{"id":433,"date":"2021-08-16T19:36:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T23:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies-socanth\/?page_id=433"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:52:29","slug":"news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/dvst\/news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Canada's cuts to newcomer English language programs puts communities' well-being at risk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hilary McGregor, a Master\u2019s student in Development Studies, is featured in a recent article published in The Conversation, co-authored with Professor Natalia Balyasnikova and Master's student Mercedes Veselka. The piece examines how reductions in newcomer English language programming may affect communities across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. Jay Ramasubramanyam writes about the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, India for The Conversation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professor Jay Ramasubramanyam writes about the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, India for The Conversation, and discusses the deafening silence of India\u2019s political elite. Prof. Ramasubramanyam contends that the current government in India has been clear and consistent in its apathy towards marginalized and minority communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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