The summer of ’79 was just starting. The Pope was Polish, Sony had introduced the first Walkman and Gloria Gaynor was tearing up the disco scene with “I Will Survive.” Howard Adelman, a York University philosophy professor, was ending weeks of isolation at his cottage on an island in Georgian Bay, where he had been […]

Susan McGrath appointed to the Order of Canada

Posted on 5 March 2015

York University researcher Susan McGrath (MES '90), a professor in the School of Social Work in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, has been appointed a member of the Order of Canada for her contributions to research and policy on refugee rights and for fostering collaboration among scholars in her field. McGrath’s academic […]

2014

Posted on 3 March 2015

(December 26, 2014) Four York University community members appointed to Order of Canada, YFile (September 26, 2014) Can Canada duplicate its boat people rescue with Syrian refugees?, Toronto Star (September 10, 2014) York researcher nominated as finalist for prestigious SSHRC Impact Award

2013

Posted on 3 March 2015

(November 6, 2013) Training teachers at the world’s largest refugee camp, University Affairs (October 6, 2013) Bringing Universities to Refugee Camps in Kenya, New York Times (October 3, 2013) Can education be a challenge to terror? op ed published in The Globe and Mail (February 4, 2013) York receives $6.2 million from CIDA for international […]