. – Join Jojola in conversation at the Health, Nursing and Environmental Studies building, room 140 (HNES 140).

York book publishing professor introduces First Novel Prize, book deal for aspiring authors

Two people exchanging a stack of books

Matt Bucemi, an assistant professor in book publishing at York University, created the First Novel Prize in conjunction with Toronto-based Invisible Publishing to advance first-time novelists and provide hands-on experience for publishing students.

Matt Bucemi

Recognizing Invisible Publishing’s status as a fan-favourite publishing house, Bucemi partnered with their local team to push a call for manuscripts to fledgling writers. Based on those manuscripts, one author will be a selected to win a $3,000 cash prize from Bucemi, in addition to a $1,000 advance against royalties and book deal from Invisible Publishing. The winner will also get to deliver a keynote address and Q-and-A at York.

The First Novel Prize launched officially on Jan. 10 and will remain open to submissions until Feb. 28. The prize winner will be announced in April 2023, their manuscript will be published in 2024 or 2025.

The prize will not only give one promising, new writer the chance to have their book appear on retailers’ shelves, it also provides an experiential education opportunity to students of the book publishing program. They’ll get to make a meaningful impact on the winning book, offering editorial notes, story suggestions, advice for the author and marketing input.

“Publishing houses want to hire interns and junior staff who have previous experience in the publishing industry, but it can be difficult for busy students to gain that experience,” says Bucemi. “This collaboration will give York’s publishing students the meaningful experience and real industry knowledge that they need to distinguish themselves in a competitive job market.”

York’s students will get to experience the entire professional publishing process, from sorting through a slush pile of submissions to making suggestions about printing and production.

“I’m really interested in what [the students] have to say,” says Norm Nehmetallah of Invisible Publishing. “Because none of them have worked in publishing before, it’s a completely fresh perspective.”

Visit the Invisible Publishing website for contest details, or click here to submit a manuscript.

Moving Forward webinars create opportunities to educate, empower communities

Featured image for Moving Forward

The interactive Moving Forward webinar series is a part of a growing effort to bring the unique voices of Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) alumni to comment on important topics.

Launched in September 2020, Moving Forward invites students, alumni, faculty, staff and others into meaningful conversations about how to move forward in uncertain times like the ongoing pandemic. Moving Forward has resonated strongly with the University community, drawing hundreds of participants each academic year. A Moving Forward Youtube playlist is also available.

This winter LA&PS is offering two Moving Forward episodes examining the following topics (registration links below):

A look ahead at the Moving Forward Winter 2023 schedule:

Women in Tech
Feb. 1, noon to 1 p.m.

Join York alumnae who are in leadership roles in the technology sector. These brilliant women will share their career journeys and provide valuable advice and insights that will help you find your own unique role in the growing and ever-changing field of tech. This webinar will be of interest to anyone curious about a career in tech.

Hosted by Associate Dean Lily Cho, Global & Community Engagement. This event is proceeded by a Q-and-A period.

Click here to register for the Women in Tech webinar.

Thriving with my English or Creative Writing Degree
Feb. 15, noon  to 1 p.m. 

How will a degree in English or creative writing help your career? In so many ways. Come hear from graduates of York’s English Department, who are now serving in leadership roles across different industries, as they discuss how a degree in English or creative writing has been crucial to their success. This panel is sure to offer valuable advice to help you on your own journey. This webinar will have content relevant to almost any liberal arts student or graduate.

This event is also hosted by Cho and proceeded by a Q-and-A period.

Click here to register for the Thriving with my English or Creative Writing Degree webinar.

Intersectional Futures series returns to York with ‘Periphery – Resilience and Power on the Margins’

Jewish person kneeling in prayer at a synagogue

The Centre for Student Community and Leadership Development (SCLD) presents the second instalment of its Intersectional Futures speaker series on Jan. 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Curtis Lecture Hall L. SCLD, in partnership with Hillel York, will present a screening of the short film titled, Periphery, followed by a Q-and-A with the film’s director, Sara Yacobi-Harris.

