MP decries rejection of YorkU speaking event

Government of Canada MP Garnett Genius has reportedly accused a student group at York University’s campus ofan “attack on free speech.” Genius had planned to sit at a table in a common area of campus and discuss challenges facing young people, but he was reportedly denied permission to hold an event. York University Student Centre […]

Canadian postsecondary institutions are welcoming students, faculty, and staff back to campus for 2026. At institutions like Loyalist College, McGill University, and Mount Allison University, new students were welcomed with winter orientation activities, social programming, and welcome packs. Leaders such as University of Saskatchewan President Vince Bruni-Bossio and York University Interim President Lisa Philipps issued […]

The Ontario Heritage Trust and York University have installed a provincial plaque at Glendon College, YorkU’s founding campus. The plaque recognizes the college’s work to advance bilingual education in Ontario and in Canada. It includes details of the college’s history, its role within YorkU, and how it has ensured access to French education. “This provincial […]

York Region’s Council has passed a resolution to provide $25M in funding for York University’s planned School of Medicine. The motion, which was brought to the region for considerationearlier this year, was agreed to unanimously. Funding will be provided through a 0.06% property tax increase, which will offset some of the $350M in planned capital […]

York University and Chitkara University (India) have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a 2+2 Computer Science Pathway. Chitkara students will complete two years of education at their home institution before transferring to YorkU’s Lassonde School of Engineering for the third and fourth year of the Bachelor of Computer Science program. These students will […]

CIFAR has launched its first two Solution Networks focused on AI safety under the Canadian AI Safety Institute (CAISI) Research Program. Each of the networks have received $700K to support their research and development efforts. The Mitigating Dialect Bias solution network will be led by co-directors Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari (York University) and Blessing Ogbuokiri (Brock University); […]

York University has announced that the Canada Post Outlet in the university’s York Lanes Bookstore has permanently closed. YorkU Director of Mailing Services Sasa Nestorovic said that the decision was made to address a doubling up of service and that this was not related to the government’s mandate instructing Canada Post to downscale their services. […]

York University has launched the YSpace Network. The new network will support collaboration and impact across disciplines by allowing YorkU’s faculties to access innovation and entrepreneurship services. “The YSpace Network will ensure we build on that momentum right across our campuses, while leveraging the expertise and communities of powerful Faculty-based startup programs such as Schulich […]

York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering has launched a new Mechatronics Bachelor of Engineering degree. The program integrates multiple engineering disciplines to prepare students to use advances in AI to solve complex, real-world programs. Students can enrol in the first-year block model option to focus on one course at a time and will be able […]

York University’s Schulich School of Business and Spain’s Esade Business School have launched a dual-degree Bachelor of Business Administration degree. The Esade-Schulich BBA Dual Degree enables students to earn credentials from both institutions over four years. Students will begin the program at their home institution and complete their final two years abroad, gaining exposure to […]