TORONTO, March 17, 2003 -- Artists and their commitment to experimenting with new forms of expression have been crucial to shaping our use of new technologies. To examine this process, a new Canada Research Chair in Art, Digital Media and Globalization was announced today at York University. It will document how artists have been shaping […]
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York U Dance Innovations Choreography Festival A creative flood of works by York dancers and guest artists
TORONTO, March 13, 2003 -- The Dance Department of York University presents Dance Innovations, a four-day festival of choreography spotlighting fresh works by York’s senior dance students and respected guests from the dance community. The festival takes place March 19 to 22 and will also feature three performances by York University’s touring repertory company, the […]
Holocaust scholars examine moral issues for perpetrators and survivors Leonard Wolinsky Lectures on Jewish Life and Education
TORONTO, March 12, 2003 -- The countless moral issues arising out of the Holocaust for both perpetrators and survivors continue to haunt their descendants and civilized society everywhere. With Morality and the Holocaust as the theme of this year’s Leonard Wolinsky Lectures on Jewish Life and Education, the Centre for Jewish Studies at York University […]
Ex-PM Kim Campbell to give lecture at Glendon on Canada's foreign policy
TORONTO, March 7, 2003 -- Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell, Visiting Professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University), will give a public lecture at York University's Glendon College on Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. Campbell 's lecture, "The 21st Century - Where is Canadian Diplomat John W. Holmes when we […]
Canadian immigrants and the politics of their transnational ties York U. conference calls for better understanding of cross-border linkages
TORONTO, March 6, 2003 -- Canadian and international scholars are meeting at York University March 7-8, to examine the changing behaviour of immigrant communities in the new global economic order. "Global communications technology has made it possible for immigrants to organize and act across borders, and the scope of transnational social and political activities among […]
YBPA Pledges Support for Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Building
TORONTO, March 5, 2003 -- The York Business and Professional Alliance (YBPA) has made a $500,000 commitment to the York University Foundation in support of the new Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Building, a state-of-the-art teaching and research facility that integrates technology into the classroom to enhance both the "virtual" and "non-virtual" learning experience. "We are […]
Patrick Monahan named new dean of Osgoode Hall Law School
TORONTO, March 4, 2003 -- York University President and Vice-Chancellor Lorna R. Marsden today announced the appointment of Patrick J. Monahan as the next dean of the Osgoode Hall Law School effective July 1, 2003, for a five-year term, following an international search. He will succeed Dean Peter Hogg, who will be on a year's […]
