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School of Public Policy & Administration Professor looks to history to predict Trump’s second term in article for The Conversation 

Thomas Klassen, Professor in the School of Public Policy & Administration at York University, has written an article for The Conversation about Donald Trump’s second term. Klassen looks at history, and the experiences of other presidents and prime ministers who have also served two non-consecutive terms, to make predictions about what the future might hold […]

SPPA Newsletter – January 2025, Volume 13, Issue 1

Our current newsletter features: SPPA Presents its 7th Annual Municipalities of the Future Symposium; Congratulations to the MPPAL Students and Coach representing York at the 2025 CAPPA-IPAC National Case Study Competition; Congratulations to the 2024-2025 recipients of the Annear Bertram Family Graduate Award; Congratulations to Ashika Sharda and Jessie Xie on their Success; Meet your GSAPPAL first-year Student Representatives; PPASA Announces Black History Month Poetry Contest; Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies now accepting Student Essay Contest submissions; December 2024 and January 2025 Professional Development Workshops a huge success; […]

School of Public Policy & Administration Professor Thomas Klassen discusses Trudeau’s legacy in an article for The Conversation 

Professor Thomas Klassen has written an article published in The Conversation about Justin Trudeau’s resignation and his contributions towards social policy during his time in office. The article highlights Trudeau’s work in areas such as legalizing cannabis, dental care, pharmacare and government-subsidized childcare. It also examines the current state of politics in Canada, looking at […]

SPPA Newsletter – December 2024, Volume 12, Issue 13

Our current newsletter features: Wishing You the Very Best this Holiday Season; Congratulations to Professor Ana Kapralos – Recipient of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching; MPPAL Students Present to Toronto Public Library on Equitable Access; Congratulations to MPPAL Alumnus Cvitan Brkic and BPA Student Tharune Rajasekaran; Congratulations to MPPAL students Alena Davydenko and Dharmendra Singh; […]

SPPA Newsletter – November 2024, Volume 12, Issue 12

Our current newsletter features: Another successful SPPA Awards night! Congratulations to all award winners; SPPA’s 2024 High School Essay Contest winners announced. Congratulations!; Congratulations to the SPPA and MPPAL Class of 2024! Welcome to the SPPA Alumni family; Career Panel event in November a huge success; Join us December 12th for our Professional Development Workshop I. RSVP today; Welcome to our PPASA 2024-2025 Junior Ambassadors; […]

2024 High School Essay Contest Winners

The 2024 essay contest “Reimagining Education and Policy for the 21st Century” winners were presented with their certificates at our annual Student, Alumni and Community Recognition Awards dinner on November 21, 2024 by Professor Naomi Couto (SPPA Director). Presentation and comments were made by Professor Alena Kimakova (SPPA Undergraduate Program Director) and Ishvita Sharma (Vice-President) of our Public […]

SPPA Newsletter – October 2024, Volume 12, Issue 11

Our current newsletter features: Congratulations to our 2024 SPPA Award Winners; Congratulations to our 2024 Ian Greene Book Prize Recipients; Congratulations to our 2024 YorkU Award Winners; The Canada School of Public Service welcomes SPPA Professor Ian Stedman as its newest Visiting Scholar; Upcoming MPPAL Information Sessions for Fall 2025 Applications; Coming to MPPAL next Fall 2025….The Ian Greene & Eilonwy Morgan Award; [...]

2024 Ontario Public Service (OPS) Breakfast

The School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) cordially invites you to its annual Ontario Public Service (OPS) Breakfast. Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.Date: Tuesday October 1, 2024Location: Osgoode PD, 26th Floor, 1 Dundas St W, Toronto Keynote Speaker Shannon Fuller Deputy Minister, Policy and Delivery, and Associate Secretary of Cabinet. The Cabinet Office, […]

Associate Professor Tesh Dagne honoured at the 2024 York University Research Awards Celebration

Tesh Dagne is an Associate Professor at The School of Public Policy & Administration and was among several LA&PS faculty honoured at the 2024 York University Research Awards Celebration. The York University Research Award Celebration honours York’s scholars across all faculties and schools for their remarkable achievements and contributions to creating positive change. Read the […]