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Broaden your mind with the Scholars' Hub @ Home Speaker Series

Do you enjoy hearing about the latest thought-provoking research? The Scholars’ Hub @ Home speaker series features discussions on a broad range of topics, with engaging lectures from some of York’s best minds. The Scholars’ Hub events are done in partnership with Vaughan Public Libraries, Markham Public Library, and Aurora Public Library. The Scholars' Hub @ Home series is brought to you by ºÚÁÏappAlumni Engagement. We invite students, alumni and all members of the community to join us. All sessions take place at 12 p.m. ET.

Latest Scholars' Hub

Shital Desai, Associate Professor, School of Arts Media Performance and Design and Director, Social and Technological Systems (SaTS) Lab

The presentation will delve into how the Social and Technological Systems (SaTS) Lab at ºÚÁÏappleverages inclusive design to empower communities and dismantle barriers to accessibility. Learn how the lab’s interdisciplinary approach bridges social equity and technological innovation, creating solutions that prioritize dignity, agency, and collective well-being.

Daniel Drache, Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar, Department of Politics Research Fellow, Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Tune in as Professor Drache speaks about how the Trump presidency is smashing constitutional guardrails and embracing what he calls authoritarian hard right policies. The Canadian nation is under fire â€” do we have a strategy?

This is a special in-person event at the in Markham

Farshid Shams, Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Join us at Unionville Public Library at 7 p.m. for an in-person presentation that draws on a recent study examining the routine activities of social workers in an Ontario-based mental health and addiction counselling organization. It explores how these frontline practitioners make sense of who they are as they navigate restrictive organizational requirements while striving to maintain their professional autonomy.