TORONTO, January 14, 2004 -- Following extensive consultations, York University has decided to recognize the results of the November 2003 York Federation of Students (YFS) election. Effective immediately, the University will work with the winners of the November election, which include candidates who ran on the "Progress Not Politics" slate and won 27 out of […]
York U. Hellenic studies chair delivers inaugural lecture on Greek social history
TORONTO, January 14, 2004 -- York University history professor Thomas Gallant will deliver a public lecture inaugurating the Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair in Modern Greek History, Friday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. His lecture, Toward a Social History of the Greeks, will examine the challenges that confront historians attempting to write a social history of Greek […]
Osgoode Hall Law School ranked best in Ontario
TORONTO, January 8, 2004 -- Osgoode Hall Law School at York University has been named the best in Ontario and second overall in Canada in a survey of graduates released today by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. The survey results specifically gave Osgoode high marks for its curriculum and faculty. The article accompanying the results praised Osgoode for […]
Schulich School of Business Wins National MBA Games For Second Straight Year
TORONTO, January 6, 2004 -- The Schulich School of Business at York University won the 16th annual national MBA Games this weekend, becoming one of only a few schools to ever win the coveted Queen's Cup two years in a row. More than 500 MBA students representing 18 business schools from across Canada took part […]
Job Posting: Director, Centre for Refugee Studies, York U.
TORONTO, January 5, 2004 -- Applications are invited for the position of Director of the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University for a term of three to five years (negotiable), to begin July 1, 2004. CRS is engaged in interdisciplinary and collaborative research, informs public discussion and supports teaching in refugee and migration studies. Refugee […]
York U. experts on Beagle2 Mars lander
TORONTO, December 19, 2003 -- Professor Brendan Quine of York University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy can provide expert commentary on the Beagle2 lander, scheduled to reach the Mars surface Christmas day. Quine is attending an event in the U.K. today for the spin-up and ejection of the Beagle2 lander from the Mars Express spacecraft. The […]
York profs on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
TORONTO, December 16, 2003 -- Two York University profs are keenly anticipating tonight’s midnight opening of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, based on the trilogy of fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien. Norma Rowen, a professor of Humanities, specializes in fantasy and children's literature. She is currently involved in teaching a upper […]
