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-CP Four senators at York University and a member of its academic planning and research committee are asking for a judicial review of the institution\u2019s decision to suspend admissions to several undergraduate programs. The university has said it is temporarily suspending new admissions to 18 degree programs in the fall of 2025, including Indigenous studies, gender and women\u2019s studies and environmental biology programs. Members of the university\u2019s senate and academic planning and research committee have filed an application in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, asking it to order York University to rescind its suspension decisions and to follow a collegial process before suspending admissions to the academic programs. The applicants are arguing that York University\u2019s senate has jurisdiction over academic matters and suspending admissions to programs requires the senate\u2019s… <\/p>\n

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-CP Four senators at York University and a member of its academic planning and research committee are asking for a judicial review of the institution\u2019s decision to suspend admissions to several undergraduate programs. The university has said it is temporarily suspending new admissions to 18 degree programs in the fall of 2025, including Indigenous studies, gender and women\u2019s studies and environmental biology programs. Members of the university\u2019s senate and academic planning and research committee have filed an application in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, asking it to order York University to rescind its suspension decisions and to follow a collegial process before suspending admissions to the academic programs. The applicants are arguing that York University\u2019s senate has jurisdiction over academic matters and suspending admissions to programs requires the senate\u2019s... <\/p>\n

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