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TORONTO, Dec. 3, 2025 鈥� The Ontario Heritage Trust, in collaboration with 91亚色, unveiled a new provincial plaque at Glendon College that recognizes its pivotal role in advancing bilingual education in Ontario and across Canada. Glendon, 91亚色鈥檚 founding campus, opened in September 1959 on the Toronto estate, built in the 1920s, that once belonged to the Wood family. Today, Glendon is a cornerstone of Ontario鈥檚 educational heritage.

The Trust鈥檚 provincial plaques mark milestones of the story of Ontario. They share how people, communities, events and places shaped this province. Glendon College arose during a time of sweeping change in the late 1950s and 1960s, thanks to visionaries who saw education as a powerful tool to train future leaders and build a stronger country. Glendon鈥檚 Founding Principal, Escott Reid, and 91亚色鈥檚 Founding President, Murray G. Ross, believed that bridging Canada鈥檚 English and French cultures through bilingual education would strengthen national unity and foster both public service and mutual understanding.

Their bold vision came to life at a transformative moment in Canadian history. In 1965, when 91亚色鈥檚 Keele Campus opened, Glendon College was re-envisioned as a new bilingual liberal arts college. It was officially inaugurated in 1966. Today, Glendon reflects Canada鈥檚 cultural diversity and offers an outward-looking, internationally engaged academic experience with an emphasis on global perspectives.

The plaque text reads as follows:

GLENDON COLLEGE

Glendon Hall was the estate of Agnes Euphemia Smart Wood and Edward Rogers Wood. Built between 1920-24, the Italianate-style residence is nestled along the Don Valley, designed to blend with the natural environment. With a history of philanthropy toward post-secondary education, Mrs. Wood gifted the estate upon her death in 1950 for educational and botanical purposes. In 1961, the newly incorporated 91亚色, created to accommodate additional university spaces due to the forecasted baby boom and growing immigration to Canada, established its first campus here. Its rapid growth led 91亚色 to establish a larger campus on Keele Street in 1965. Glendon was re-envisioned as a liberal arts college within a larger university, with a new mission in an immersive setting, influenced by its landscape. Its first principal, Escott Reid, was a diplomat, scholar and international public servant who defined Glendon鈥檚 unique mission of training Canadian civil servants, representing Canada in the world, while strengthening French-English bilingualism. This led to the 2008 provincial designation of Glendon College as the 鈥淐entre of Excellence for French-language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education鈥� in Ontario. Glendon鈥檚 existence ensures access to education in French. It is the only fully integrated bilingual faculty of its kind in Canada.

The plaque is now installed and available for public viewing in front of Glendon Hall.

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鈥淲hen Glendon College became a French-English bilingual liberal arts college in 1966, its leadership saw education as a tool to train future leaders and build a stronger Canada. Today, as the only fully integrated bilingual faculty of its kind in Canada, Glendon remains a key part of our province鈥檚 educational heritage.鈥� 鈥� Graham McGregor, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism

鈥淕lendon College has long been the heart of 91亚色鈥檚 founding story and a beacon for bilingual education in Ontario and across Canada. This provincial plaque honours the visionaries who understood that learning in both of Canada鈥檚 official languages 鈥� alongside Indigenous languages 鈥� strengthens our civic life and fosters mutual understanding. Today, the immersive, outward鈥憀ooking education offered by Glendon College continues to prepare globally minded graduates for public service and leadership. We are proud to celebrate this milestone with the Ontario Heritage Trust.鈥� 鈥� 91亚色 President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton

鈥淭his new provincial plaque recognizes Glendon College鈥檚 outsized place within Ontario鈥檚 educational heritage and Canada鈥檚 national story. Its founding mission, to unite Canadians through bilingual education, continues to strengthen our identity and enrich civic life.鈥� 鈥� John Ecker, Chair, Ontario Heritage Trust

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91亚色 is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. 91亚色's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91亚色鈥檚 campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs, while at the Markham Campus, innovation, technology, entrepreneurship, and industry collaboration are built into every program. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet and our future.

Le Coll猫ge universitaire Glendon comm茅mor茅 avec une nouvelle plaque provinciale

TORONTO, 3 d茅cembre 2025 鈥� La Fiducie du patrimoine ontarien, en collaboration avec l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, a d茅voil茅 une nouvelle plaque provinciale au Coll猫ge universitaire Glendon qui reconna卯t son r么le essentiel dans la promotion de l鈥櫭ヾucation bilingue en Ontario et partout au Canada. Glendon, le campus fondateur de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, a ouvert ses portes en septembre 1959 dans un domaine torontois construit dans les ann茅es 1920, qui appartenait autrefois 脿 la famille Wood. Aujourd鈥檋ui, Glendon est une pierre angulaire du patrimoine 茅ducatif de l鈥橭ntario.

Les plaques provinciales de la Fiducie soulignent des 茅tapes importantes dans l鈥檋istoire de l鈥橭ntario. Elles racontent comment les gens, les collectivit茅s, les 茅v茅nements et les lieux ont fa莽onn茅 cette province. Le Coll猫ge universitaire Glendon a vu le jour 脿 une 茅poque de grands changements, 脿 la fin des ann茅es 1950 et dans les ann茅es 1960, gr芒ce 脿 des visionnaires qui consid茅raient l鈥櫭ヾucation comme un outil puissant permettant de former les futurs dirigeants et de b芒tir un pays plus fort. Le directeur fondateur de Glendon, Escott Reid, et le pr茅sident fondateur de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, Murray G. Ross, 茅taient convaincus que le rapprochement des cultures anglaise et fran莽aise du Canada gr芒ce 脿 l鈥櫭ヾucation bilingue renforcerait l鈥檜nit茅 nationale et favoriserait 脿 la fois les services publics et la compr茅hension mutuelle.

