Dennis Pilon was quoted in a CBC article about Calgary’s newly elected mayor, Jeromy Farkas. The article notes only one in 10 eligible voters supported Farkas, showing how Canada’s first-past-the-post system elects leaders based on the plurality of votes rather than majority. Pilon argues that this system makes the concept of political mandates questionable as […]
Jennifer Pybus, an associate professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) and an expert in artificial intelligence, was quoted in a CBC article about the risks of partnering with American AI companies. She noted that while Canadian data may be collected and processed domestically, it ultimately remains governed by American companies. […]
LA&PS associate professor and AI expert Jennifer Pybus has been quoted in an article for City News about a new artificial intelligence (AI) task force created by the Liberal government. The article features input from academics across the country about the task force’s potential issues. In the article, Pybus says she would have liked to […]
Ten York professors have received $700,000 in funding from the Academy of Korean Studies, an agency of the South Korean Ministry of Education, with eight recipients based in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). The funding will support Korea in the World: Connecting Korea and Korean Diasporic Legacies, a new project which […]
Dennis Pilon, Chair and professor in the Department of Politics in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), will be giving a lecture as part of the 2025 Joanne Goodman Lecture Series hosted by Western University’s Department of History. Held every autumn, the series invites distinguished historians to deliver public lectures to faculty, […]
Ethel Tungohan, associate professor in the Department of Politics, has co-written an article in The Conversation about the Parent and Grandparents Program (PGP) recently announced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Current immigration policies do not prioritize grandparents, creating difficulty for families trying to reunite in Canada. The article says that grandparents who immigrate to […]
Be curious and bold. Don’t just study politics—live it, question it and challenge it. — Tinotenda Mutsvangwa Tinotenda Mutsvangwa Financial literacy and community development advocateBA ’20 , Department of PoliticsMMgt ’21, Schulich School of Business LA&PS alumnus, Tinotenda Mutsvangwa was named one of York University’s 2025 Top 30 Alumni Under 30, recognized among a distinguished group of young leaders […]
York University has announced its Top 30 Alumni Under 30 for 2025, and this year eight alumni come from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. This outstanding group of alumni under the age of 30 were selected based on their work creating real-world impact and positive change. They continue to use their skills […]
Gregory Chin, Associate Professor of Political Economy, has contributed to a CBC article discussing recent opportunities for China to step up as a global leader. Since his recent inauguration, President Donald Trump has cut ties with several significant global organizations, leaving a potential opportunity for China to fill these gaps as a new global leader […]
A new Seminar Series on Critical Minerals hosted by the African Extractivism and the Green Transition (AEGT) research partnership will be launched on Wednesday January 15. Building on the insights of a multidisciplinary team of partners in place since 2018, the AEGT project studies the dynamics of critical minerals’ extraction, beneficiation and regulatory innovations in […]