Of all philosophers, only a woman speaks out decisively against tyranny, totalitarianism and war. Hannah Arendt advanced reading, studying, writing, and speaking of world events to develop a discerning form of political philosophical judgment. Witness is critical to Arendt's engagement of current and political events.
This month's issue of Innovatus highlights some of the transformative projects, initiatives and activities happening here in the Faculty of Education.
On Tuesday, March 16th, Associate Professor Aparna Mishra-Tarc was on the Mornings with Sue & Andy show to shed light on the conflict in Eastern Europe. Tarc spoke about the plight of the thousands of children fleeing Ukraine as Russian invaders continue their destructive campaign.
The Faculty of Education is currently undertaking a major planning exercise to develop our next Five-Year Strategic Plan (2023-2027) to inform and define the future direction of the Faculty.
All war is always war on children. As a vulnerable population, children’s lives are at the mercy of the adult community. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has threatened children’s lives and severed them from their everyday lives. Overnight, their lives have become unimaginable.
91ÑÇɫ’s Faculty of Education, Centre for Refugee Studies and the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Project will be hosting the final event of the 2021-22 BHER Speaker Series on Wednesday, March 16 at
Ontario’s government announced in January that it was partnering with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and Menkes Development to build the province’s first public school in a condominium at Toronto’s downtown waterfront. Such schools in mid-rise or high-rise buildings in den
91ÑÇÉ« will celebrate Black artists with a live broadcast of emotion-evoking and thought-provoking spoken word, R&B and gospel music performances from the Tribute Communities Recital Hall on Feb. 23.
The system for granting federal research funding in Canada fails to give Black scientists the support they need to optimize their work, professors and researchers say. Not providing that stability for researchers may result in a brain drain to other countries, says Lawrence Goodridge, who has worked in the U.S. and Canada. He said one common criterion for determining who gets grant funding in Canada is if a candidate demonstrates leadership or has received grants before.
Alumnus Dr. Opiyo Oloya (PhD '11) settles in as Associate VP Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Western University