York University
Public university in Toronto
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| 2025 | QS World University Rankings placed York University 362nd globally and 16th in Canada. |
| 2025 | Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked York 401–500 globally and 18th in Canada. |
| 2024 | York ranked 35th Globally and 9th in Canada in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for Sustainable Development. |
| 2024 | Academic Ranking of World Universities placed York in the 401-500 global bracket and tied for 17th in Canada. |
| 2024 | Maclean's magazine ranked York University 4th in the Canadian comprehensive university category. |
| 2024 | U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking ranked York 466th globally and 17th in Canada. |
| 2024 | Government of Ontario provided $9 million initial start-up funding to establish the York University School of Medicine in the Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct. |
| September 2024 | Markham Campus began accepting students for the Fall session. |
| April 2024 | Announcement that the York University School of Medicine will initially accept 80 undergraduate students and 102 postgraduate residents, with plans to expand to 240 undergraduate students and 293 postgraduate residents at full capacity by 2028. |
| April 19 2024 | CUPE 3903 membership ratified a tentative agreement with York University, ending the 53-day strike. |
| February 26 2024 | CUPE 3903 Units 1, 2, and 3 began a strike focused on job stability for contract faculty and wage increases, particularly in light of previous Bill 124 wage restrictions. |
| January 2024 | CUPE 3903 union called for TAs to divert tutorials to teaching about Palestinian liberation and proposed banning Hillel from campus. |
| 2023 | York Federation of Students, Graduate Students' Association, and Glendon College Student Union endorsed Hamas' attacks on Israeli civilians, which was condemned by York University. |
| November 2023 | Lesley J. Wood, an assistant professor, was charged with hate-motivated crimes after vandalizing an Indigo storefront in protest of Jewish CEO Heather Reisman. |
| May 2023 | Kathleen Taylor, former chair of the Royal Bank of Canada, begins her tenure as Chancellor of York University |
| 2022 | Antisemitic graffiti inciting violence against Jews was discovered near campus, resulting in a suspect's arrest and charging. |
| 2022 | QS graduate employability ranking placed York University 301–500 globally and 10–17 in Canada. |
| July 23 2020 | Premier Doug Ford announced government support for partially funding the construction of the Markham Campus. |
| 2019 | A student panel with two Israel Defence Forces reservists was violently protested by Students Against Israeli Apartheid, leading to condemnation from Premier Doug Ford and Mayor John Tory. |
| 2019 | York University introduced a new Bachelor of Design program, replacing the previous joint program with Sheridan College. |
| 2019 | Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities ranked York 488th globally and 19th in Canada. |
| 2018 | The joint York/Sheridan Design (YSDN) program concluded after nearly two decades of operation. |
| 2018 | York University proposed the construction of a third campus in the City of Markham. |
| 2018 | Experienced the longest university strike in Canadian history involving faculty and staff. |
| October 24 2018 | Provincial government initially cancelled funding for the Markham campus project. |
| July 25 2018 | The 143-day strike, the longest in post-secondary sector history, was ended by back-to-work legislation passed by the 42nd Parliament of Ontario under Premier Doug Ford. |
| March 5 2018 | CUPE 3903 Units 1, 2, and 3 began striking several months after their previous collective agreement expired, focusing on job security and creating a less precarious working environment for contract faculty. |
| 2017 | Rhonda Lenton becomes President of York University, succeeding Mamdouh Shoukri. |
| 2017 | Dawn Bazely and Jonathan Edmondson were named Distinguished Research Professors in Biology and History faculties. |
| 2017 | Police investigated an incident where swastikas and an antisemitic statement were found on a classroom chalkboard. |
| 2016 | Lab technologist Nikolaos Balaskas was fired from York University after Hillel Ontario reported antisemitic social media posts. |
| 2016 | York Lions Women's Tennis team won the Canadian University National Championships for the second consecutive year. |
| 2015 | York Lions Women's Tennis team won the Canadian University National Championships. |
| November 2015 | York University hosted the CIS Men's Soccer Championships at York Stadium. |
| May 20 2015 | Provincial government announced financial contribution to the Markham campus project. |
| March 31 2015 | The 29-day strike ended after the union reached and ratified a tentative agreement with the university. |
| March 2 2015 | Teaching assistants, contract faculty, and graduate assistants began a strike, leading to the cancellation of nearly all classes as about 2/3 of York courses were taught by contract faculty. |
| 2014 | Isabella C. Bakker was awarded Distinguished Research Professor status in Political Science. |
| 2014 | York Lions won four significant championships: CIS men's national track and field championship, OUA women's provincial tennis championship, and both OUA and CIS men's soccer titles. |
| June 2014 | Gregory Sorbara, former Ontario cabinet minister, becomes Chancellor of York University |
| June 2014 | Announced plans to construct a new campus in Markham, Ontario, in partnership with Seneca College. |
| 2013 | J. Douglas Crawford and Marcia H. Rioux were named Distinguished Research Professors in Psychology and Health Policy & Management. |
| 2011 | Jianhong Wu was awarded Distinguished Research Professor status in Mathematics & Statistics. |
| 2010 | Pat Armstrong and Leslie S. Greenberg were named Distinguished Research Professors in Sociology and Psychology faculties. |
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