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.
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In the media - Sharing stories about the history of residential schools and reconciliation
Professor Celia Haig-Brown shares her collaborators’ stories of their experiences of residential schools and reconciliation...
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).
In the media: He? She? They? York Region hospitals to ask for preferred pronouns
Three York Region hospitals will be adding pronouns into their electronic health records in an effort to improve care for LGBTQ2S+ people...
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.
The Conversation: Nostalgia for childhoods of the past overlooks children’s experiences today
Nostalgia made a comeback under COVID-19. In the context of enforced lockdowns, there was an increase in nostalgic activities such as...
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.