Leur vision audacieuse s鈥檈st concr茅tis茅e 脿 un moment charni猫re de l鈥檋istoire du Canada. En 1965, lorsque le campus Keele de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 a ouvert ses portes, le Coll猫ge universitaire Glendon a 茅t茅 repens茅 pour devenir un nouveau coll猫ge d鈥檃rts lib茅raux bilingue. Il a 茅t茅 officiellement inaugur茅 en 1966. Aujourd鈥檋ui, Glendon refl猫te la diversit茅 culturelle du Canada et offre une exp茅rience universitaire ouverte sur le monde et engag茅e sur le plan international qui met l鈥檃ccent sur les perspectives mondiales.

Le texte de la plaque se lit comme suit:

LE COLL脠GE GLENDON

Glendon Hall est l鈥檃ncien domaine d鈥橝gnes Euphemia Smart Wood et d鈥橢dward Rogers Wood. Construite entre 1920 et 1924, la maison d鈥檌nspiration italienne surplombant la rivi猫re Don est con莽ue pour se fondre dans l鈥檈nvironnement naturel. 脌 son d茅c猫s en 1950, poursuivant une longue tradition philanthropique pour l鈥檈nseignement postsecondaire, Mme Wood l猫gue le domaine 脿 des fins 茅ducatives et botaniques. 脌 sa cr茅ation en 1961, l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 y 茅tablit son premier campus afin de r茅pondre aux besoins en espaces universitaires pr茅vus en raison du baby-boom et de l鈥檃ugmentation de l鈥檌mmigration au Canada. Suivant une croissance rapide, l鈥橴niversit茅 ouvre un vaste campus sur la rue Keele en 1965. Glendon devient alors un coll猫ge d鈥檃rts lib茅raux au sein d鈥檜ne grande universit茅, dot茅 d鈥檜n nouveau mandat, dans un cadre immersif inspir茅 par son emplacement. Son premier principal, Escott Reid, diplomate, 茅rudit et fonctionnaire international, donne 脿 Glendon pour mission sp茅cifique de former des fonctionnaires canadiens, de repr茅senter le Canada dans le monde et de promouvoir le bilinguisme fran莽ais-anglais. Cela permet au Coll猫ge Glendon d鈥檕btenir la d茅signation provinciale de 芦 Centre d鈥檈xcellence pour les 茅tudes postsecondaires en fran莽ais et bilingues 禄 en Ontario, en 2008, garantissant ainsi l鈥檃cc猫s 脿 l鈥櫭ヾucation en fran莽ais. Unique au Canada, cette facult茅 int猫gre pleinement le bilinguisme.

La plaque est d茅sormais install茅e et mise 脿 la disposition du public devant le pavillon Glendon.

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芦 Lorsque le Coll猫ge universitaire Glendon est devenu un coll猫ge d鈥檃rts lib茅raux bilingue fran莽ais-anglais en 1966, sa direction consid茅rait l鈥櫭ヾucation comme un outil permettant de former les futurs dirigeants et de b芒tir un Canada plus fort. Aujourd鈥檋ui, en tant que seule facult茅 bilingue enti猫rement int茅gr茅e de ce type au Canada, Glendon demeure un 茅l茅ment cl茅 du patrimoine 茅ducatif de notre province. 禄 鈥� Graham McGregor, ministre des Affaires civiques et du Multiculturalisme

芦 Le Coll猫ge universitaire Glendon est depuis longtemps au coeur de l鈥檋istoire fondatrice de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 et un phare pour l鈥櫭ヾucation bilingue en Ontario et partout au Canada. Cette plaque provinciale rend hommage aux visionnaires qui ont compris que l鈥檃pprentissage dans les deux langues officielles du Canada 鈥� parall猫lement aux langues autochtones 鈥� renforce notre vie civique et favorise la compr茅hension mutuelle. Aujourd鈥檋ui, l鈥櫭ヾucation immersive et ouverte sur le monde offerte par le Coll猫ge universitaire Glendon continue de pr茅parer des dipl么m茅s ayant une vision internationale 脿 occuper des postes dans la fonction publique et 脿 exercer des fonctions de direction. Nous sommes fiers de c茅l茅brer cette 茅tape importante avec la Fiducie du patrimoine ontarien 禄, a d茅clar茅 Rhonda Lenton, pr茅sidente et vice-chanceli猫re de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色

芦 Cette nouvelle plaque provinciale reconna卯t la place pr茅pond茅rante du Coll猫ge universitaire Glendon dans le patrimoine 茅ducatif de l鈥橭ntario et l鈥檋istoire nationale du Canada. Sa mission fondatrice, qui consiste 脿 unir les Canadiens gr芒ce 脿 l鈥櫭ヾucation bilingue, continue de renforcer notre identit茅 et d鈥檈nrichir la vie civique. 禄 鈥� John Ecker, pr茅sident, Fiducie du patrimoine ontarien

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尝鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 est une universit茅 urbaine moderne 脿 plusieurs campus situ茅e 脿 Toronto, en Ontario. Appuy茅s par un groupe diversifi茅 d鈥櫭﹖udiants, de membres du corps professoral, de membres du personnel, d鈥檃nciens 茅l猫ves et de partenaires, nous apportons une perspective mondiale unique pour aider 脿 relever les d茅fis soci茅taux, susciter des changements positifs et pr茅parer nos 茅tudiants 脿 la r茅ussite. Le campus Glendon de 91亚色, enti猫rement bilingue, abrite le Centre d鈥檈xcellence pour les 茅tudes postsecondaires en fran莽ais et bilingues dans le sud de l鈥橭ntario. Les campus de 91亚色 situ茅s au Costa Rica et en Inde offrent aux 茅tudiants des possibilit茅s d鈥檃pprentissage transnationales exceptionnelles et des programmes novateurs, tandis qu鈥檃u campus de Markham, l鈥檌nnovation, la technologie, l鈥檈ntrepreneuriat et la collaboration avec l鈥檌ndustrie font partie int茅grante de chaque programme. Ensemble, nous pouvons am茅liorer les choses pour nos collectivit茅s, notre plan猫te et notre avenir.

