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		<title>York&#8217;s president and Osgoode grad are in contention for the RBC Top 25 Immigrant Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canadian Immigrant magazine has kicked off voting for the fifth annual RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, identifying and celebrating the inspiring stories and achievements of Canadian immigrants from all walks of life. More than 600 entries were submitted following the call for nominations. The list was reviewed by a panel of judges, which included recipients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A: Emmanuel Mbulu (BA ’77, BA Hons. ’80): From struggling student to philanthropic chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leaving Nigeria to pursue a degree in economics, Chief Emmanuel Mbulu (BA ’77, BA Hons.’80) came to York in 1974 as an international student.  While a student, he struggled to pay his school fees and bills and worked as a dishwasher and taxi driver to make ends meet – all the while taking care of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Distinguished digital arts and experimental media scholar is appointed as the new dean for the Faculty of Fine Arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President &#38; Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri has issued the following message to the York University community:  I am pleased to inform you that the search for a new dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts has reached a successful conclusion. Last fall, I established a search committee, comprising members of the Faculty of Fine Arts (faculty, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>York unveils its own tipi, a place to learn and foster awareness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gathered around a small, smoky fire inside the newest addition to the York landscape, members of the University’s indigenous community and administration officially unveiled the York Tipi. Standing among tall trees outside of Osgoode Hall Law School, next to Hart House, the tipi is a reminder that the University sits on traditional Ojibway land. Elder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New book on bullying provides parents with a practical guide to prevention</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three top experts in the study of bullying and bullying prevention have recently published a new book for parents who are concerned about the society-wide problem that affects children of all ages. Bullying Prevention: What Parents Need to Know explores key myths, such as the idea that children grow out of bullying that only a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrated author Nino Ricci tells creative writing students that the best time to be a writer is now</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[York University alumnus and celebrated author Nino Ricci (BA ’81) told students Wednesday, April 3 at the President’s Creative Writing Awards reception that it’s probably the best time in the history of the planet to be a writer. “Last I checked, Homer was still in print, Dante was still in print, Shakespeare is still hot…Jane [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The inaugural Koerner Speaker Series in Neotropical Conservation will feature a talk given by Costa Rica’s Minister of Culture and Youth Manuel Obregon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Costa Rica&#8217;s Minister of Culture and Youth Manuel Obregón, a renowned jazz pianist and composer, will perform and talk about the relationship between culture and conservation in Costa Rica at the inaugural Koerner Speaker Series in Neotropical Conservation, in association with the Las Nubes Project. This special concert, lecture and conversation with Obregón will take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This summer send your children to the York Youth Connection Day Camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every summer, a group of youth ages 8 to 14 come together on York’s Keele campus to experience university life – many before they’ve even started high school. For nearly 40 years, the York Youth Connection (YYC) Day Camp has provided youth from the local community and children of York&#8217;s employees, students and alumni, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research will work to prevent child and youth injuries, bridging the gaps between research, policy and practice</title>
		<link>http://alumni.news.yorku.ca/2013/03/20/childrens-injuries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Injuries are the leading cause of death among children and youth in Canada and also result in serious disability. Macpherson drew attention to the problem of childhood injuries in 2007, with the publication of a major study on the association between body checking and concussions in children’s ice hockey. She has also examined the role [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former prime minister Paul Martin will be joined by alumnus Joseph Boyden at a conference about indigenous and immigrant experiences</title>
		<link>http://alumni.news.yorku.ca/2013/03/20/encounters-in-canada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former prime minister of Canada Paul Martin will be one of a slate of well-known people, including author and York alumnus Joseph Boyden (BA &#8217;91), to speak at the upcoming Encounters in Canada: Contrasting Indigenous and Immigrant Perspectives conference that will be taking place from May 15 to 17. Many immigrants to Canada view the [...]]]></description>
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