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Chair in Hellenic Studies
York University, Toronto, Canada

The Project
As its first major project, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation pledged to raise $2 million to establish Toronto's first permanent Chair in Hellenic Studies, a project that was successfully completed with a cheque presentation to York University in December 2002.

The Hellenic Heritage Chair in Hellenic Studies enables students (including more than 1,000 students of Greek descent enrolled at York University every year) to study the Greek language, culture and civilization.

Since its inception, the program has grown extremely popular, with higher than expected enrollment. Under Professor Thomas Gallant's guidance, the Chair has been directed to new heights, offering Canada's first graduate program in Hellenic Studies.

The Endowed Chair
The highest honour in academic life is an endowed Chair. The Hellenic Heritage Chair in Hellenic Studies is attracting and retaining senior scholars that contribute to the creation of knowledge in Hellenism and heighten the reputation of York University as a whole. The acquired funding provides a salary for the incumbent as well as research and scholarly support, library acquisitions and graduate student fellowship funding.