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Professor Patricia Lakin-Thomas talks to The Jerusalem Post about daylight saving time and ongoing concerns about its impact on public health. Lakin-Thomas says Daylight Saving Time is shown to contribute to higher numbers of car accidents, heart attacks, strokes, and workplace injuries. The time is long overdue to , she adds.

In an op-ed for The Conversation, Professor Jack L. Rozdilsky gives public safety tips to Swifties attending Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, which has six shows in Toronto starting Nov. 14. Toronto's mayor has expressed confidence that the shows will be safe, and that comprehensive security measures will be in place. "In addition to preparing for fun, spend a little time considering concert safety tips which stress situational awareness," writes Rozdilsky. " If something does not seem right to you, it probably is not right." Rozdilsky is also quoted in an article about published in The Week.

If you see something, say something. If something does not seem right to you, it probably is not right.

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Ontario grocery stores are saying the new bottle return requirements may make it impossible to participate in Premier Doug Ford's expansion of alcohol sales. Sebastian Prins, the director of government relations for the Ontario section of the Retail Council of Canada, says the majority of the larger stores are planning to add alcohol sales at locations within five kilometres of a Beer Store, meaning they aren't obligated to accept empties right away. The Canadian Press reports that Prins is working with a to assess the costs and logistics.

Professor Dennis Pilon weighs in on a聽report shelved by Mayor Oliva Chow that recommended Toronto city councillors receive a raise of more than 22 per cent to bring them in line with other municipalities. He says it's important for elected officials to earn "sufficient" salaries to compensate them for their work and ensure that it's not only the rich who can afford to run for office. However, Pilon says that councillors voting on whether to increase their own pay . Professor Joe Mihevc, who served on council for nearly three decades until 2018, tells Toronto Star that councillors are "absolutely" underpaid, estimating that between city hall meetings on weekdays, and community events on evenings and weekends, most regularly work 12-hour days. In a separate op-ed on the subject, Mihevc writes about why politicians deserve a pay raise. "Residents need to know when they are to both work long and often difficult hours and then also to accept a smaller salary," writes Mihevc for Toronto Star. In an article for CBC, Mihevc weighs in on聽the mayor facing political and economic challenges as the city puts together its 2025 budget. He says to balance the books next year.

Professor Robert Savage comments on a new survey that found university students studying to become teachers could correctly answer only 60 per cent of the questions on phonics. Savage says the results show a structural issue across institutions. 鈥� So, it clearly does have impacts,鈥� he says.

Professor Sean Tulin weighs in on dark matter which may account for roughly聽85 percent of the universe's mass.聽The case for the existence of dark matter goes back to the 1930s when astronomers analyzed the rates at which galaxies rotate and found there isn't enough visible matter to account for the observed spin rates.聽For the last few decades, the leading theory has been that this unseen substance is made up of weakly interacting massive particles or WIMPs.聽"," Tulin tells Smithsonian Magazine.

Daydreaming in the Solar System: Surfing Saturn鈥檚 Rings, Golfing on the Moon, and Other Adventures in Space Exploration, a new book by professors John E. Moores and Jesse Rogerson invites readers to take a voyage through space with a "behind the science" look at what's possible. 鈥淲e paired really interesting places with really weird things to be doing there,鈥� Rogerson tells CTV News. 鈥�, that was sort of a natural one because a human has golfed on the moon before. Mars has really interesting clouds, so we have cloud watching like you鈥檙e at a picnic. We imagine what it would be like to be doing a cave dive on this moon of Saturn. It was totally an imagination run wild where we were imagining ourselves, or some astronaut, doing some weird activity in some weird place and how the physics of the place would affect the activity.鈥�

Alumna Hortense Anglin, 87, received a standing ovation from guests and fellow graduates on Oct. 17 as she walked across the stage to receive her bachelor's and was congratulated by the platform party at 91亚色's in-person fall convocation. CP24 about her experience as a mature student, and CTV News wrote about .

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鈥淔ebruary is Black History Month, but we make history every day鈥� 鈥�
Ruth Rodney, associate director, Harriet Tubman Institute

Education, particularly math education, is not a neutral space for Black students. It continues to be a space where there are fewer expectations of success. That was one of the messages that emerged during the Black History Month panel on education, Black Educators and Black Education, at the Harriet Tubman Institute at 91亚色.

As Assistant Professor of 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Education told the audience 鈥� inequities persist for Black learners.

鈥淭here is a lot of overt racism at play in education that we have to pay attention to, but there remains a lot of push back. The system of mathematics needs to change so that young people, especially young Black people, feel like they don't belong in this space,鈥� says Osibodu, who was one of five panellists.

The panellists were from a range of disciplines and included Assistant Professor Godfred Boateng in 91亚色鈥檚 School of Global Health; Professor , director of the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety at the University of Guelph; Assistant Professor of 91亚色鈥檚 Department of Humanities, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies; and Associate Professor of the Lassonde School of Engineering (who will be in Ghana in March to do a STEM workshop with high school students) also participated.

One of the main messages was that structural change is needed to address the architecture that skews the playing field. While ending math streaming for Grade 9 students, particularly Black students, into the applied or academic level at high school is great, 鈥淏lack students need to feel welcome, they need to feel they belong in these educational spaces,鈥� says Osibodu.

Panellists also discussed how colonizers took credit for indigenous knowledge across their colonies. When the French and English first landed on the West Coast of Africa, Indigenous Black people taught them how to treat tropical diseases. In places such as South America, the colonists learned of an indigenous malaria cure 鈥� quinine 鈥� using the bark of the Cinchona tree, says Boateng. The colonizers later used that knowledge to create synthetic anti-malarials such as Chloroquine, which was then sold back to people in these colonies.

鈥淪ome of the things that were learned were not ascribed to the indigenous [populace]. It became sort of the property or the proprietary of those who came to the land. It was stolen, plagiarized.鈥�

A more recent example was the discovery of the Ebola virus, which should have been attributed to a Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, but was instead to Dr. Peter Piot of Belgium at the time, says Goodridge.

