York to host conference on forced migration and refugee rights

A North American first, York's Centre for Refugee Studies will host a conference, June 18-22, which will examine issues of forced migration and refugee rights...

21st century belongs to Canada, says development expert

Honorary degree recipient Geoffrey Oldham says Canada's generosity, diversity and tolerance represent hope for humanity...

Study of Yiddish needs a boost, say educators

Interest in Yiddish education is dwindling and the 1,000-year-old language and culture is no longer widely esteemed, says York Professor Keith Weiser...

York Pride raises rainbow flag

Come for the annual campus kick off of Toronto's Pride Week in the colourful flag-raising event on The Common...

Art with a conscience

York/Sheridan design students sweep a national poster competition and vie for the international grand prize...

Getting the most out of your summer job

Jenny Peach, Job Search Programs co-ordinator at York University's Career Centre, offers advice to students...

York team awarded Ford Foundation grant for new study of Muslim diaspora

Two York professors have been awarded a US$350,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to study several Western nations and their Muslim immigrant populations...

Enhancing teaching and learning at Osgoode

York's Osgoode Hall Law School establishes a formal institutional body dedicated to enhancing students' educational experience...

Canada Post’s Moya Greene is sorting it all out

Osgoode alumna and Canada Post president Moya Greene is shaking up the Crown corporation...

Risk-taking and 'attitude' extolled by honorary degree recipients

Two leaders who triumphed over adversity provide graduates of the Faculty of Arts with a few secrets for success...