York University

This article is about the Canadian university. For the British university, see University of York. For other uses, see York University (disambiguation).

York University
Coat of arms of the university
Other name
YorkU
MottoTentanda via (Latin)
Motto in English
The way must be tried
TypePublic research university
Established1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Academic affiliations
CARL, COU, CUSID, Fields Institute, IAU, Universities Canada
Endowment$632.7 million (2021)[1]
ChancellorKathleen Taylor
PresidentRhonda Lenton[2]
ProvostLisa Philipps
Administrative staff
7,000
Students55,700
Undergraduates49,700[3]
Postgraduates6,000
Location
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada

43°46′23″N 79°30′13″W / 43.77306°N 79.50361°W / 43.77306; -79.50361
CampusUrban / suburban, 185 ha (460 acres)
TaglineRight the Future
ColoursRed and White
NicknameYork Lions
Sporting affiliations
U Sports, OUA
MascotYeo the Lion
Websitewww.yorku.ca Edit this at Wikidata

York University (French: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university,[3] and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, and over 375,000 alumni worldwide.[3] It has 11 faculties, including the Lassonde School of Engineering, Schulich School of Business, Osgoode Hall Law School, Glendon College,[4] and 32 research centres.

York University was established in 1959 as a non-denominational institution by the York University Act,[5] which received royal assent in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 26 March of that year.[6] Its first class was held in September 1960 in Falconer Hall on the University of Toronto campus with a total of 76 students.[7] In the fall of 1961, York moved to its first campus at Glendon Hall (now part of Glendon College), which was leased from U of T, and began to emphasize liberal arts and part-time adult education.[6] In 1965, the university opened a second campus, the Keele Campus, in North York, within the neighbourhood community now called York University Heights.

Over the last twenty years, York has become a centre for labour strife with several faculty and other strikes occurring,[8][9][10][11][2][12] including the longest university strike in Canadian history in 2018. The university has also faced challenges in handling antisemitism on campus, such as attacks on the school's chapter of Hillel International and academics affiliated with the school being accused of hateful behaviour.

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  2. ^ a b "Convocation starts for York's Class of 2018 amid record-long strike – The Star". Toronto Star. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "About York University". Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Organization – About". Yorku.ca. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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  8. ^ "How long will the York University strike last? 'Who knows?' union says – CBC News". Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Province plans to end York University strike – CityNews Toronto". Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  10. ^ "York university strike: Confusion on campus – Macleans.ca". 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Canadian university strike 'harbinger of things to come'". 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  12. ^ Jeffords, Shawn (10 July 2018). "Tories say cap-and-trade repeal, ending York strike top priorities". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.