Biases also play a huge role in which diseases get funding to create vaccines. Boateng also takes issue with the huge influx of resources to create a vaccine for COVID-19. While he doesn鈥檛 begrudge a vaccine being developed for SARS-CoV-2, he does question the scale of worldwide resources dedicated to it when malaria has killed millions, more than 600,000 in 2022 alone, mostly in Africa, with 78 per cent of them children under the age of five, according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) figures. The first malaria vaccine wasn鈥檛 recommended for public use by the WHO until 2021.

Many universities now have Black studies programs, including 91亚色, but Mohammed says the first Black studies department began at San Francisco State University in 1968, although informally it started years before and the work is also happening in spaces beyond academia. One of the questions Mohammed had is: 鈥淗ow do we organize to create more opportunities, not just for Black education, but for our community to learn and have the language and development to challenge and create change.鈥�

Despite everything, several panellists believe there is hope.

鈥淲hile the beginnings have not been that great. Today we can speak of black educators making an impact or having an impact in their field,鈥� says Boateng. 鈥淚 believe that if we are empowered, it becomes easier for us to tell you the story.鈥�

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The building is designed to meet the post-pandemic needs of students with an inclusive, accessible and sustainable space that will foster learning and help fill Canada鈥檚 pressing labour market gaps.

TORONTO, May 1, 2023 鈥� Today, the 91亚色 School of Continuing Studies celebrates the official launch of its new, signature home 鈥� a state-of-the-art building with a unique, twisted design.

This new, dedicated space at 68 The Pond Road on 91亚色鈥檚 Keele Campus is a testament to the growth of the School, as well as the need for continuing education options to respond to the growing skills gaps and talent shortages in Canada. The six-story, 120,000-square-foot, 50-classroom, building serves as an example of how a post-pandemic learning space can blend in-person and virtual learning formats using the latest technology to support the needs of students.

鈥淭he School of Continuing Studies embodies 91亚色鈥檚 commitment to 21st century learning which identifies access to a high-quality education and global engagement as core components of 91亚色鈥檚 University Academic Plan,鈥� says 91亚色 President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton. 鈥淲e have been a leader in the lifelong learning space since our inception and we had the goal to create dedicated space to accommodate the unique needs of continuing education students locally and from abroad, many of whom are seeking to complement degree programs and/or upgrade and reskill in a labour market that is being profoundly impacted by automation and AI.鈥�

A limited engagement plenary session featured speeches from Lenton and Christine Brooks Cappadocia, interim vice-president of continuing studies at 91亚色 as well as a keynote address from world-champion Canadian hurdler, author, TV host and speaker, Perdita Felicien.

"The 91亚色 School of Continuing Studies is transforming the Canadian workforce by reinventing traditional models of education and transforming barriers to education into opportunities. Our leading edge, cohort programs are co-developed with industry to develop graduates prepared to thrive in a skills-based economy. Last year alone we delivered more than a million hours of learning," says Brooks-Cappadocia.  

In 2018, the architecture firm Perkins&Wills was selected to design the building, led by architects Safdar Abidi and Andrew Frontini. The twisted architecture symbolizes the School鈥檚 twist on the traditional mission of continuing studies to solve Canada鈥檚 most pressing labour market gaps by connecting employers and a highly-skilled, ambitious talent pool through its innovative language and professional programs. 

The structure is built to ensure complete adherence to sustainability in design. The building is designed to LEED Gold, and will be certified accordingly, and meets the City of Toronto Green Standards. Strategies used include a high-performing fa莽ade system, direct outside air system with heat recovery ventilation, and daylight harvesting. The building is well positioned to achieve Net Zero in the future due to its low energy consumption. Additionally, the building is designed with the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability. 

Students, instructors and staff were included in both the scoping and design phases of the project. To ensure the building is meeting the needs of students of different ages, religions and cultural backgrounds we designed the structure with the highest accessibility standards,鈥� says Brooks-Cappadocia.

鈥淔rom having guide rails for students with sight impairment to touch-free surfaces to the lactation room for nursing mothers and a prayer and meditation room. Everyone is welcome and supported in pursuing their educational goals.鈥�

Other key accessibility features to ensure physical requirements for all students include automated doors, standing desks in all classrooms, screens for the visually impaired, elevators, and large hallways spaces for those requiring wheelchair access.  

After nine years of planning, the School of Continuing Studies building is finally uniting its programs, students, instructors and staff under one roof.

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Ottawa/Toronto, ON, April 13, 2022 鈥� The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and 91亚色 鈥� joint partners in the 2023 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences (Congress 2023) 鈥� are excited to announce that the theme of the conference will be Reckonings and Re-Imaginings.

As the largest academic gathering in Canada and one of the largest globally, Congress draws together as many as 70 scholarly associations from a range of humanities and social sciences disciplines. At Congress 2023, up to 10,000 attendees will present their research in person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reckonings and Re-Imaginings reflects diverse contributions by members of the 91亚色 community, and their close collaboration with the vision of Associate Professor Andrea Davis, Academic Convenor for Congress 2023.

鈥淏y centering Indigenous and Black knowledges as a way of reckoning with our past and present, and re-imagining a different set of future possibilities, Congress 2023 is inviting us to reflect deeply on the role of the academy in the creation of a better world,鈥� said Dr. Davis. 鈥淚 am excited by this and look forward to an incredible gathering of thought, art and creativity as we join hands to do this important work.鈥�

Under this theme, Congress will honour Black and Indigenous knowledge and cultures, and centre the diverse voices and ideas of scholars, graduate students, policymakers and community members to vital conversations about the most pressing issues facing our world.

