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Giving to York

Sharing her Good Fortune

Sharing her Good Fortune

Like so many Baby Boomers born in the 1950s, Deborah Spicer was the first in her family to attend university. As a student at St. Clement’s Private School for Girls in Toronto, she had two passions: journalism and theatre. She knew she wanted to pursue one of them when she moved on to university.  When […]

Keeping Her Spirit Alive

Keeping Her Spirit Alive

Sunnuz Sarah Taheri was a vibrant, charming young artist who expressed her passions through singing, poetry, painting and other visual arts. She took an active role in furthering women’s rights, protecting the environment, politics, philosophy, her community and society, and the plight of the poor.  Taheri completed a BA in English at York in 2005, […]

Bursary honouring York’s first dean empowers grad to give back

Bursary honouring York’s first dean empowers grad to give back

Positive energy is more than just a feel-good fad for Shawnette Bankasingh (BA ’14, BEd ’15); it is something the York University alumna believes will impact people’s lives for the better. “Once you give good energy, it will always come back to you in various ways,” she says. “It’s a good practice of paying it […]