Focused, hybrid-method survey gives clearer insight into Black experience in Canada

Most Black Canadians regularly experience racism, whether it is in criminal justice, education, employment, health care, or in the recently added COVID-19 pandemic scenario, a York University-led ongoing survey reveals. “This experience is not new, but because Black Canadians are typically classified under the larger visible minority group, their unique challenges have always been undermined,” […]

Peel police hire York U researcher to report on police interactions with racialized community

A York University researcher who led a damning probe revealing how Black drivers and those of Middle Eastern descent were disproportionately targeted by Ottawa police has been hired by Peel Regional Police to do a deep dive into officers’ interactions with racialized people. Lorne Foster, director of the Institute for Social Research at York University, has been […]

Three research centres to host open house in TEL building January 13 from 2:30 to 5 pm

The LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence & Conflict Resolution, the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and the York Institute for Health Research (YIHR) are holding a research open house Thursday to highlight some of the excellence in research within each of the three units. The event will take place Jan. 13, from 2:30 to […]

Professor Michael Ornstein - Faces of Ontario law firms altering ‘dramatically’

It wasn’t that long ago that the practice of law was largely the preserve of white males, wrote columnist Jim Middlemiss in the National Post July 21. While they still dominate the ranks of partners at large law firms, the reality is that the face of those practising law is changing – at least in […]