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DARE project leads to first-of-its-kind Black Canadian readings and film database
The project, titled “Teaching Against Anti-Black Racism and Toward Black Inclusion,” was conducted as part of the Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) program for undergraduate students enrolled in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS).

Non-traditional theses becoming new tradition for Faculty of Graduate Studies
Charlotte Henay, a recent PhD graduate in humanities, now an assistant professor in Women’s and Gender Studies at Brock University, is eager to see such flexibility become ubiquitous, infusing all of York’s graduate programs.
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Alumni in the News

Denise Handlarski
Denise Handlarski is a rabbi, an educator, a researcher, an officiant, a community leader, and a Labour and Birth Doula.

Adele Spraggon
Adele Spraggon is an award -winning author, a thought leader, an international trainer and a fearless speaker. In 2020, she was awarded the Woman of Inspiration: Customer Experience Award, and in 2021, she was recognized as the Top Behavioural Expert of the Year by IAOTP: International Association of Top Professionals.

Dr. Jooyeon Rhee
North Korea's Essential Films and Books You Need to Discover as recommended by Dr. Jooyeon Rhee, a senior lecturer at Hebrew University’s Department of Asian Studies and head of its Korean studies program.

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