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Maclean’s 2024 rankings: York holds strong as one of Canada's top-five comprehensive universities, advancing to fourth place overall

It is no secret that York University is rapidly building momentum on the world stage and the latest rankings, released today by Maclean’s, show the University’s reputation continues to shine here in Canada with an impressive fourth place ranking – up one spot over last year. Guided by a University Academic Plan that strives to both inspire […]

Taxing remittances is a big risk for very little reward

What are the chances of Earth being hit by a big asteroid?

How York University Helped NASA Study Asteroid Bennu

York University: Proudly Canadian. Boldly global. 

4 reasons York is a leader in higher education  York University is an impactful leader in the Canadian post-secondary education landscape. The country’s third largest university is a progressive, research intensive and sustainable institution with three campuses in the Greater Toronto Area (Glendon, Keele and Markham) and the Las Nubes Eco Campus in Costa Rica. […]

York U experts available to comment on key issues facing 2SLGBTQIA+ communities ahead of Pride Toronto

Drawing on years of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø-engaged research, York experts offer informed perspectives on the stories shaping coverage of Pride Toronto.

Appeals court ruling grants Donald Trump broad powers to deploy troops to American cities

Residents of Los Angeles will need to get used to federally controlled National Guard troops operating on their streets. Due to a ruling from an appeals court on June 19, United States President Donald Trump now has broad authority to deploy military forces in American cities. This is a troubling development. All presidents have held […]

Misogyny has become a political strategy — here’s how the pandemic helped make it happen

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, more overt forms of gendered hate have jumped from obscure internet forums into the mainstream, shaping culture and policy. Social media doesn’t just reflect sexist, anti-feminist views; it helps to organize, amplify and normalize them. Backlash against women and LGBTQ+ communities has become more overt, co-ordinated and is gaining political traction. […]

Canada’s York University lands a top 40 spot in the 2025 THE Impact Rankings

In today’s Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings results, York University continues to lead in the world’s top Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), holding firm with a top 40 spot overall and jumping hundreds of spots in SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being.

Nokiiwin and York celebrate four years of co-creation with special recognition ceremony

This year's Nokiiwin Day will celebrate a deep, multi-faceted partnership between the Tribal Council and York University’s Glendon College.

The tightening of Canada’s asylum laws was an inevitability

The first substantive legislative initiative from Mark Carney’s government, Bill C-2, has passed...opinion piece by Michael Barutciski, a professor at York University’s Glendon School of Public and International Affairs, as well as a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.