The 2013 Michael Baptista Lecture looks at what inspired Herman Melville’s 1855 novella Benito Cereno, which takes place on a Spanish slave ship shortly after its arrival off the coast of southern Chile.
Read moreMargaret (Margo) Barreto, Alison Collins-Mrakas, Carolyn Cannon, Joseph Campbell and Beth Alaksa will be celebrated at an April 30 awards dinner.
Read moreOne York student took first place in the advanced category at the 31st Ontario Japanese Speech Contest, held March 2 at the University of Toronto, and will head to the national competition later this month at the University of Manitoba.
Read moreIn 1970, Stompin’ Tom Connors gave an impromptu concert at the Tatham Hall residence. Jamie Laws (BA ’73) was there and offers his remembrance of the iconic Canadian singer who died on March 6.
Read moreIrwin Elman, the provincial advocate for children and youth, will present “Children’s Voice: The Right to Participate as Best Practice (and what it has to do with salad dressing)” as part of the third annual Alexander F. Chamberlain Speaker Series hosted by York University’s Children’s Studies Program.
Read moreSome 36 students from the Faculties of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts and Glendon presented posters on a range of research topics as part of York University’s inaugural Undergraduate Research Fair.
Read moreKaren Ho, professor of anthropology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, will present the Department of Anthropology’s Annual Lecture today from 3:30 to 5:30pm in 010 TEL.
Read moreThe Canadian Forum on Civil Justice is holding a round table on March 19 at Osgoode Hall Law School to consider how early childhood education can improve access to the civil justice system.
Read moreYork English Professor Priscila Uppal will launch her newest collection of poems on Tuesday, which were composed while she was the Canadian Athletes Now Poet-in-Residence for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Read moreStudent-run publishing house Leaping Lion Books will launch author Nic Labriola’s debut collection of short stories, Francis and the Animals, Friday night at Q Space in Toronto.
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