Department of Equity Studies

Government of Ontario awards medal to LA&PS graduate alum for outstanding volunteer and community contribution

Nebiyou Timotewos, who graduated from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), has been named a recipient of the Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers, presented by the Government of Ontario.  The award recognizes 20 young leaders who have provided outstanding volunteer service and community contribution. It is the province's highest honour for youth aged 15 to 24. Awards will be presented by […]

Equity studies professor invited to major international human rights forum at the Council of Europe

Awalou Ouedraogo, associate professor and chair of the Department of Equity Studies, has been invited to address a major international gathering at the Council of Europe on Monday, June 29, as part of the 55th Summer Session in 2026 – an event bringing together leading figures in international law to examine the future of human rights.  This year’s session carries particular […]

Equity studies professor teaches how queer activism has shaped history

A recent article in York University Magazine looks at the important work of Tom Hooper (Department of Equity Studies), an academic and educator specializing in queer history and equity studies. Hooper’s scholarship focuses on the history of queer activism and how it has shaped contemporary queer rights. He aims to empower students by sharing the […]

Researchers from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies awarded Partnership Development Grants by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada

Faculty from across York University have been awarded Partnership Development Grants by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), including three professors from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). The grants were awarded to existing research partnerships and projects that aim to create impact in both academic and non-academic […]

Yvonne Su - How COVID-19 is affecting the Refugees

Refugees are at high risk of COVID-19 infection, but low priority for vaccines This article was originally authored by Assistant Professor Yvonne Su and published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis, and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. Read full story on National Post.

Professor Visano featured in Toronto Star article about reducing poverty

On Oct. 25 2020, the Toronto Star reported that Toronto's gun and violence problems can't be solved with existing solutions. According to York University sociologist Livy Visano, these existing solutions are rooted in social and economic systems where wealth and power are cemented in unequal proportions and perceptions of crime are cast unfairly on the […]

Community Message on Black Lives Matter

The Department of Equity Studies stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter in Canada, USA, and the world demanding an end to anti-Black state racism. Students, staff, and faculty members of the Department of Equity Studies (DES) collectively decry the violence of white supremacist inaction and, the maintenance of white privilege across institutions and public […]

Yvonne Su-Accorded Special Initiative Grant of $24,961

Yvonne Su, Department of Equity Studies, is awarded $24,961! SSHRC PEG COVID-19 Special Initiative grant in the June 2020 round for a project on the impact of COVID-19 on Venezuelan LGBTQI and asylum seekers in Brazil. Congratulations to Yvonne Su on this achievement.

Professor Colaguori - 2019-20 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Under Tenured/Tenure Stream 

Professor Claudio Colaguori: LA&PS and the Department of Equity Studies are delighted that Professor Colaguori was selected as the winner for 2019-20 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching under Tenured/Tenure stream category. Congratulations on this achievement!

Markham councillors visit HREQ 3020 class to discuss flag-raising debate

  On Thursday, February 27th, 2020, Department of Equity Studies Professor Maggie Quirt and her HREQ 3020 Commemoration and Human Rights class had the pleasure of welcoming Markham Councillors Andrew Keyes and Isa Lee to lecture for a discussion of a recent motion to ban the raising of flags of foreign nations at the Markham […]