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Alumni Profile: Dr. Opiyo Oloya (PhD '11)

Alumnus Dr. Opiyo Oloya (PhD '11) settles in as Associate VP Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Western University

Making the Shift to provide grants for research on youth homelessness

Making the Shift (MtS), a youth homelessness social innovation lab co-led by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness at York University, is seeking proposals from researchers and community organizations (that can hold Tri-Council funding) for one-time grants.

Two York professors receive provincial award of excellence

York University Professors Don Dippo and Dawn Bazely are among 30 recipients of the Minister of Colleges and Universities’ Awards of Excellence.

York University launches report on progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals

York University is marking the United Nations International Day of Education theme of “Changing Course” with the release of a dynamic new report and website documenting its progress toward the United Nations (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Grad students invited to share work at annual Conference in Education

York University graduate students are invited to present their creative and scholarly works in a collaborative, professional and welcoming environment during the 18th annual York University Graduate Student Conference in Education

Professor Susan Dion awarded 2021 F.E.L. Priestly Prize

Congratulations to Faculty of Education Professor and Associate Vice-President Indigenous initiatives Susan Dion (York University) and Jane Griffith (Ryerson University), on being awarded the prestigious 2021 F.E.L. Priestly Prize for their article “Narratives of Place and Relationship: Bev Sellar’s Memoir They Called Me Number One”. The award was presented by the Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE).

Best of Education 2021

We are celebrating some of the top highlights and moments in the Faculty of Education for 2021. York University launches first-of-its-kind initiative to address barriers for Black youth across Canada A $1.2 million gift from RBC Future Launch will support Black excellence at #YorkU including the work of the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community […]

High Schoolers are Getting to Know YU

Opening high schoolers’ minds to the possibilities and opportunities afforded by a post-secondary education is the goal of the new Getting to Know YU program at York University, a Faculty of Education project spearheaded by course director Tisha Nelson.

Professor Emeritus Ron Owston answers questions about teaching with Zoom during webinar

Faculty of Education Professor Emeritus Ron Owston will deliver his final free webinar for this term, and will open the floor to questions during the Dec. 8 event “Ask Ron Anything About Teaching with Zoom.”

In the media: Addressing Barriers Facing Black Youth

York University recently launched a new initiative with the aim of enhancing the representation of Black youth at universities across Canada. Professor Carl James, York's Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora in the Faculty of Education; and Aliya Clarke, an undergraduate student at McMaster University, join The Agenda's Steve Paikin to discuss the barriers faced by Black youth in high schools and how this initiative could address the inequities in the education system.