TORONTO, April 8, 2004 -- York University, in partnership with other Ontario universities, is helping to fund a cooperative radio and print public awareness advertising campaign to drive home the message to the Ontario government that its universities are cash strapped and under funded compared to universities in other provinces. Ontario has set out some […]
York U. president welcomes review of post-secondary education funding
TORONTO, April 8, 2004 -- Lorna R. Marsden, president and vice-chancellor of York University, today welcomed the announcement of a tuition freeze and compensation funding for universities and colleges by Mary Anne Chambers, Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. The minister made the announcement at a media conference in the new Student Services Centre […]
York U to mark anniversary of Rwanda genocide
TORONTO, April 7, 2004 -- York University faculty members from the Centre for Refugee studies are available to comment on today’s United Nations’ Day of Reflection marking the 10th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide. The centre will also organize a talk by Esther Mujawayo, a survivor of the 1994 killings on April 15. (For details […]
Severn Cullis-Suzuki keynote at conference examining youth environmental activism
TORONTO, April 6, 2004 -- Severn Cullis-Suzuki will challenge high school students, youth activists and teachers to keep environmental education alive in the classroom during a day-long series of events organized by York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) tomorrow, Wednesday, April 7. The day, which is dubbed Change Your World: A Celebration of Youth […]
Article in York-based journal TOPIA critiques Bush foreign policy
TORONTO, April 5, 2004 -- In the latest issue of TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, based at York University, Dr. Edward Comor examines the recent policies promoted by the White House and the United States Defense Department. Specifically, Comor examines how the Bush administration's foreign policy, which he calls unilateralist and militaristic, is more disconcerting […]
York U’s Las Nubes coffee available starting this week
TORONTO, April 5, 2004 -- York University’s Las Nubes coffee begins arriving in Timothy’s World Coffee stores across Canada this week. Now, coffee drinkers looking for a quality brew that supports the farmer, the environment and bio-diversity will be able to respect the "triple bottom line" right to the bottom of their cup. York University launched […]
Organized Crime in Canada
TORONTO, April 2, 2004 -- York University experts on crime and criminology are available to comment on recent events regarding arrests this week of people in the U.S. and Canada for drug trafficking. The Nathanson Centre for the Study of Organized Crime & Corruption at the Osgoode Hall Law School includes specialists in many areas […]