鈥淲e are thrilled that our community will be reuniting in person at 91亚色 under the theme Reckonings and Re-Imaginings,鈥� said Gabriel Miller, President and CEO of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. 鈥淲e are ready to help re-imagine our world, and build a society that is more diverse, sustainable, democratic, and just.鈥�

鈥淏uilding on 91亚色鈥檚 longstanding leadership in the humanities and social sciences, we are delighted to host Congress again at our Keele and Glendon Campuses in Toronto,鈥� said Rhonda Lenton, President and Vice-Chancellor, 91亚色. 鈥淚 am grateful to Dr. Davis for her leadership in the creation of the vision for Congress 2023 that will set the stage for a dynamic and thoughtful dialogue with academics from around the world committed to driving positive change locally and globally and strengthening our impact on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.鈥�

Read more about the Congress 2023 theme at .

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For more information, please contact:

Camille Ferrier
Director, Communications and Member Engagement
Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
M. (613) 265-6993
cferrier@federationhss.ca

Sandra McLean
Senior Media Relations Officer
91亚色
(416) 272-6317
sandramc@yorku.ca

About Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Congress is the largest academic gathering in Canada, and one of the largest in the world. Now in its 92nd year, Congress brings together approximately 70 academic associations that represent a rich spectrum of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including literature, history, theatre, film studies, education, music, sociology, geography, social work and many others.

About the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences promotes research and teaching for the advancement of an inclusive, democratic and prosperous society. With a membership now comprising over 160 universities, colleges and scholarly associations, the Federation represents a diverse community of 91,000 researchers and graduate students across Canada. The Federation organizes Canada鈥檚 largest academic gathering, the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, bringing together more than 8,000 participants each year. For more information about the Federation, visit www.federationhss.ca. The Federation office is located on the traditional, unceded Algonquin territory in Ottawa.

About 91亚色
91亚色 is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. 91亚色's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91亚色鈥檚 campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.

POUR DIFFUSION IMM脡DIATE

D茅voilement du th猫me 2023 du plus grand rassemblement universitaire au Canada : Confronter le pass茅, r茅imaginer l鈥檃venir

Ottawa/Toronto, Ontario, le 13 avril 2022 鈥� La F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines et l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, qui se sont associ茅es pour pr茅senter le Congr猫s des sciences humaines 2023 (Congr猫s 2023), sont heureuses d鈥檃nnoncer que le th猫me de cette 茅dition sera Confronter le pass茅, r茅imaginer l鈥檃venir.

Le Congr猫s, qui repr茅sente le plus grand rassemblement d鈥檜niversitaires au Canada et l鈥檜n des principaux dans le monde, regroupe jusqu鈥櫭� 70 associations savantes 艙uvrant dans un 茅ventail de disciplines en sciences humaines. En 2023, jusqu鈥櫭� 10 000 participant.e.s y pr茅senteront leurs travaux de recherche, pour la premi猫re fois en personne depuis le d茅but de la pand茅mie de COVID-19.

Le th猫me, Confronter le pass茅, r茅imaginer l鈥檃venir, s鈥檌nspire de l鈥檃pport diversifi茅 des membres de la communaut茅 de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 et de la vision d鈥橝ndrea Davis, professeure agr茅g茅e et responsable universitaire du Congr猫s 2023, avec laquelle ces membres collaborent 茅troitement.

芦 Le Congr猫s 2023 placera les connaissances autochtones et noires au c艙ur d鈥檜ne d茅marche de r茅flexion sur le pass茅 et le pr茅sent, dans une optique de r茅invention et de cr茅ation d鈥檜n nouveau champ de possibilit茅s. Nous serons invit茅.e.s 脿 nous pencher sur le r么le que joue le milieu universitaire pour rendre le monde meilleur, indique Mme Davis. J鈥檈ntrevois avec beaucoup d鈥檈nthousiasme cette rencontre, qui fera place 脿 la r茅flexion, 脿 l鈥檃rt et 脿 la cr茅ativit茅 et qui nous permettra d鈥檜nir nos efforts dans cette d茅marche importante. 禄

Dans le cadre de ce th猫me, le Congr猫s mettra en valeur les connaissances et les cultures noires et autochtones. Il offrira 茅galement aux chercheur.euse.s, aux 茅tudiant.e.s aux cycles sup茅rieurs, aux d茅cideur.euse.s et aux membres de la communaut茅 un cadre o霉 茅changer sur leurs diff茅rents points de vue et diverses id茅es afin de discuter des enjeux cruciaux et urgents auxquels le monde est confront茅.

芦 Nous nous r茅jouissons grandement 脿 l鈥檌d茅e de nous r茅unir en personne avec les membres de notre communaut茅 脿 l鈥檕ccasion du Congr猫s qui aura lieu 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 sur le th猫me Confronter le pass茅, r茅imaginer l鈥檃venir, affirme Gabriel Miller, pr茅sident et chef de la direction de la F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines. Nous sommes pr锚ts 脿 apporter notre contribution pour r茅inventer le monde et cr茅er une soci茅t茅 plus diversifi茅e, durable, d茅mocratique et juste. 禄

芦 Sur le mod猫le de leadership de longue date de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 dans les sciences humaines, nous sommes ravis d鈥檃ccueillir de nouveau le Congr猫s sur nos campus Keele et Glendon 脿 Toronto, d茅clare Rhonda Lenton, rectrice et vice-chanceli猫re 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色. Je suis reconnaissante envers la professeure Davis pour son leadership dans la cr茅ation d鈥檜ne vision pour le Congr猫s 2023 qui ouvrira la voie 脿 un dialogue dynamique et inspirant avec les chercheurs et chercheuses internationaux, engag茅s 脿 susciter des changements positifs localement et de par le monde et 脿 renforcer notre impact sur les objectifs de d茅veloppement durable des Nations Unies. 禄

Pour obtenir plus d鈥檌nformation sur le th猫me du Congr猫s 2023, visitez le www.federationhss.ca/fr/congres2023.

