York University's Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion is kick-starting the Fall 2024 term by offering staff, faculty and students a four-workshop series that teaches participants how to be more mindful of and challenge forms of ableism.
Angele Alook, a professor in York University's School of Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies, is championing the ethical representation of Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge systems amidst the challenges of climate change.
York University's innovation hub, YSpace, has partnered with York Region to empower aspiring women entrepreneurs in the technology sector by offering essential resources and mentorship opportunities to help grow their business ventures.
Through initiatives like the recent Global Audiovisual Archiving Conference, Professor Janine Marchessault is helping facilitate alliances between institutional and community-led media archives from around the world.
The latest iteration of the annual report details the analysis of equity-identified groups at York University from the period of Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2023.
Vice-President Equity, People and Culture Laina Y. Bay-Cheng shares a message with the community in recognition of Emancipation Day.
Le 1er août est le jour où on célèbre l’entrée en vigueur de la « Slavery Abolition Act » de 1833 (Loi sur l’abolition de l’esclavage), partout dans l’Empire britannique. Dans le passé, des membres des communautés noires et autochtones ont été réduits en esclavage sur le territoire qui est aujourd’hui le Canada, ce qui a profondément marqué […]
The York community is invited to read the third Annual Report on Black Inclusion, which features a look at what progress has been made on 86 calls to action aimed at shifting institutional culture towards the inclusion and affirmation of Black lives and experiences.
Chers collègues, chères collègues, Je suis heureuse de vous informer que Laina Y. Bay-Cheng, qui occupe actuellement le poste de vice-présidente intérimaire de l’équité, des personnes et de la culture (VP-EPC), a été nommée à ce poste à titre permanent au 1er janvier 2025. J’ai eu l’honneur de diriger une vaste recherche qui a abouti à la […]
Through the Advancing YU program, Black and/or women undergraduate students have the opportunity to be paired with alumni mentors to explore their personal and professional potential.