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“It is not enough to simply condemn anti-Black racism. We know that solutions begin with listening to and learning from those who face anti-Black racism, and by standing next to those fighting for a more just world.”- Rhonda Lenton Dear President Rhonda Lenton, We are writing to you as concerned students and community members to […]

The York University Graduate Student Association stands in solidarity with the families and friends of George Floyd and Regis Korchinski-Paquet and those protesting for justice around the world. Over the past week, we have witnessed the catastrophic outcomes of anti-black racism in the United States and Canada necessitated by police systems rooted in white supremacy […]

Job Description Employer: York University Graduate Students’ Association (YUGSA) Position Title: Handbook Coordinator (HC) Employment Type: Contract (Termed), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1281 Unionized. Hours & Duration of Contract: June 18th, 2020 until project completion, meeting deadlines in June and July 2019; up to 100 work-hours total. Salary and Benefits $36.38 per […]

On April 30, 2020, York University hosted a Virtual Town Hall for students to ask senior leadership about the university’s response to COVID-19. During this Town Hall, Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies, Thomas Loebel, indicated that while the university is aware that this pandemic has caused various disruptions to graduate student academic progress and […]

We appreciate that York University’s senior administration hosted a virtual town hall yesterday to answer urgent questions from the York community, but we are greatly disappointed in their responses to questions about graduate student funding. Senior University administration said that graduate students should work with supervisors to discuss their program completion in light of the […]

UPDATE: We are sorry, due to the overwhelming number of applications we will have to temporarily suspend new applications until we can make more money available for this fund. We will inform our membership through our website, social media, and listservs once the application portal is reopened. Deadline: First-come, First Serve until funds last. The […]