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Yorkville U Celebrates Graduation of 3,000+ Online Students at Trio of Ceremonies in Fredericton 

Yorkville University recently celebrated the accomplishments of more than 3,000 online graduates during a trio of convocation ceremonies in New Brunswick.  The newly minted Class of 2024 included Yorkville’s first-ever graduating class of Doctor of Counselling and Psychotherapy students, as well as graduates from its Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, Master of Education, and Bachelor of Business Administration programs.  All …


Yorkville University Adopts New Tradition of Gifting Blankets to Indigenous Graduates

When Yorkville University’s Indigenous graduates crossed the stage to collect their degrees earlier this month in Fredericton, they did so draped in a very special gift.  For the first time in its history, Canada’s largest private university has adopted the tradition of gifting its First Nations, Inuit and Métis graduates with a Chief Blanket from Boy …


Spotlight on Steven Noble | Pride Q&A

In honour of Pride 2024, Yorkville University is shining a spotlight on some of the members of our 2SLGBTQIA+ Advisory Council.  Steven Noble, a professor in the Master of Education program, recently sat down to share a little about himself, what Pride means to him, and how he’ll be celebrating this year.  Here’s what he had …


BID Alumnus Cindy Torreiro Featured in AZURE Magazine

Bachelor of Interior Design (BID) alumnus Cindy Torreiro was recently featured in AZURE Magazine – an award-winning, international magazine focusing on contemporary architecture and design. Torreiro, who graduated from Yorkville University’s online BID program in 2023, discusses with the magazine her decision to pivot from a series of successful stints as a costume designer, set decorator, graphic designer and production manager to …



STLHE Names Dr. Julia Christensen Hughes Winner of 2024 Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award

Yorkville University’s Dr. Julia Christensen Hughes has been named the 2024 recipient of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE)’s Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award. The award, which is bestowed every two years, honours individuals who have “made significant contributions to teaching, learning and educational development in Canadian higher education” over their careers. “I am truly honoured to …



Yorkville University Launches New Associate of Arts Degree Program in B.C.

Vancouver, B.C., June 4, 2024 – Today, Yorkville University is proud to announce the launch of its new Associate of Arts degree – a foundational program in the humanities and social sciences designed for students aspiring to begin their university journey before transferring into a bachelor’s degree program.   Offered both on campus out of Yorkville U’s Vancouver, B.C. campus …


Q&A with Yorkville U MACP Student Graduation Speaker Amreen Saini

During her time at Yorkville University, Amreen Saini consistently embodied the notion that “(student) life is what you make of it” – a sentiment she’s now carrying over to her life as a alumnus.  The Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology graduate, who served as Yorkville’s very first Student Council President for the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences during her studies, …


Q&A with Yorkville U MACP Student Graduation Speaker Maimoona Batool

Maimoona Batool’s steadfast commitment to addressing the pressing needs of child psychotherapy was first ignited by her own personal struggle to access mental health support for her own child.  An Emergency and Forensic Nurse when she first enrolled in Yorkville University’s Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology program, she recognized the profound gap in these kinds of …


Q&A with Yorkville U’s MEd Student Graduation Speaker Lyndsay Tuplin

As a passionate educator who’s spent the last nine years living and working in the Canadian Arctic, Lyndsay Tuplin’s focus remains on inclusive and Indigenous education.  Currently based in Lac La Biche, Alberta, where she teaches a Grade 7/8 class with the Lakeland Catholic School Board, she’s committed to creating a learning environment where all students …


Guest Article | Dr. Tommy Mayberry on Being Queer in Academia

During a recent interview process, a candidate asked me, “If you could go back and revisit your younger self from your current job and work, what advice would you give yourself?”  This question conjured up immediately for me that “What Advice Do You Have For Your Younger Self?” moment on RuPaul’s Drag Race, when RuPaul holds up …


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