In this issue: Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize, book launch and more

EDITOR'S PICKS

Osgoode student receives Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize

Maryam Hassan, a graduating student of Osgoode Hall Law School’s Juris Doctor program, and incoming articling student at Henein Hutchison LLP, is a recipient of the inaugural Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize presented by the Royal Society of Canada.
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Professor Emerita receives Jackie Kirk Outstanding Book Award

Borderless Higher Education for Refugees: Lessons from the Dadaab Refugee Camps, co-edited by Professor Emerita and Senior Scholar Wenona Giles at York University’s Department of Anthropology, earned the Jackie Kirk Outstanding Book Award from the Comparative and International Education Society.
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Global Health Intern Symposium to highlight experiential education journey

The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research will host its fourth annual Global Health Intern Symposium on April 20 to highlight interns’ research and experiential education journey over the past year. Seven York students will present their work.
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LATEST NEWS

Scholars to discuss Canadian Holocaust Literature

Holocaust Literature: A Canadian Perspective will bring together Canadian scholars Catherine Khordoc, Goldie Morgentaler, Ruth Panofsky and Lucas Wilson to discuss the recent Canadian Jewish Studies publication, Canadian Holocaust Literature: Vol 32.
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Book launch celebrates new work by Prof. Andrea Davis

A new book by Andrea Davis, associate professor in York University's Department of Humanities, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, will launch at a celebratory event on April 21.
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Global South Forum discusses reconceptualizing Bandung

The April 5 event discussed the significance of the “Bandung spirit” associated with the Asian-African Congress of 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia. The event featured three globally prominent speakers.
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Ernest C. Mercier Lecture inspires students through chocolate

The Lassonde School of Engineering, Schulich School of Business and BEST Program hosted the Ernest C. Mercier Lecture in Entrepreneurial Science that featured keynote speaker and Schulich alumnus Dan Tzotzis (BBA ’02, MBA ’10), co-founder of AWAKE Chocolate.
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THE SCOOP

Assistant Professor Yvonne Su co-authored a feature in The Washington Post on how LGBT refugees from Ukraine are highly vulnerable

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REMINDERS

Nominate a colleague for the 2021 President’s Staff Recognition Awards

The deadline to submit nominations for the 2021 President’s Staff Recognition Awards is Friday, April 22 at 4:30 p.m. Staff Recognition Awards celebrate staff members who have made a positive impact on our campuses and our community over the past year.
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Reminder: Provide feedback on Draft EDI Strategy

The President’s Advisory Council on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion released its Draft Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (EDI) on March 21 and is seeking input from community members through open feedback sessions and a survey.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

April 20, 2022

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sensorium Lunchtime Seminar Series (Winter 2022): Dr. Andrew Raffo Dewar

April 21, 2022

6:30 to 8 p.m.

Celebrate Earth Day with York U – hosted by the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change

YORK IN THE MEDIA

York U in the news: Poland, Toronto Mass Choir and School of Medicine

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