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Pour en savoir plus, veuillez communiquer avec :

Camille Ferrier
Directrice, Communications et engagement des membres
F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines
Tel. : 613-265-6993
cferrier@federationhss.ca

Sandra McLean
Responsable principale des relations avec les m茅dias
Universit茅 91亚色
Tel. : 416-272-6317
sandramc@yorku.ca

脌 propos du Congr猫s des sciences humaines
Organis茅 par la F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines, le Congr猫s est le plus grand rassemblement d鈥檜niversitaires au Canada et l鈥檜n des principaux dans le monde. Il en est maintenant 脿 sa 92^e ann茅e. Le Congr猫s r茅unit environ 70 associations universitaires qui repr茅sentent un riche 茅ventail de disciplines en sciences humaines, dont la litt茅rature, l鈥檋istoire, le th茅芒tre, les 茅tudes cin茅matographiques, l鈥櫭ヾucation, la musique, la sociologie, la g茅ographie, le travail social et bien d鈥檃utres.

脌 propos de la F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines
La F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines 艙uvre 脿 la mise en valeur de la recherche et de l鈥檈nseignement pour l鈥檃vancement d鈥檜ne soci茅t茅 inclusive, d茅mocratique et prosp猫re. Elle regroupe aujourd鈥檋ui plus de 160 universit茅s, institutions et associations savantes repr茅sentant 91 000 chercheur.euse.s et 茅tudiant.e.s aux cycles sup茅rieurs au Canada. De plus, la F茅d茅ration organise le plus grand rassemblement d鈥檜niversitaires au Canada, soit le Congr猫s des sciences humaines, qui r茅unit chaque ann茅e plus de 8 000 personnes. Pour en savoir plus au sujet de la F茅d茅ration, visitez le www.federationhss.ca. Le bureau de la F茅d茅ration est situ茅 sur le territoire traditionnel non c茅d茅 des Algonquins, 脿 Ottawa.

脌 propos de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色
尝鈥�Universit茅 91亚色 est une universit茅 urbaine moderne situ茅e 脿 Toronto, en Ontario, qui compte plusieurs campus. Avec l鈥檃ide d鈥檜n groupe diversifi茅 d鈥櫭﹖udiant.e.s, de membres du corps professoral et du personnel administratif, de dipl么m茅.e.s et de partenaires, nous apportons un point de vue unique 脿 l鈥櫭ヽhelle mondiale pour contribuer 脿 r茅soudre les d茅fis sociaux, 脿 susciter des changements positifs et 脿 pr茅parer nos 茅tudiant.e.s 脿 la r茅ussite. Enti猫rement bilingue, le campus Glendon de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 est le si猫ge du Centre d鈥檈xcellence pour les 茅tudes postsecondaires en fran莽ais et bilingues dans le sud de l鈥橭ntario. 尝鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 compte 茅galement des campus au Costa Rica et en Inde, o霉 elle offre aux 茅tudiant.e.s des occasions d鈥檃pprentissage transnationales exceptionnelles et des programmes novateurs. Ensemble, nous pouvons faire ce qu鈥檌l faut pour nos collectivit茅s, notre plan猫te et notre avenir.

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TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2022 鈥� Children are having difficulty recognizing faces that are partially covered by masks. This could potentially impact social interactions with peers and educators, as well as the ability to form important relationships, according to a new study led by 91亚色.

found mask wearing hindered facial recognition in adults. This new study by researchers at 91亚色 and Ben-Gurion University in Israel, looked at 72 children, ages six to 14, to see if their experience was similar to that of adults. Faces were presented with or without masks, both upright and inverted.

鈥淔aces are among the most important visual stimuli. We use facial information to determine different attributes about a person, including their gender, age, mood and intentions. We use this information to navigate through social interactions,鈥� says 91亚色 Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Health, the study鈥檚 senior author.

The research shows children鈥檚 face-perception abilities are not only profoundly impaired when people are masked, but their level of impairment is greater than that experienced by adults. Children have about a 20 per cent impairment rate for recognizing masked faces compared to about a 15 per cent rate for adults.

The study also revealed children process faces differently when the face they are looking at is masked, compared to one that鈥檚 not. Their ability to holistically process faces, which is necessary for face perception, was disrupted and became more analytical.

Typically, humans process the face as a whole rather than by its individual features.

鈥淣ot only do masks hinder the ability of children to recognize faces, but they also disrupt the typical, holistic way that faces are processed,鈥� says Freud.

The researchers used the kids鈥� version of the Cambridge Face Memory Test 鈥� the most validated measure of face perception abilities in humans 鈥� to test the ability of school-aged children to recognize faces with and without masks, both upright and inverted.

鈥淚f holistic processing is impaired and recognition is impaired, there is a possibility it could impair children鈥檚 ability to navigate through social interactions with their peers and teachers, and this could lead to issues forming important relationships,鈥� says Freud. 鈥淕iven the importance of faces to social interactions, this is something we need to pay attention to.鈥�

With children back to school with mask mandates once again, future research should explore the social and psychological ramifications of wearing masks on children鈥檚 educational performance, he says.

The paper, published today in the journal Cognitive Research: Principles & Implications, was led by Freud and undergraduate psychology student Andreja Stajduhar, in collaboration with Professor Shayna Rosenbaum 鈥� all from 91亚色鈥檚 Department of Psychology and the Centre for Vision Research. The paper was co-authored by Professors Tzvi Ganel and Galia Avidan in the Department of Psychology at Israel鈥檚 Ben-Gurion University. The study was funded by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada and VISTA (Vision Science to Applications).

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91亚色 is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. 91亚色's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91亚色鈥檚 campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.

Media Contact:
Sandra McLean, 91亚色 Media Relations, 416-272-6317, sandramc@yorku.ca

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TORONTO, Sept. 2, 2021 鈥� Workplace violence against female elementary school teachers by some of their students is often dismissed or diminished despite serious injury and emotional harm, says the lead author of a new paper out of 91亚色.

That鈥檚 because the issue is often invisible, complex, intertwined, messy and insidious, say co-authors 91亚色 Assistant Professor Tuulia Law of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and Professor Chris Bruckert of the University Ottawa.

