Professor Ananya Mukherjee-Reed: Rabindranath Tagore's teachings particularly relevant

Although Rabindranath Tagore was a celebrated poet during his time – the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1913 – and a prominent figure in India’s struggle for independence and social justice, he is not well known outside of India today. With the 150th anniversary of his birth coming up this […]

Professor Robert Latham speaks to CBC about exploring Middle East protests in the classroom

Professor Robert Latham, director of the York Centre for International & Security Studies, spoke to CBC Radio's Metro Morning about the challenges inherent in using the developing situation in the Middle East as a teaching example in the classroom, including the role social media is playing in Egypt, Libya and other places in the Middle […]

Four York professors to explore turmoils in the Middle East today

Want to understand recent events in Egypt and the surrounding region better? A Teach-in Panel on Turmoils in the Middle East – an area covering North Africa and Western Asia – will be presented this week, featuring York professors from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. The teach-in will take place Thursday, Feb. […]

York anthropology prof wins prestigious North American award

York anthropology Professor Karl Schmid (PhD '07) has been named the recipient of Public Anthropology’s prestigious Eleanor Roosevelt Global Citizenship Award. Named to honour the former first lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt, the award celebrates her role as chair of the United Nations committee that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Left: Karl Schmid The […]