TORONTO, September 5, 2017─ Student leaders at York University are using a new online tool – an Inclusion Lens – to proactively ensure its close to 500 orientation week events are welcoming to incoming members of the York community. The Inclusion Lens may be the first online event management tool created by a Canadian […]
Managing the Back-to-School Social Media Craze As Parents: York U expert available
As parents and students alike get ready for their first day and week back to school, many moms and dads will be getting out their phones and cameras to capture the moments and feelings of this new school year. Scrolling through friends’ and family members’ social media feeds may also make parents feel pressure to […]
York U disaster management and engineering experts available to discuss Hurricane Harvey
University experts can discuss the storm’s impact including flooding-related issues, evacuation, disaster and risk management related to Houston TORONTO, August 29, 2017─ The damage by Hurricane Harvey continues to grow as Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States, continues to receive more rain this week. Harvey has unloaded trillions of gallons of water […]
StudentDwellTO: York, U of T, OCAD U, Ryerson students and faculty take on affordable housing in massive joint research project
TORONTO, August 29, 2017 ─ The presidents of Toronto’s four universities – York University, the University of Toronto, OCAD University, and Ryerson University – have teamed up for a new initiative called StudentDwellTO to tackle one of the biggest issues facing post-secondary students in the Greater Toronto area: affordable housing. The initiative brings together nearly […]
York University committed to collaboration to expand French language post-secondary education in Ontario
TORONTO, Aug. 28 2017 – York University welcomes the focus of a report by the Planning Board for a French-language University which recommends further development of French language post-secondary education in Ontario. York has served the demand for post-secondary French education in central and southwestern Ontario for more than 50 years at its French and […]
York U education report recommends race-related data collection, transparency
TORONTO, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 – Student demographic data collected by the Ontario Ministry of Education should be leveraged to enhance student success through equity measures, a new report out of York University suggests. The report, commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of Education and co-authored by Professor Carl James, recommends that race-related data be collected […]
York U Summer Institute to explore education, diversity and social outcomes at Canada 150
TORONTO, August 22, 2017 – York University is hosting the Faculty of Education Summer Institute (FESI) 2017 themed “Relationships to Canada 150: Paradoxes, Contradictions and Questions” on August 23 and 24 at the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building in York’s Keele Campus. Educators, teacher candidates, parents and community members attending the two-day conference will engage in […]
