TORONTO, November 26, 2012 – In the world of legal education, it’s rare to find a class that can be described as playful, silly and fun. But that’s exactly what lawyers enrolled in the “Improv(ed) Legal Skills” Improvisation Workshops on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Osgoode Professional Development Centre, 1 Dundas Street West, 26th floor, […]
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Re-Imagining Our Response to Youth Homelessness: A Canadian and Global Perspective
TORONTO, November 23, 2012 – York University joins United Way York Region in presenting a research forum, ‘Re-Imagining Our Response to Youth Homelessness: A Canadian and Global Perspective,’ on Nov. 26. The forum will explore some of the underlying principles and practices that Canada applies when approaching youth homelessness in comparison to elsewhere in the […]
York U symposium to celebrate Canada’s linguistic heritage
Toronto, Nov. 21, 2012 – Canadian English, along with its history, social and regional patterns will be the focus of a symposium Nov. 23 at York University. Canadian English: Linguistic Variation in Space and Time will bring together York faculty and graduate students, as well as scholars from across the country, to explore how Canada […]
York U symposium to celebrate Canada’s linguistic heritage
Toronto, Nov. 21, 2012 – Canadian English, along with its history, social and regional patterns will be the focus of a symposium Nov. 23 at York University. Canadian English: Linguistic Variation in Space and Time will bring together York faculty and graduate students, as well as scholars from across the country, to explore how Canada […]
York U Faculty of Education Dean Alice Pitt appointed Vice-Provost Academic
TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2012 – York University is pleased to announce that Professor Alice Pitt will assume the role of Vice-Provost Academic in the Office of the Vice-President Academic & Provost this December. Professor Pitt is currently serving as Dean of the Faculty of Education; in order to ensure continuity in the Vice-Provost’s portfolio, she […]
TO2015 officially breaks ground on new athletics stadium at York University
TORONTO November 19, 2012 – Sprinters, shot-putters and wheelchair racers will go for gold in front of thousands of fans at a brand-new athletics stadium at York University during the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, organizers announced today. Known as the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium during Games time, […]
York U conference to look at history of alternative schooling in the GTA
Toronto, Nov. 15, 2012 – Alternative models of education in the greater Toronto area – from their early roots in the late 1960s to present day – will be the focus of a conference Nov. 17 and 18 hosted by York University. Publicly Funded Alternative Schooling in the GTA: A First Ever Conference will bring […]
