Another Year of Excellence in Graduate Education: FGS Reflects on 2023!

As the year comes to an end, the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) reflects on all the transformative work undertaken by our inspiring community. Our faculty, staff and students have exemplified all the values portrayed in York University’s mission to incorporate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into our daily practices. The SDGs are […]

Announcement: New Executive Officer at FGS

--- Sent on behalf of Alice MacLachlan, Vice-Provost & Dean, Graduate Studies --- I am delighted to announce that we have concluded our search for a new Executive Officer at the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Please join me in warmly welcoming Heather Moore back to FGS. While Heather has most recently served as the Business Transformation Manager […]

Envisioning and building a Grad Supervision Support Hub at York

The Faculty of Graduate Studies is celebrating 60 years of knowledge creation, and we want to mark this milestone in a meaningful way. Just ahead of the holidays, we want to send a shout-out to all graduate educators, supervisors, committee members and students from your colleagues at the Faculty of Graduate Studies! We see you […]

Cost-Free Completion

Effective SU21, graduate students who exceed their program time limit will be evaluated for a cost-free term of completion. The Faculty of Graduate Studies will implement this provision as follows: The evaluation for a cost-free completion term will be automatic; there is no new application process. Doctoral students who are out of time must first […]

Council Meeting Agenda December 7, 2023

AgendaThursday, December 7, 20233:00 p.m. This meeting will be held remotely via Zoom. The link and password to join the meeting may be found via the meeting's email notice. 1. Welcome and Chair’s Remarks 2. Postdoctoral Supervisor of the Year Award (URL) Presentation 3. Minutes (Previous Meeting, November 2, 2023)(.docx) 4. Business Arising from the Minutes  […]

Announcing the 2023 Recipients of the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars

Congratulations to Doug Anderson and Jean de Dieu Uwisengeyimana, who have been named recipients of the 2023 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars. The Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding scholars who will push the boundaries of knowledge in necessary ways. With a salary of $70,000 provided each year for a […]

Council Meeting Agenda November 2, 2023

AgendaThursday, November 2, 20233:00 p.m. This meeting will be held remotely via Zoom. The link and password to join the meeting may be found via the meeting's email notice. 1. Welcome and Chair’s Remarks 2. Minutes (Previous Meeting, October 5, 2023)(.docx) 3. Business Arising from the Minutes  4. Student Services Referrals & Resources Presentation (.pptx)Guests: Nona Robinson, Vice-Provost […]

Listening and learning from current Black graduate scholars

Black graduate students and faculty members at York have demonstrated a shared interest in organizing to begin conversations around what supports Black scholars at the University need to thrive and excel in their academic careers. Graduate scholars Britney Andrews, Jake Okechukwn Effoduh, Sharon Henry and Yohana Solomon, along with Dr. Jude Kong and Dr. Alvine […]

C4: Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom — Graduate Studies

An award-winning, interdisciplinary, and experiential opportunity is available to motivated graduate students this summer term, to enhance your leadership skills and impact on the world—C4: Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom—Graduate Studies. We have just 25 spots available for graduate students in any Faculty*, so apply now if you are interested. The deadline to apply is April 26, 2024. *Professional […]

Bringing a graduate student perspective to the IDP

Bringing a valuable graduate student perspective to the table, Shyam Patel has been working as a Graduate Assistant with the Faculty of Graduate Studies, to mobilize the Individualized Development Plan (IDP), a tool that supports graduate students in identifying their goals and skills as they consider academic and non-academic careers. Patel, a doctoral student in […]