The initial political success of the Doug Ford government in Ontario has been attributed to its ability to connect with those who have seen themselves as the losers in the province’s economic transition from a manufacturing and resource extraction-based economy to one based on services. The government’s political survival through last year’s provincial election, despite its bumbling handling of […]
Black Canadians see workplaces as the epicentre of racial discrimination and unfairness, according to the Black Canadian National Survey (BCNS) research project by York University’s Institute for Social Research (ISR).
The D2L Innovation Award honours the leadership team for its innovative approach to promoting student-centred teaching and learning in post-secondary education York University’s Cross Campus Capstone Course (C4) program, which bridges the gap between classroom education and hands-on problem solving through interdisciplinary experiential education, has won a major award for innovation in teaching. This is […]
Food insecurity – difficulties getting enough nutritious food for a healthy life – is a growing problem globally. It has been linked to many health and social problems including malnutrition, difficulties managing diabetes, impaired development in childhood, and reduced school performance for children. Our recent research shows how food insecurity also matters for reproductive justice: people’s ability to have only the children they […]
In 1954, Richard Hofstadter, the eminent American historian of modern conservatism, asked a provocative question about his era’s assault on progressive and left-wing ideals, known as McCarthyism: Where did this extremism come from? He argued in a celebrated essay that even the prosperous, post-Second World War United States was not immune to the radicalism of authoritarian populism. The so-called […]
Women who identify as bisexual were more than three times more likely to attempt suicide compared to heterosexual women, according to a new study by a group of researchers at York University and ICES published online today.
With Toronto rents continuing to climb many young people are finding it near impossible to secure affordable places, but international student face additional obstacles, including rights abuses, sexual harassment, rent gouging and discrimination, says two York University professors.
