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McNeese Publishes New Book on Famous Photographer

September 4, 2023

York University History Professor Dr. Tim McNeese has published his latest book, William Henry Jackson: How Yellowstone’s Famous Photographer Captured the American West The book is published through Rowman & Littlefield’s Two Dot imprint.

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York University Eclipses 700 Students for the First Time

August 29, 2023

Despite the current climate of low enrollment across the nation, York University’s student count continues to build, seeing an increase this fall of 5% in its undergraduate population to 446 with students coming from 28 states and 22 countries. A stable population of graduate students and a growing...

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Dr. Bob Lawrence...Ummmm!

August 10, 2023

Memories of Dr. Robert Lawrence, longtime York University faculty member who passed away August 7 in Waynesville, N.C., are colorful, nostalgic, descriptive and heartfelt--exactly the way he would expect compositions to be written for his English classes. The most frequently mentioned, instant memory...

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York University to Honor Alumni at Homecoming

August 4, 2023

​York University will recognize three alumni for their achievement and service with the 2023 Alumni of the Year awards at Homecoming. Dr. C. Shawn Bengtson ’80 will receive the Alumna of the Year Award, and Dan and Julie Goodwin ’03 and Misty Wellman Brouilette ’02 will be recognized as the...

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Annual Leadership Program Empowers Students to Aim Higher

July 14, 2023

Students from six National Christian School Association (NCSA) schools attended the 2023 Presidential Leadership Institute July 10-16, hosted by York University. With 25 student participants and 10 sponsors representing schools in Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas, the campus was blessed...