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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]
The York University Faculty Association was founded in the fall of 1962 during disagreements on campus over the leadership of Murray Ross, then president of York. [4] Though it was not a union, it threatened some job actions in the 1960s, [5] and in 1972 worked to defend its members in the face of threatened budget cuts because of a financial ...
A report from the Progress Policy Institute shows that many institutions have far more staff than faculty. At Brown, there is one administrative staffer for every 3.1 students, but only one ...
The title of Distinguished Research Professor is awarded to faculty who have made outstanding contributions to the university through their work in research, [117] while a University Professor has "demonstrated a commitment to participation in University life and/or contribution to the University as a community" as well as teaching and scholarship.
The Lassonde School of Engineering was created in November 2011. In May 2013, students and faculty members in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Earth & Space Science & Engineering (both previously part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at York University) joined the Lassonde School of Engineering.
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education itself was founded in 1965 by an act of the Ontario Legislature. OISE's primary objectives were to conduct and disseminate research in the field of education, and to offer graduate-level education courses and degrees. [2] In 1996, the University of Toronto's Faculty of Education merged with OISE to ...
All undergraduate students at York University (with the exception of Atkinson & Osgoode Hall students) participate in a health plan . 65.5% of voting Glendon College students voted to join the health plan during their 2006 Spring Elections (Elections York). Glendon College was a previous non-participant in the plan.
The Faculty of Health offers a range of undergraduate, graduate and certificate education programs, as well as engages in integrative basic science, applied research and knowledge mobilization. The academic units, two colleges and Health Leadership and Learning Network form the core of the Faculty of Health's integrated model for linking ...