The purpose of Faculty Affairs is to enrich York's intellectual community by bringing new people and ideas to York and helping them thrive once here.
The Faculty Affairs Office was created in August 2022 to support faculty at every career stage, from first applying for a faculty position through to retirement. We are in the Division of Equity, People and Culture.
We facilitate faculty recruitment by posting positions and offering hiring committees resources and support. We welcome new faculty and support their transition to York including hosting the New Faculty Orientation in August every year. We organize faculty meet-ups so that colleagues can find mentors, models and sounding boards in their career journey. We support academic leaders especially Chairs and Directors that lead academic units. We collaborate with various programs at York including the Teaching Commons, the Research Commons and the York University Retirees’ Association so their offerings reach all faculty.
Whether you are a prospective colleague, a new one, or a long-standing one, we hope you see ways that you and your ideas can thrive at York!
NEW FROM FACULTY AFFAIRS
Care, Conflict, and (in)Civility in Academic Life
Faculty Affairs is delighted to welcome a special guest, Professor Alice MacLachlan, Vice-Provost & Dean, Graduate Studies to an online conversation series on (re)building academic spaces of care and inclusion.
In an era marked by political polarization, social fragmentation, and moral disagreements, how can individuals, communities, institutions including universities rebuild trust and move forward together? Professor MacLachlan’s scholarship offers valuable insights towards this urgent question.
Drawing on political philosophy and feminist ethics, Professor MacLachlan’s writings engage with the nature and limits of forgiveness, the power and complexity of public apologies, and the role that emotions such as resentment and indignation play in reconciliation and repair. Her work offers ideas for thinking through what practices and responsibilities are involved in restoring relationships in the aftermath of wrongdoing, injustice, and democratic strain.
Professor MacLachlan’s publications include “Apologizing for Evil” “Trust Me, I’m Sorry: The Paradox of Public Apology,” “Closet Doors and Stage Lights: On the Goods of Out,” and “Unreasonable Resentments.” She is also the co-editor of Justice, Responsibility, and Reconciliation in the Wake of Conflict. Her current research investigates the ethics and politics of (in)civility in contexts of disagreement—an especially timely and resonant topic for our academic communities today.
Our conversation with Professor MacLachlan aligns beautifully with the theme of CHREI’s Inclusion Week (March 2–6): Building Inclusive Spaces Through Community Support and Restoration. We look forward to a rich conversation with Faculty and graduate students on how practices of apology, repair, and relational ethics can help cultivate more compassionate and inclusive academic spaces.
Date: March 4, 2026
Time: 2.30-4.00pm
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FACULTY AFFAIRS TEAM
Uzo Anucha, MSW, PhD
Associate Vice-President, Faculty Affairs (January 2025-)
Uzo Anucha is a full professor in the School of Social Work and the York Research Chair in Youth and Contexts of Inequity. Her education spans two continents and includes a PhD in Social Work from the University of Toronto; MSW and BSW from York University; and BSc and MSc from University of Nigeria. Professor Anucha joined York in 2006 as an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work.
Professor Anucha’s academic career is grounded in critical community-engaged scholarship underscored by a commitment to building equitable and long-term research collaborations with communities, as well as a commitment to ongoing and active knowledge exchange to support collective action and social change. Since 2009, her research agenda has focused on critical youth work. She is the founding Academic Director of Youth Research and Evaluation Exchange (YouthREX), a multi-million dollar investment by the Ontario government to leverage research and evidence in building the capacity of youth workers. Since YouthREX’s launch in November 2014, Professor Anucha has led its collaborative development into a multifaceted learning ‘space’ that has become a key component of the Ontario youth sector.
Professor Anucha’s service at York University has been diverse and sustained and she has consistently taken on service roles at the school, faculty, and university levels, includingserving as the Graduate Program Director of the MSW and PhD programs, and participation on university-based governance committees, such as the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies' Executive Committee.
Professor Anucha has also served on a variety of community boards including being appointed by Order in Council by the Government of Ontario to the Board of Directors of the Central Local Health Integration Network ,a crown agency of the Government for two terms of six years (2011-2017). Her professional service includes serving a full three-year term on the Board of Accreditation for the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work and a full three-year term on the Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education with the Council on Social Work Education.
Raluca Lacatus
Academic Leadership Support and Development
Raluca first joined York University in 2018, bringing with her a strong commitment to leadership development. She had held various roles focusing on strategy, growth and transformation. In her current role, Raluca supports academic leaders through leveraging existing university resources, developing new initiatives, and providing support through the ‘New Academic Leaders Orientation’ and one-on-one sessions as needed.
Prior to joining York University, Raluca gained over 15 years of experience in the social sector, where she successfully led large-scale transformation initiatives. Her entrepreneurial spirit was demonstrated through the launch and leadership of her own venture, which she ran for six years.
Raluca holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business. She is passionate about enabling positive transformations at personal, organizational, and community levels through constructive conversations, identifying untapped opportunities, and fostering supportive growth.
Madeleine Maleki
Academic Resources Coordinator
Madeleine Maleki began her career at York in 2012. She has held various administrative roles in the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, most recently as Sr. Faculty Affairs Coordinator, Office of the Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs. Madeleine received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Dalhousie University, as well as a Bachelor of Public Administration from York University. She joined the Faculty Affairs Team March 2023.
Land Acknowledgement
York University recognizes that many Indigenous Nations have longstanding relationships with the territories upon which York University campuses are located that precede the establishment of York University. York University acknowledges its presence on the traditional territory of many Indigenous Nations. The area known as Tkaronto has been care taken by the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Huron-Wendat. It is now home to many First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities. We acknowledge the current treaty holders, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. This territory is subject of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement to peaceably share and care for the Great Lakes region.