Seven members of the York University community are among the recently-announced Order of Canada and Order of Ontario recipients. The announcements were made on Dec. 28 and Jan. 1, respectively, by the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada and the Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor of the Order of […]
A dedicated educator, a tireless social activist and a passionate politician; few members of the York University community have had as extraordinary and lasting impact on society as the Honourable Jean Augustine, Canada’s first Black woman to be elected to the House of Commons and the first to be appointed to federal cabinet. In November, […]
Thirteen York University alumnae were recognized at Nuit Blanche in the Myseum of Toronto’s latest project, The 52: Stories of Women Who Transformed Toronto. The multi-year project celebrates the contributions of women to the city of Toronto in art, culture, politics, sports, technology, business and more. The work premiered as a participatory performance where the […]
York alumnus reflects on Black identity in best-selling book York alumnus Matthew R. Morris (BEd ’11) is an educator, anti-racism advocate, writer and public speaker based in Toronto. In his recent national best-selling book, Black Boys Like Me: Confrontations with Race, Identity, and Belonging, Morris tackles the issues of identity that young Black students experience as they […]
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