TORONTO, September 24, 2003 -- The new magazine of Canada’s third largest university, YorkU, is on newsstands today. It is a glossy reflection of the pace of change at universities in Canada and reader demands for greater sophistication in image and tone as well as content in university news. "The audience for university news is highly […]
York U. research shows growing labour market insecurity
TORONTO, September 23, 2003 -- As opposition parties in the Ontario election call for a rise in the minimum wage, new research on the Canadian labour market shows continued growth in insecure or so-called "precarious" employment that is expected to reshape analysis of employment trends in Canada. The York University-based research contradicts earlier conclusions that growth […]
York U. election experts ready for leaders debate
TORONTO, September 22, 2003 -- York University faculty are ready to offer commentary on the provincial leaders' debate set for Tuesday evening, Sept. 23, 2003. A list of election commentators by area of expertise and contact information is available at: http://www.yorku.ca/mediar/archive/Release.asp?Release=229. Members of the media who would like to speak with faculty may call directly or […]
Mayoralty Candidates Unanimous on Need for Subway to York U. President calls on candidates to pledge to take action on transit
TORONTO, September 18, 2003 -- Although they differed on other issues, all five candidates for mayor who spoke at Osgoode Hall Law School Wednesday, recognized the need to extend the Yonge-Spadina subway to York University. "I hope you all came up here today by TTC," said York President and Vice Chancellor Lorna Marsden in her […]
CNN anchor Jonathan Mann on post SARS perceptions of Canada The York University Foundation Celebration Dinner
TORONTO, September 17, 2003 -- The York University Foundation hosts its first anniversary Celebration Dinner on Monday, Sept. 22 at The Metropolitan Hotel with a keynote address by CNN anchor and host of the current affairs program Insight, Jonathan Mann. A York alumnus and native of Montreal, Mann will discuss international perceptions of Canada in the […]
Mayor's debate at Osgoode Tomorrow Event to be broadcast on York U. Internet
TORONTO, Sept. 16, 2003 – Tomorrow’s debate of candidates for mayor at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University will be broadcast live on the Internet. The five contenders - Barbara Hall (Osgoode '78), Tom Jakobek, David Miller, John Nunziata (Osgoode '80), and John Tory (Osgoode '78) - will meet in Moot Court from 12:40 […]
Howard Adelman on Canada’s terrorism probe Upcoming conference on the public responsibilities of academics
TORONTO, September 12, 2003 -- York University professor of philosophy Howard Adelman has recently commented on the federal government’s terrorism probe of a group of Pakistanis arrested in Canada. He points out that this is the first real test of the government’s new immigration provision that permits the state to act on "reasonable suspicion" of a […]
