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IN THE MEDIA: 5 tips to prepare your child for going back to daycare

Cristina Delgado Vintimilla, an Assistant Professor of early childhood in the Faculty of Education, is providing a few tips for parents to help their children transition back to daycare.

IN THE MEDIA: Dear brown people: I’m about to wash some dirty linen in public. Consider this an overdue act of tough love

On June 19, 91��ɫ Assistant Professor Vidya Shah and education experts Jeewan Chanicka and Herveen Singh spoke in a brutally frank session titled “Brown Complicity in White Supremacy.” While anti-Blackness is also rampant among Hispanics, East Asians, Middle Eastern people and any people who are neither white nor Black, “brown” here refers to people of South […]

IN THE MEDIA: Timing of Ontario’s new math curriculum questioned

The Ontario government has unveiled its plan to get math grades up in schools across the province. But a new curriculum to be delivered in September is something that experts say is a tall order considering the current circumstances. Assistant Professor Tina Rapke at 91��ɫ's Faculty of Education says, "I am a little bit […]

IN THE MEDIA: What does anti-Black racism look like in schools?

Faculty of Education and the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora Prof. Carl James was on CBC Radio to discuss what systemic racism can look like in education and to highlight the importance of changing the culture of schooling itself. 

IN THE MEDIA: Youth, Pride and COVID-19

With schools closed and community events cancelled due to COVID-19, LGBTQ2 youth expert Jen Gilbert says it’s more important than ever for young people to stay connected with each other online.

IN THE MEDIA: Calls continue to rename Ontario municipalities amid concerns over historical figures’ racist pasts

People advocating to change the names of municipalities signal how individuals are moving toward not accepting what was previously considered appropriate, according to the Faculty of Education Prof. Carl James. 

IN THE MEDIA: Canadians on Pride in the pandemic: What ‘began as a protest continues to be a protest’

Keita, 30, immigrated from Sierra Leone to Edmonton with his family when he was 12. When he was 18, he moved to Toronto — home of one of the largest LGBTQ2 communities in the country. Keita is disappointed that pride is cancelled this year, but he’s glad to see it’s happening during a time of […]

IN THE MEDIA: Canada's dire need for better race-based data

It's clear that COVID-19 and racism are a dangerous combination. We need better information about how Indigenous, Black and other racialized people interact with Canadian health-care systems.

IN THE MEDIA: Why all parents need to talk to their kids about anti-Black racism

Sasha Exeter was out for a walk with her toddler trying to enjoy the beautiful Toronto weather last month when the two were affronted by ugly racist vitriol. It wasn't the two-year-old's first encounter with racism, and despite her efforts to protect her, Exeter knows it won't be the last. Carl James, 91��ɫ Faculty of Education Professor and Jean […]

IN THE MEDIA: Tips for LGBTQ Youths to survive in self-isolation

Associate Professor Jen Gilbert spoke with Breakfast Television Toronto to discuss how pride has changed this year due to the pandemic. “Online programming could increase accessibility for youth who may not live in Toronto and have access to the in person festivities,” she said. Gilbert also suggests that LGBTQ youth reach out to their support network. "It's important for […]