Dear Community Members, As we begin to welcome our community members back onto our campuses today, I want to provide you with an update on our Fall 2021 convocation ceremonies. After careful consideration, given the ongoing public health concerns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and current public health restrictions, ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ, Ryerson University, Seneca College, […]
Dear York Community, A very warm welcome to the 2021–22 academic year! While I know that we still face challenges ahead, I am grateful that we are able to be safely re-opening our campuses and resuming many of the activities that we have missed over the past eighteen months — from in-person classes, to extracurricular […]
Dear York Community, In my last update, I shared that York will require all individuals coming to our campuses this fall to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Since then, I am very pleased to learn that the Council of Ontario Medical Officers of Health has recommended that all post-secondary institutions across the province require proof of vaccination for those […]
Dear York Community, The health and safety of our community members remains our highest priority, and we continue to advance multiple strategies and initiatives to protect our students, staff, faculty, instructors, and researchers from COVID-19. At yesterday’s Town Hall, we discussed the University’s plans to support a safe return to campus, and our support for the Council of […]
Today we are once again confronted with the truth of the residential school system and the devastating impact on Indigenous peoples and communities across Turtle Island. More than 750 unmarked graves, primarily of children, were announced to have been found on or near the grounds of the Marieval (Cowessess) Residential School. ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ grieves with […]
On behalf of the entire ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ community, I want to extend my deepest condolences to the family, loved ones, and friends of the five family members who were intentionally struck down by a driver in London, Ontario, in a horrific and hateful act of violence. York unequivocally opposes all manners of hate and discrimination, […]
June is Pride Month, an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the contributions of 2SLGBTQIA communities and to reflect on the ways we can continue to support equal rights for all and to challenge homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ is dedicated to fostering the values of equity, diversity and inclusion. Our University Academic Plan 2020–2025: Building […]
Each June, we mark National Indigenous History Month to celebrate the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada. National Indigenous Peoples Day is June 21 every year. It is a day to recognize the outstanding contributions, unique heritage and cultures of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. The discovery last week […]
The conflict in Israel and Gaza has caused concern and distress for many members of the York community, including concern for their own safety and that of their loved ones, with increasingly charged and polarized rhetoric proliferated online and through social media. ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ unequivocally opposes all manners of hate and discrimination, including anti-Semitism and […]
It is with great sadness that the ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ community has learned of the recent passing of Dr. Robert Everett, a distinguished and long-serving Senior Assistant Secretary of the University. He is remembered fondly by his colleagues for his subtle and authentic leadership in — and deep knowledge of — governance matters, his unwavering collegiality, his […]