Saying Goodbye to Howard Adelman
Howard Adelman passed away 23rd July, 2023, a profound and unexpected loss to family and friends from near and afar. Funeral servicewere held on Thursday July 27, 2023 at 1:30pm (EDT) at Holy Blossom...
View ArticleProject to explore experiences of Syrian, Ethiopian refugees
Directed by York University sociologist Christopher Kyriakides, Canada Research Chair in Citizenship, Social Justice and Ethno-Racialization, a University comparative research project will explore the...
View ArticleJob Posting: Director, Centre for Refugee Studies
Position: Director ORU: Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS), York University Term Start and End Date: 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2029 Stipend: The position comes with a stipend and course load reduction as...
View ArticleInternational students are not to blame for Canada’s housing crisis
A recently published article in The Conversation by CRS affiliate Yvonne Su and co-authors Lilach Marom, Soma Chatterjee, Tania Das Gupta...
View ArticleIntroducing the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA)
What is FMRA? The Forced Migration Research Archive is a new subject-focused repository hosted by YorkSpace at Canada’s York University. It was established to provide authors a free and easy way to...
View ArticleJob Posting: CRS Program Administration Assistant
Hourly rate: $25/hr plus 4% vacation Average hours per week: 5-10 in the Fall, 10-15 in the Winter Dates: November 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 The Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) is seeking a Program...
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Announcement: Recipient of the 2023 Anthony Richmond Scholarship
The Centre for Refugee Studies is delighted to announce that Dheman Abdi has received the 2023 Anthony Richmond Scholarship. This scholarship recognizes promising graduate student research on the...
View ArticleCanada must stop treating climate disasters like unexpected humanitarian crises
A recently published article in The Conversation by CRS affiliate Yvonne Su and co-author Will Greaves: Canada must stop treating climate disasters like unexpected humanitarian crises...
View ArticleWenona Giles Appointed to Order of Canada
We are extremely happy to announce the appointment of long time CRS affiliate and Professor Emerita Wenona Giles as an Officer to the Order of Canada for "her significant contributions to refugee and...
View ArticleSetting the record straight on refugee claims by international students
A recently published article in The Conversation by CRS members Yvonne Su and co-authors Corey Robinson and Sean Rehaag: Setting the record straight on refugee claims by international students...
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