The Royal Society of Canada elects five York professors into its ranks

Five York University professors have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). They are: Philip Girard, a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School; Jennifer Hyndman, associate vice-president research and a professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change and the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS); Michele Johnson, associate dean of students and […]

Tubman Institute hosts Africa conference; topics include latest uprisings in North Africa

An upcoming Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) conference at York – Africa Here; Africa There – will look not only at Africa of the past, but discuss recent and ongoing issues, especially those in North Africa, says conference co-organizer  and York history Professor José Curto. The conference will take place Thursday, May 5, from 8am […]