Periphery is an evocative film about ethnic diversity in the Jewish community of Toronto, Canada. Through dance, poetry and personal narratives, 10 Jews of Black/African, Korean, Iraqi, Indian and South American ancestry challenge perceptions of who is a Jew. Periphery invites us to appreciate the richness of Jewish identity and cultural expression while illustrating the feeling of grappling to belong. Join us as we dive deep into intersectional experiences in Jewish communities in Canada and explore racism and antisemitism as they unfold in our societies today.

Yacobi-Harris is non-profit organizer, educator and multimedia artist. She has instructed at Toronto Metropolitan University, worked for CBC in writing and managerial roles, and has contributed to news outlets such as Times of Israel, BlogTO and more. Her foundation, No Silence on Race, is dedicated to recognizing and promoting the diversity of experiences amongst Canada’s Jewish people of colour.

About Intersectional Futures

Intersectional Futures a speaker series featuring: Perihpery - Resilience and Power on the Margins with Sara Yacobi-Harris

The Intersectional Futures speaker series is intended to be an ongoing dialogue around lived experiences, as well as an exploration of intersectional relationships with ourselves, with one another and with the land on which we reside. Participants examine diverse kinds of stories so that a sense of belonging becomes accessible to all. The first speaker to participate in the series was Jack Saddleback, hosted in collaboration with the Centre for Indigenous Student Services and the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion.

“The series was sparked by, and evolved out of, a need to address the ways in which we are psycho-socialized to be intolerant of each other’s differences in the face of normalized divisiveness and hate,” said SCLD Student Leadership & Development Coordinator Urshian Khalid. “Through storytelling and relationship building, Intersectional Futures seeks to build bridges and together, imagine and create an equitable future that allows for all people to be honoured, for their stories to be told and their voices heard.”

“Intersectional Futures, and specifically showcasing the film Periphery, helps challenge assumptions about who folks imagine to be part of the Jewish community by highlighting our racial and ethnic diversity,” adds Hillel York Director Ruth Chitiz. “This makes our community feel seen and whole, and in doing so better integrates us into campus life. We hope folks can appreciate that there is no one way to be Jewish and look Jewish, and that it is this expansiveness that gives our community strength.”

Registration is required and admission is free. All students, staff and faculty are welcome to attend.

Centre for Jewish Studies book launch considers evolution of Quebec’s distinct Jewish culture

Quebec flag at sunset

The Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies (CJS) will mark the debut of Les Juifs de la Révolution tranquille: regards d’une minorité religieuse sur le Québec de 1945 à 1976 by Simon-Pierre Lacasse on Jan. 17 at noon in York University’s Kaneff Tower.

Quebec’s Jewish community occupies a fascinating political and cultural place in Canada and its Montreal Jewish identity is unique among North American Jewish communities. The cultural evolution of the post-war era to the mid-1970s has not been widely studied until now.

Les Juifs de la Révolution tranquille analyzes this evolution, Quebec’s sociopolitical debates, and the ways that increasing contact between Jews and French Canadian Quebecers influenced the ideological shape of late-20th century Montreal.

Book launch banner: Jews of the Quiet Revolution by Simon Pierre-Lacasse, in conversation with Marcel Martel and David S. Koffman.
Jews of the Quiet Revolution by Simon Pierre-Lacasse, in conversation with Marcel Martel and David S. Koffman.

In a society largely split between Catholics and Protestants, the proverbial “two solitudes,” Jewish activists fought for the recognition of their community and incited political players to think more broadly about what is referred to today as “togetherness.” Far from staying on the fringes of public and political spaces, Montreal Jewish leaders spoke up and defended a developing Québécois society, one in which pluralism played an increasingly important role.

Lacasse’s work considers the importance of integrating the voices of ethnic and cultural minorities into historical narratives. He holds a PhD in history (University of Ottawa, 2020), an MA in history (University of Ottawa, 2016), and a BA in history (Concordia University, 2013). In addition to his work regarding Jews in the Quiet Revolution, he also studied the emergence of the Hasidic community in Montreal. Lacasse is a lecturer in the history departments of Concordia University and the University of Ottawa; the managing editor of Canadian Jewish Studies (Études juives canadiennes), a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published at York University; and a former research associate at the CJS.

To RSVP email cjs@yorku.ca. Light kosher refreshments will be served.