TORONTO, June 25, 2008 -- A new research Chair at York will place the University at the forefront of interdisciplinary research needed to understand educational challenges in cities and to effect change.   The Jean Augustine Chair in Education in the New Urban Environment is an endowed Chair named after the first black woman elected […]

TORONTO, June 24, 2008 -- York University has announced that Jennifer Myers, the former director of athletics at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, NB, has accepted the position of director of sport and recreation.   A graduate of York (1993) with more than 16 years of experience in university sport and recreation, Myers will begin her new […]

TORONTO, June 20, 2008 -- York University will confer an honorary doctor of laws degree on York University President Emeritus Harry W. Arthurs, on Friday, June 20, 2008.   “Harry W. Arthurs has helped shape the culture and direction of York University,” said York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri. “He has influenced almost every […]

TORONTO, June 20, 2008 -- Dean Jacobs, a leading researcher of First Nations communities, will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from York University on Saturday, June 21, 2008.   Jacobs established the community-based research program at Walpole Island First Nation, which was given an award by the Friends of the United Nations in 1995 […]

TORONTO, June 19, 2008 -- York University will confer an honorary doctor of laws degree on distinguished scholar and author John Willinsky, on Thursday, June 19, 2008.   “Professor Willinsky’s initiatives to improve the quality of academic research are of great value, not just to the academic community, but to the global community” said York […]

TORONTO, June 19, 2008 -- York University will confer an honorary doctor of laws degree on business leader and environmental policy activist Charles Hantho, on Friday, June 20, 2008.   “Charles Hantho’s pioneering work in the area of corporate environmental responsibility is in keeping with York’s strong focus on issues of sustainability,” said York University President […]

TORONTO, June 19, 2008 -- Professor and former politician Lynn McDonald will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from York University on Thursday, June 19, 2008.   A sociology professor at the University of Guelph, McDonald directs The Collected Works of Florence Nightingale project, which is publishing all of the available surviving writing of […]