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York University

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York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the third-largest university in the country, with about 53,500 students and over 375,000 alumni worldwide. It was established in 1959 as a non-denominational institution under the York University Act, and its first class of 76 students met in September 1960 in Falconer Hall on the St. George campus of the University of Toronto. It has eleven faculties, including the Schulich School of Business, Osgoode Hall Law School and Glendon College, and 32 research centres.

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York University (York U, YU, or York; French: Université York) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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York University (York U, YU, or York; French: Université York) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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He took a Professorship at Brandeis University in 1977, and also lectured at other universities in North America, including York University in Toronto and the City University of New York, although he remained based in London.
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He writes about political economy of capitalism and economic crisis, ecology and ecological crisis, and Marxist theory. == Early life == In 1976, Foster moved to Canada and entered the political science graduate program at York University in Toronto.
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He is a professor of philosophy at York University.
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