Videos & Podcasts
Learn more about LA&PS. No one tells our story better than our students, alumni, faculty and staff. We have more than 70 videos on our YouTube channel that you can watch—from student experiences and alumni reflections, to research profiles and spotlights on some of our interdisciplinary programs.
Here are a few samples:
Dean Martin Singer
Dean Singer provides a glimpse of opportunities at York and LA&PS.
- Message from the Dean - welcome to LA&PS and York
- A Life's Education - university years are some of the best years of your life
- University: A Life's Preparation - transferrable skills and knowledge for a lifetime
- The York Community - an interdisciplinary approach to learning
Student Profiles
What's life really like at York? Our students give you the inside scoop and more.
- Neil Britto - benefits to engaging in university life
- Rufaro Mudimu - opportunities for international students
- Marc Coporiccio - why York is the perfect fit
- Garry Smolyansky - exchanging ideas at academic conferences
- Michael Kolenko - finding your passion at York
Alumni Profiles
Graduates reflect back on their York experience.
- Erica St. Louis - looking back and forward
- Edward Fenner - why giving back to the university is important
- Ami Mamikon - how students can succeed at York
- Lua Farnoush - hear how, while a student, she lived what she learned
- Muhammad Zain UI-Haq - getting involved pays off with employers
- Firoz Kabir - an international perspective on coming to Canada and York
- Tony Nikolovski - tapping into the networks around you
- Drew London - why students should get involved and get involved early
Are you a graduate of the Atkinson Faculty? Watch Atkinson in many words: a commemorative video.
Research Profiles
Our professors are working on local and global projects - see what some are up to.
- Robert MacDermid - lobbying for bans on corporate municipal funding
- Robert MacDermid - the freedom to be curious
- Julia Richardson - breaking new ground with her book on adventurous academics abroad
- Karolyn Smardz Frost - unearthing lost slave history
- Barrie Wilson - provocative book challenges traditional understandings of Christianity
Programs, Schools & Departments
Here is a small sampling of what we offer.
Administrative Studies
- School of Administrative Studies - hear from Professor Paul Evans
- Bachelor of Administrative Studies (Accounting) - students talk about benefits of the program
- Bachelor of Administrative Studies (Law, Governance & Ethics) - hear from Prof. Mark Schwartz
- Bachelor of Administrative Studies (Marketing) - Prof. Rusetski talks about program and industry
Equity Studies & Race, Ethnicity and Indigeneity (REI)
- Indigenous Studies at York - opportunities for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students
- Equity Studies & Race, Ethnicity and Indigeneity (REI) - Prof.Tania Das Gupta discusses this new area of study and the Department at York
- Race, Ethnicity & Indigeneity, BA - hear from Professor Bonita Lawrence
History
- History, BA - Garry Smolyansky talks about why History at York is the place to be
- Learn about the History Department
- Professor Marcel Martel discusses Prohibition in Canada
Human Resource Management
- Human Resource Management, BHRM - hear from Professor Marie-Hélène Budworth
Professional Writing
- Professional Writing, BA - Edward Fenner shares his experiences as a mature student
Social & Political Thought
Social Work
- Social Work, BSW - Professor Wilburn Hayden talks about this renowned academic community
Work & Labour Studies
Graduate Programs
- Master of Financial Accountability, MFAc - emphasizing good corporate governance and transparency






