The governance was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906, which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters.
Its first class was held in September 1960 in Falconer Hall on the University of Toronto campus with a total of 76 students.
Its first class was held in September 1960 in Falconer Hall on the University of Toronto campus with a total of 76 students. The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that [education] was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society.
In the fall of 1961, York moved to its first campus, Glendon College, and began to emphasize liberal arts and part-time adult education.
The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the two bodies and to perform institutional leadership. In the fall of 1961, York moved to its first campus, Glendon College, and began to emphasize liberal arts and part-time adult education.
In 1965, the university opened a second campus, the Keele Campus, in North York, within the neighbourhood community now called York University Heights. Several of York's programs have gained notable recognition both nationally and internationally.
York became independent in 1965, after an initial period of affiliation with the University of Toronto (U of T), under the York University Act, 1965.
Its main campus on the northern outskirts of Toronto opened in 1965. Murray Ross, who continues to be honoured today at the university in several ways – including the Murray G.
At the time, York University was envisaged as a feeder campus to U of T, until Ross's powerful vision led it to become a completely separate institution. In 1965, the university opened a second campus, the Keele Campus, in North York, in the Jane and Finch community.
The Glendon campus became a bilingual liberal arts college led by Escott Reid, who envisaged it as a national institution to educate Canada's future leaders, a vision shared by Prime Minister Lester Pearson, who formally opened Glendon College in 1966. The first Canadian undergraduate program in dance opened at York University in 1970.
The Glendon campus became a bilingual liberal arts college led by Escott Reid, who envisaged it as a national institution to educate Canada's future leaders, a vision shared by Prime Minister Lester Pearson, who formally opened Glendon College in 1966. The first Canadian undergraduate program in dance opened at York University in 1970.
In 1972, Canada Post featured the nascent institution on 8¢ stamps, entitled York University Campus, North York, Ont.
program in Women's Studies opened with five candidates in January 1992. Its bilingual mandate and focus on the liberal arts continue to shape Glendon's special status within York University.
Students occupied the university's administration offices in March 1997, protesting escalating tuition hikes. In June 2014, the university announced that a new campus would be constructed in Markham, Ontario.
The Aviva Centre tennis stadium, built in 2004, is a perennial host of the Canada Masters tennis tournament.
In The Economist's 2011 full-time MBA rankings, York's Schulich School of Business ranked ninth in the world, and first in Canada, and in CNN Expansion's ranking of MBA programs, Schulich ranked 18th in the world, placing first in Canada.
Students occupied the university's administration offices in March 1997, protesting escalating tuition hikes. In June 2014, the university announced that a new campus would be constructed in Markham, Ontario.
On May 20, 2015, the provincial government announced it will provide financial contribution to this new project. On October 24, 2018, the provincial government announced it would pull its funding for the campus, along with funding for the planned satellite campuses of Laurier University and Ryerson University.
On May 20, 2015, the provincial government announced it will provide financial contribution to this new project. On October 24, 2018, the provincial government announced it would pull its funding for the campus, along with funding for the planned satellite campuses of Laurier University and Ryerson University.
In July 2020, the provincial government allowed plans for the university to go through. ==Academics== York's approximately 2,450 full-time faculty and academic librarians are represented by the York University Faculty Association.
In the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities rankings, the university ranked 401–500 in the world and 19 in Canada.
The 2021 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 531–540 in the world, and eighteenth in Canada.
The 2021 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked York 401–500 in the world, 17–18 in Canada.
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