A sociologist has discovered that Muslim contributions to or engagement with society, as newcomers, varies from France to Canada.
A travelling exhibition on dictionaries and Indigenous languages, created by student curators at the Canadian Language Museum, traces the varied functions that dictionaries have played over 400 years. This interactive show also offers resources for the enrichment of Indigenous languages. The Canadian Language Museum at the Glendon Gallery Last fall, the Canadian Language Museum at […]
A talk by York University Canadian Studies Professor Colin Coates on Nov. 21 on the theme of agriculture and rural life as a framework in Canadian environmental history provided an opportunity to highlight the launch of a new edited collection on the topic. Hosted by the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (MDS) at Glendon College, in […]
A researcher looks at service delivery, in three Ontario universities, to Indigenous and international students. He concludes that the Higher Education institutions are making certain assumptions about these student populations – a finding that will be of interest to all universities and colleges.
Innovation York’s Knowledge Mobilization unit launched a pilot project with Glendon Campus and two Faculties to engage graduate students in clear language writing about research. Manager Michael Johnny plans to expand this successful pilot across campus in 2019-2010.
York University’s Glendon College researchers Guy Proulx and Kristoffer Romero have received $240,000 in funding from The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) to develop The North-South Brain Health Educational Course Initiative. Guy Proulx Kristoffer Romero Proulx, principal investigator, and Romero, co-primary investigator, will develop the course to increase the level of knowledge […]
A $2-million gift from BMO Financial Group to York University will be used to create academic leadership opportunities at the The Glendon School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), the first bilingual graduate school of its kind in Canada. “We are very grateful to BMO Financial Group for this generous gift, which will help us […]
The Centre of Excellence at York University’s Glendon campus has won a 2013 Toronto Urban Design Award. The centre, which officially opened May 15, 2012, has enabled Glendon to broaden its range of programs and courses in response to the urgent need for increased postsecondary offerings in French in southern Ontario. The centre’s development was […]