They are quick to point out that the students are also victims here, as so many cuts to school resources mean supports for students are seldom available. Without them, some students lash out at teachers, often causing serious injury such as concussions. They say there is mounting evidence that student violence against Canadian educators is a pervasive problem, yet it鈥檚 not being taken seriously.

鈥淚t鈥檚 frightening, the kinds of things elementary school teachers in Ontario are experiencing and many of the teachers felt blamed for the violence by the school鈥檚 administrators for a lack of skills or competencies, or even caring,鈥� says Law. 鈥淭hey often reported facing questions that asked things like 鈥� 鈥榳hat did you do to create the problem鈥�?鈥� The response to the violence is gendered.

This kind of workplace violence isn鈥檛 typically covered by the traditional violence-against-women contextual framing, which usually includes sexual assault and domestic violence.

鈥淭eachers are being told by their administrators that this is the new normal. This is teaching today. Teachers are seeing it become routine, and they are outraged,鈥� says Bruckert.

Bruckert surveyed the prevalence of student violence against 70 Ontario teachers from kindergarten to Grade 8 to get an understanding of the situation.
Together they looked at how the dominant framing of violence against women silences their voices and proliferates a one-dimensional image of the lone female victim. The authors say it鈥檚 time to move beyond this image. They explore a new way of looking at the issue through a wider framework that could help make the violence more visible and change how it鈥檚 dealt with.

鈥淚t allows us to see elements and factors leading to, causing and culminating in violence that women experience that we wouldn鈥檛 see in the traditional smaller framing. It鈥檚 really a zooming out to better see things like structural violence, like symbolic violence 鈥� things that are happening at the level of social structures and ideas, and broader systems as well as violence happening in contexts that we don鈥檛 again associate with a traditional framing of violence against women,鈥� says Law.

鈥淲orkplace violence could be something that is happening through how the workplace is organized. It could be happening through organizational culture. It could be happening through various superiors or peers, through men as well as from other women.鈥�

Female teachers experienced higher levels of violence than their male counterparts and more reprisals.

鈥淲e talk a lot about sexual harassment in the workplace as if that鈥檚 the only kind of gendered violence that鈥檚 occurring,鈥� says Bruckert. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think we can talk about workplace violence without talking about gender.鈥�

Next steps?

More front-end resources are needed to support children and prevent these situations in the first place. Budgets have been squeezed so there is less testing of students at the beginning of school, and fewer supports to help them in class and in managing their behaviour.

鈥淒ecisions happening at the political and bureaucratic level over time, can culminate in very harmful effects so in the end it is experienced as violence,鈥� says Law.
The researchers鈥� expanded framework, however, can be applied to other workplaces as a way to more deeply, expansively and comprehensively see what鈥檚 happening with gendered violence. This is particularly important in predominantly female occupations, such as health care, law, and social and community services.
The paper was published in the journal Alternate Routes as part of their current themed issue: Work for Change.

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91亚色 is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. 91亚色's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91亚色鈥檚 campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.聽

Media Contact:
Sandra McLean, 91亚色 Media Relations, 416-272-6317,聽sandramc@yorku.ca

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TORONTO, Sept. 2, 2021 鈥� Workplace violence against female elementary school teachers by some of their students is often dismissed or diminished despite serious injury and emotional harm, says the lead author of a new paper out of 91亚色.

That鈥檚 because the issue is often invisible, complex, intertwined, messy and insidious, say co-authors 91亚色 Assistant Professor Tuulia Law of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and Professor Chris Bruckert of the University Ottawa.

They are quick to point out that the students are also victims here, as so many cuts to school resources mean supports for students are seldom available. Without them, some students lash out at teachers, often causing serious injury such as concussions. They say there is mounting evidence that student violence against Canadian educators is a pervasive problem, yet it鈥檚 not being taken seriously.

鈥淚t鈥檚 frightening, the kinds of things elementary school teachers in Ontario are experiencing and many of the teachers felt blamed for the violence by the school鈥檚 administrators for a lack of skills or competencies, or even caring,鈥� says Law. 鈥淭hey often reported facing questions that asked things like 鈥� 鈥榳hat did you do to create the problem鈥�?鈥� The response to the violence is gendered.

This kind of workplace violence isn鈥檛 typically covered by the traditional violence-against-women contextual framing, which usually includes sexual assault and domestic violence.

鈥淭eachers are being told by their administrators that this is the new normal. This is teaching today. Teachers are seeing it become routine, and they are outraged,鈥� says Bruckert.

Bruckert surveyed the prevalence of student violence against 70 Ontario teachers from kindergarten to Grade 8 to get an understanding of the situation.
Together they looked at how the dominant framing of violence against women silences their voices and proliferates a one-dimensional image of the lone female victim. The authors say it鈥檚 time to move beyond this image. They explore a new way of looking at the issue through a wider framework that could help make the violence more visible and change how it鈥檚 dealt with.

鈥淚t allows us to see elements and factors leading to, causing and culminating in violence that women experience that we wouldn鈥檛 see in the traditional smaller framing. It鈥檚 really a zooming out to better see things like structural violence, like symbolic violence 鈥� things that are happening at the level of social structures and ideas, and broader systems as well as violence happening in contexts that we don鈥檛 again associate with a traditional framing of violence against women,鈥� says Law.

鈥淲orkplace violence could be something that is happening through how the workplace is organized. It could be happening through organizational culture. It could be happening through various superiors or peers, through men as well as from other women.鈥�

Female teachers experienced higher levels of violence than their male counterparts and more reprisals.

鈥淲e talk a lot about sexual harassment in the workplace as if that鈥檚 the only kind of gendered violence that鈥檚 occurring,鈥� says Bruckert. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think we can talk about workplace violence without talking about gender.鈥�

Next steps?

More front-end resources are needed to support children and prevent these situations in the first place. Budgets have been squeezed so there is less testing of students at the beginning of school, and fewer supports to help them in class and in managing their behaviour.

