York University - Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies

10/09/2026

Life isn’t as easy as a video game 😫 But Academic Advisors make it easier 🥰

🙋 Say “Sul sul!” to an Academic Advisor by booking an appointment in-person or virtually through the QLESS system!

🔗Link in our bio to learn more!

10/08/2026

Join professor Christina Sharpe and a constellation of thinkers and practitioners from diverse disciplines as they engage with the most pressing topics of our time 👉 Swipe to learn more!

🔗 Go to the link in our bio to register!



“ScALE” - the 5th Annual Alchemy Lecture
🗓️ October 29 | 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
📍 The Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre, in Accolade East at York University

Featuring presentations from...

Torkwase Dyson: on the diagram, the gesture and the field of Black liberation.

Thandi Loewenson: on land, air, indigenous cosmologies and the interconnected terrains through which struggles for sovereignty must be understood.

Lorenzo Pezzani: on human and more-than-human im-mobilities and the project of liberation.

Audra Simpson: on Indigeneity and measuring the scale of harm in Canada and the United States.

10/08/2026

This event brings together a constellation of thinkers and practitioners from diverse disciplines to engage with the most pressing questions of our time.

"ScALE" - the 5th Annual Alchemy Lecture
🗓️ October 29 | 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
📍Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Theatre, Accolade East at York University

The Alchemy Lecture is a multi-vocal model that brings together a constellation of three to four thinkers and practitioners from different disciplines and geographies annually to think together and in public on the most pressing issues of our times.

10/08/2026

Grace shares a day in her life studying abroad in Hamburg, Germany 🇩🇪📚

Students in “HIST 3875: The History of Globalization and Port Cities” explored everything from medieval trade routes to modern networks in one of Europe’s most iconic port cities 🚢⚓️

✈️🌍 Our Summer 2027 Study Abroad courses are now open for applications!

🔗Go to the link in our bio for Current Students to explore the courses and sign up for an info session

10/07/2026

Join co-authors of "Anti-Asian Racism and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada", as they examine the surge in anti‑Asian racism during and after the pandemic.

CELEBRATING THE BOOK
🗓️ October 20
🕑 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.
📍 Kaneff Tower, 519

Register here: https://www.yorku.ca/laps/soci/experience/events/celebrating-the-book/

10/07/2026

Make your summer truly unforgettable ✨✈️✨👉 Swipe to explore the Summer 2027 LA&PS Study Abroad destinations, and spend your summer learning, exploring, and making memories!

ℹ️ Want to learn more? Join a virtual information session:

Oct. 20 | 12 - 1 p.m.
Oct. 29 | 12 - 1 p.m.
Nov. 12 | 12 - 1 p.m.
Dec. 3 | 12 - 1 p.m.
Jan. 14, 2027 | 12 - 1 p.m.

🔗 Register through the link in our bio!

10/05/2026

Class together. Code together. Coffee together. Why not network together too? 💻☕️🤝
 
Join us for Connections: Careers in Tech, an Alumni-Student Mixer designed to bring York students and alumni together to talk careers, share experiences and make meaningful connections across the tech industry.
 
📅 October 22, 2026
🕖 7:00–9:00 p.m. EST
📍 Vanier College, Room VC001
 
Past panelists have represented organizations including Google, CGI, Symcor, ISM, RBC Capital Markets, Softchoice and more.
 
You already do everything else together — might as well add networking to the list 😉
 
🔗 Register with the link in our bio and join us at Connections: Careers in Tech!
 

10/02/2026

We’re thrilled to share the news that Dr. Sarita Srivastava has been appointed as the next Dean of LA&PS 🦁❤️ Her five-year term will begin on July 1, 2027 ✨

Dr. Srivastava, a professor of sociology and founding director of the Global Centre for Climate Action (GCAC), is currently serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science at OCAD University.

She has worked previously as a professor of sociology, gender studies and cultural studies at Queen’s University, and as Director of the Gender Studies Program at the University of Toronto Mississauga from 2002-03.

Read more 🔗 https://www.yorku.ca/yfile/2026/09/30/appointment-of-dean-faculty-of-liberal-arts-professional-studies/

York University

10/02/2026

Your plans between classes just got better 👀 Well-being Week is taking over York from Oct. 5–9 with free activities, stress-relief breaks, group classes, therapy dogs and more. Plus, keep an eye out for Well-being Week food offers from YU Eats.  
 
🔗 Save this for next week and check the York Events Calendar for the full schedule. ❤️