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Co-Teaching with Intentionality

New seconded faculty members Jafar Alberuni Hussain and Mandisa Bromfield discuss how they plan to collaborate and co-teach for the benefit of their teacher candidates at Glendon College this academic year.

Four graduating students receive 2022 Alumni Awards

The York University Alumni Board recognized four distinguished York students with 2022 Alumni Awards and Scholarships for their academic excellence and leadership.

Associate Professor Roopa Desai Trilokekar receives 2022 CSSHE Research and Scholarship Award

Associate Professor Roopa Desai Trilokekar is the winner of this year’s Research and Scholarship Award presented by the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE).

This year’s Planetary Health Film Lab and Micro Film Festival features work by Indigenous youth from Ecuador

Fifteen unique films created by Indigenous youth from Ecuador will be screened at a special film festival on Aug. 19. The films are the result of an international program out of York University that spotlights planetary health issues.

Faculty of Education launches season two of UnLeading Project podcast

Faculty of Education launches the second season of The UnLeading Project, a call to reclaim and redefine leadership, on Aug. 22.  

Faculty of Education Summer Institute takes place Aug. 15 and 16

The Faculty of Education Summer Institute (FESI) 2022 will take place on Aug. 15 and 16, exploring Collective Dreaming: Co-Constructing Conditions for Liberatory Education. 

York Students Receive Both Doctoral and Master’s-level Autism Scholars Award

Congratulations to two outstanding students for winning the 2022-2023 Autism Scholars Award. This year’s celebration is particularly special with both the PhD and MA recipients coming from York University. Doctoral student Nancy Marshall and Master’s degree student Braxton Hartman will receive $20,000 and $18,000 respectively to conduct research on autism.

Lessons from a former Superintendent with the TDSB

In his time as Superintendent with the TDSB, Duffus chiefly served students, communities and schools within the Jane and Finch corridor. A central part of his role focused on serving as system lead for equity and inclusion, which involved asking what teachers should be doing as a system to support underserved students to change their trajectories from underachievement to achievement.

Professor Naomi Norquay is off to new adventures

After 30 years as a professor at York University's Faculty of Education, professor Naomi Norquay is ready for the next phase of her life.

UNESCO Chair Coordinator Katrin Kohl awarded fellowship by The Royal Society of Arts in London

For her international engagement with sustainable development, York’s Executive Coordinator to the UNESCO Chair, Katrin Kohl, has been awarded a fellowship by The Royal Society of Arts in London.