鈥淒ecisions happening at the political and bureaucratic level over time, can culminate in very harmful effects so in the end it is experienced as violence,鈥� says Law.
The researchers鈥� expanded framework, however, can be applied to other workplaces as a way to more deeply, expansively and comprehensively see what鈥檚 happening with gendered violence. This is particularly important in predominantly female occupations, such as health care, law, and social and community services.
The paper was published in the journal Alternate Routes as part of their current themed issue: Work for Change.

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91亚色 is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. 91亚色's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91亚色鈥檚 campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.聽

Media Contact:
Sandra McLean, 91亚色 Media Relations, 416-272-6317,聽sandramc@yorku.ca

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Thursday October 8, 2020, TORONTO 鈥� A new knowledge mobilization hub at 91亚色鈥檚 bilingual Glendon Campus will help to meet the need for French as a second language (FSL) teachers at a time when they are in short supply.

The Glendon Accelerator for Innovation and Best Practices in French Teaching will lead several new initiatives to help recruit and retain French language teachers for Extended, Core and Immersion teaching and address the shortage of FSL teachers in Ontario and Canada.

Students, continuing learners, and experts in the field are coming together to create an innovative new hub for the sharing of resources, expertise, and networking opportunities.

The new hub鈥檚 main objective is to encourage students to seek a career in French language teaching and assist internationally certified French teachers who could benefit from bridging programs for the local Canadian and Ontarian market. The accelerator will include a newly created undergraduate certificate in French language and community stewardship which will nurture the skills needed for a future in FSL teaching. The hub will introduce a critical new FSL research centre and Open Education Resources (OER) on FSL teaching and learning, that will help educators find connections and support in professional learning communities.

The new hub will offer prospective participants a diverse and rich place to learn in an environment that fosters inclusivity, equity and diverse ways of knowledge. It will deepen cooperative practices between academic, school, and non-governmental partners in French language education and remove some of the burden from schools and school boards that often use their own resources to recruit and retain teachers.

The project is co-led by 91亚色 Associate Professor , Associate Professor and Researcher , and will include a diverse team of people involved in education, such as聽 teacher candidates, current teachers, post-secondary course instructors, and university professors.

The accelerator hub has received funding from the 聽and has already begun identifying needs and designing innovative programming for its different targets : high school students, Glendon students, future French teachers and in-service French teachers trained in Canada or internationally.

The Government of Canada is proud to provide the necessary support to this important initiative aimed at training the next generation of French as a Second Language educators. Glendon鈥檚 unique position as a significant bilingual campus within the world-class 91亚色 makes it an ideal post-secondary partner. At a time when the demand for bilingual skills is increasing, this made-in-Canada knowledge hub is a welcome tool to recruit, retain or retool FSL educators.

-Rob Oliphant, MP Don Valley West

For many years, Glendon has played a central role in the development of teachers entering the immersion system, as well as in the teaching of French as a Second Language. We are extremely pleased to lead key initiatives which will address the teacher shortages across the province and will also make core resources available to support them in their daily activities.

-Ian Roberge 鈥� Principal Glendon Campus

91亚色 champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni. 91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

Media Contacts:
Yanni Dagonas, 91亚色 Media Relations, cell 647-468-7850,聽yannidag@yorku.ca

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TORONTO, September 27, 2017 鈥� Osgoode Hall Law School at 91亚色 today announced substantial new investments in financial accessibility to ensure that a greater number of students are able to access legal education.

Following on the heels of a $1 million investment in new financial aid funding in 2015 that allowed for the creation of the first-in-Canada Income Contingent Loan Program (ICLP) and the awarding of 50 bursaries a year over two years to commemorate Osgoode鈥檚 50th anniversary at 91亚色, the Law School is now investing a further $200,000 this year to expand the ICLP from five to seven students annually. The duration of the pilot program will also be extended from five to seven years to the year 2022.

In addition to the ICLP expansion, Osgoode will also invest an additional $500,000 in its Accessibility Fund, which will be allocated to a range of bursaries, including Wendy Babcock Social Justice Awards, aimed at alleviating the burden for students graduating with high debt and intent on pursuing public interest career opportunities.

鈥淩ising tuition is a serious barrier to access to legal education,鈥� said Osgoode Dean Lorne Sossin. 鈥淲e believe that every admitted Osgoode student should be able to obtain legal education regardless of financial means, which is why we are committed to expanding our existing financial assistance initiatives and developing new approaches to financial accessibility.鈥�

The ICLP, which already has enabled 15 students to pursue a Juris Doctor (JD) degree, is one of a range of ambitious accessibility initiatives that Osgoode has introduced in recent years. In the 2016-17 academic year, the Law School distributed more than $5 million in bursaries, scholarships and graduation awards to Osgoode students, and offered paid public interest summer internships for law students with financial need, as well as a free 鈥淎ccess to Law and Learning鈥� LSAT prep course for prospective law students with financial need. Finally, Osgoode鈥檚 鈥淔lex-Time鈥� initiative is making it easier for JD students to balance work and/or care commitments with their legal education.

Osgoode鈥檚 2017-18 academic year commenced on August 24, 2017 with the arrival of approximately 300 entering JD students. First-year tuition for domestic students is $26,245.78.

Beginning in the fall of 2018, seven eligible students will receive ICLP funding covering the cost of tuition for each of the three years of the JD Program. Each student will be given up to $15,000 annually as a bursary that they do not have to pay back. The remainder will be a loan that the students must agree to repay after graduation over a 10-year period once they are employed and earning a predetermined amount. If their income sits below the predetermined threshold in any of the years of the repayment period, the loan repayment for those years will be forgiven.

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Virginia Corner, Communications Manager, Osgoode Hall Law School of 91亚色, 416-736-5820, vcorner@osgoode.yorku.ca

Sandra McLean, 91亚色 Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22097, sandramc@yorku.ca

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