LA&PS News

Professor David A.B. Murray publishes anthology on development of queer anthropology

Department of Anthropology Professor David A.B. Murray has published an anthology on the history of queer anthropology, a subfield of sociocultural anthropology with both activist and academic origins. Queer Anthropology offers a short introduction to an evolving subfield of sociocultural anthropology, exploring its historical development, critiques over the past two decades and responses to emerging challenges. […]

Two LA&PS professors featured in Toronto Life article about relocating from US to Canada following Trump’s re-election

On April 23, Toronto Life published an article “Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain” featuring interviews with professionals working in the areas of science, law, academia, the arts, tech and other fields who have decided to relocate from the United States to Canada following Trump’s re-election. Three York professors, two of which were from the Faculty of […]

Ninth Floor: The Past and Current State of Racism and Police Oversight

Join the Department of Sociology for a viewing of the film Ninth Floor (NFB) in the Nat Taylor Cinema on May 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Ninth Floor revisits the 1969 Sir George Williams riot which took place in Montreal after police intervened in a student protest against a university decision concerning a complaint […]

Project maps Greek Canadian entrepreneurial history

Japanese Studies students win top prizes in Canadian National Japanese Speech Content

Four students from the Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics’ (DLLL) Japanese Studies Program won top prizes at the 36th Canadian National Japanese Speech Contest (NJSC), after their historic first place wins at the Ontario Japanese Speech Contest. Ava-karie Hislop, Yuna Wong, Alex Sarkozi and Cheryl Leung presented their talks at the national competition and won top prizes which was hosted at […]

School of Administrative Studies professor publishes new work on how AI can be used to tackle complex issues

Hassan Qudrat-Ullah, a professor in the School of Administrative Studies, has published four new books in 2025. One of them, Navigating Complexity: AI and Systems Thinking for Smarter Decisions, looks at how AI-powered tools can simplify decision making for leaders who are dealing with global problems and who need to consider sustainability. In the book, […]

Innovative CoLearn space opens doors for collaborative education

The CoLearn Collaborative Learning Space is a new learning space from LA&PS that will help create active learning and engagement between instructors and teachers.

King Charles III Coronation Medal honours York U community members

Several LA&PS members have been honoured as recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal. The medal recognizes those who have made a meaningful impact across various sectors, including education, research, public policy and social advocacy.

York U students earn awards for achievements in social science

31 awards were presented to LA&PS students across a number of diverse fields of study, including African Studies, Law & Society, Criminology and more.

Department of English professor discusses the dangers of privatizing personal data in article for The Conversation

Department of English professor Julia Creet discusses how the company 23andMe recently filed for bankruptcy and what this means for its customers’ privacy in a recent article published in The Conversation. Creet, who has studied the family history industry for 20 years, says that 23andMe aimed to circumvent the health care industry to provide consumers […]