An innovative and comprehensive SDGs-in-the-Classroom Toolkit has just been launched. It has been designed to assist York University faculty with their efforts to infuse the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their teaching and learning activities.
We are a stronger community when we demonstrate how much we care about one another. As such, we are encouraging faculty and instructors to be aware of current events and to be sensitive to colleagues’ and students’ experiences and reactions during this time, which may include heightened emotions or withdrawal.
The 2022 QS World Rankings reinforce York University’s role as a leading North American public university with a global reach to right the future.
York U has ranked 33 out of 1,406 post-secondary institutions, moving up 34 spots from its position at 67/1,117 last year. The impact ranking is influential as the United Nations assesses the performance of universities worldwide in meeting its sustainable development goals.
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic has issued a call for applications to the Provostial Fellows Program. All tenured faculty members who are interested must apply by May 4.
The Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships support up to four scholars annually, who self-identify as Black and/or Indigenous in their transition from earning a PhD to beginning a career. These positions are open to Black and Indigenous scholars seeking careers inside or outside of Academe, or both…
York University is marking the United Nations International Day of Education theme of "Changing Course" with the release of a dynamic new report and website documenting its progress toward the United Nations (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN Sustainable Development Goal Report is York University’s first annual progress report on the SDGs…
Dear Colleagues, This year, Times Higher Education is sending its global Academic Reputation Survey directly to academics and senior University administrators. Many will have seen requests come from profilerankings@timeshighereducationemail.com, where previously this effort was led by Elsevier. Community members are encouraged to complete this survey and there are no restrictions on which institutions you can…