Anthropology Annual General Lecture: The Management of Colonial Luggage

The Management of Colonial Luggage with distinguished lecturer Ghassan Hage The Oxford English dictionary defines luggage as: 1) suitcases or other bags in which to pack personal belongings for travelling and 2) past experiences or long-held ideas and opinions perceived as burdensome encumbrances. Each of these definitions belongs to a different dimension of life. An […]

Smyth Dialogues Reflections On Off-Reserve Indigenous Life

Join us for an important public dialogue with three Indigenous community leaders, on the topic of Off-Reserve Indigenous Life. Christa Big Canoe, Jennifer LaFontaine and Sylvia Maracle will discuss their work and experiences supporting Indigenous people in Canada who live their lives mostly or entirely off-reserve. This distinguished panel will enable York University and our […]

Writer-in-Residence Program Presents: I AM SIRAT + A CONVERSATION WITH DEEPA MEHTA & SHYAM SELVADURAI

The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) and the Department of English invite you to an evening with Writer-in-Residence Shyam Selvadurai and internationally revered filmmaker Deepa Mehta. Shyam Selvadurai will host Mehta for a screening and discussion of her latest collaboration, the documentary film I Am Sirat. The film follows Sirat Taneja, a […]

The Alchemy Lecture: Five Manifestos for the Beautiful World

The Canada Research Chair in Black Studies in the Humanities, the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, and York University are proud to be hosting the Second Annual Alchemy Lecture on November 2nd, 2023. The Alchemy Lecture is a multi-vocal model that brings together a constellation of five thinkers and practitioners from different disciplines […]

DARE Celebration Event

The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) is celebrating this year’s cohort of students who received the Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) this summer, with a special event on Wednesday, October 4 from noon until 2 pm at the Scott Library’s Collaboratory. Each year, undergraduate students selected for the Dean’s Award for […]

Webinar: Introducing the Student Systems Renewal Program (SSRP)

The Student Systems Renewal Program (SSRP) is excited to announce its first-ever webinar. Taking place on Tuesday, Aug. 1 from 1 to 2 p.m. and open to all staff and faculty, the SSRP team will provide attendees with a general overview of the program’s transformational projects, focusing on the direct changes and benefits for students, […]

Summer Movie Night

Unwind and enjoy the ultimate summer movie experience with your friends! We’re inviting you to join us for an exclusive movie night peppered with exciting popcorn, fresh juice, and the Transformers. Bring your friends to experience the perfect night and make unforgettable memories. register now to enjoy these hot summer nights with us!

NSERC and CIHR Scholarship Writing Workshop

The Faculty of Graduate Studies is pleased to invite students to the Summer 2023 Grant Writing Workshops. The goal of these workshops is to give students the tools to write effective and strategic proposals for the upcoming Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Ontario Graduate Scholarship, and Tri-Council (SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR) Fellowship competitions. The workshop will […]

SSHRC Scholarship Writing Workshop

The Faculty of Graduate Studies is pleased to invite students to the Summer 2023 Grant Writing Workshops. The goal of these workshops is to give students the tools to write effective and strategic proposals for the upcoming Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Ontario Graduate Scholarship, and Tri-Council (SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR) Fellowship competitions. The workshop will […]

Special Virtual Event UN HLPF: Humanitarian responses to emerging water crises as a result of extreme climatic events

Join us for a special event during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and inaugural event from the UN Global Water Academy at York University! 🌍🚰  📅 Date: July 14th ⏰   Time: 10 AM  📍 Location: Zoom Webinar   Panel topic: Humanitarian Responses to Emerging Water Crises  Learn from global experts as they discuss humanitarian […]