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York U Alumni Awards honour community of changemakers

For more than two decades, the York U Alumni Awards have celebrated alumni who embody the principles of York University, have achieved the extraordinary and work to right the future by creating positive change in their respective fields. This tradition will continue on Nov. 6, when this year’s distinguished awardees will be honoured at a special […]

Six LA&PS Alumni on York's 2024 Top 30 Alumni Under 30

York University has announced its Top 30 Alumni Under 30 for 2024, and this year six alumni come from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. This distinguished group of alumni under the age of 30 have displayed exemplary leadership and volunteerism to address deep and complex social challenges – both locally and globally. […]

Alumna’s acclaimed film follows Indian family’s fight for justice

It is often said that every action, no matter how small, has the potential to shift the trajectory of one’s life. For York University alumna Cornelia Principe (BA ’91), a decision to participate in a for-credit internship program at media organization TVO in the final year of her undergraduate studies opened her eyes to a career in […]

LA&PS community members invested into Order of Canada

Two individuals with connections to the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies are among the 78 new appointments to the Order of Canada, announced in December 2023 by the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada. The LA&PS-affiliated and newly appointed individuals include one officer (O.C.) and one member (C.M.) joining the Order of Canada, […]

LA&PS alum among Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100

Seven York University alum and one faculty member have been recognized as female leaders in Canada who work to build positive change and empower others. The women are recipients of the WXN Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards for 2023. WXN is a Canadian national organization that celebrates the advancement of women. Launched in 2003, […]

LA&PS writer-in-residence hosts award-winning filmmaker Deepa Mehta

The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) and the Department of English invite you to an evening with Writer-in-Residence Shyam Selvadurai and internationally revered filmmaker Deepa Mehta. On December 7, Selvadurai will host Mehta for a screening and discussion of her latest collaboration, the documentary film I Am Sirat. The film follows Sirat […]

Alumni Awards recipients powerful examples of positive change

For more than two decades, the York U Alumni Awards have been a platform for celebrating alum who embody the principles of York University, have left an indelible mark on their respective fields and have contributed positively to the world. This tradition of recognizing the remarkable accomplishments of alum will continue Nov. 15, when this […]

Students can explore career paths, meet alum at Connections events

A series designed to bring York University students and alum together for career conversations returns this fall for the sixth consecutive year, with the first event scheduled for Sept. 27. Launched by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies development team, the Connections: Speed Mentoring and Networking series presents five events that put students and alum […]

Students earn awards for advancing work in Canadian studies

York University’s Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies has announced the winners of two prestigious academic awards recognizing the best graduate dissertation and undergraduate paper in a fourth-year course that advances knowledge of Canada. The Barbara Godard Prize for the Best York University Dissertation in Canadian Studies recipient is Min Ah (Angie) Park for “Diversity in […]

LA&PS welcomes York alumnus Shyam Selvadurai as writer-in-residence

York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) welcomes its Fall 2023 writer-in-residence, the award-winning Canadian writer and York alumnus Shyam Selvadurai, with a reading from his new novel, Mansions of the Moon, on Sept. 13 at 1:30 p.m. in the McLaughlin Junior Common Room(MC 014). Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Selvadurai moved to Toronto with his […]