Toronto, ON - Feb. 28, 2017 – Today, Rick Waugh, Chair of York University’s Board of Governors, announced the appointment of Dr. Rhonda Lenton as the next President and Vice-Chancellor of York University, effective July 1, 2017, for a five-year term. Lenton becomes York’s eighth president, succeeding Dr. Mamdouh Shoukri. “Rhonda Lenton is a proven […]
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Former Blue Jays president and champion of Japanese culture in Canada to receive honorary degrees at York University fall convocation
TORONTO, October 18, 2016 – York University will confer honorary degrees at this fall’s convocation ceremonies to two exceptional Canadians: a sports visionary and philanthropic superstar as well as a financial leader, Paul Beeston and an education and health services advocate and champion of Japanese-Canadian culture, Janice Fukakusa. “Paul Beeston and Janice Fukakusa have been […]
President's Message to the Community Regarding Safety and Security
I am pleased to learn and would like to share with you that our two students who were injured March 6th when a firearm was discharged in the Student Centre on our Keele campus are expected to make a full recovery. York University continues to work with the Toronto Police Service in their investigation. In […]
