Jean Augustine, the first Black woman to be elected to the parliament of Canada, is calling on the community to match a donation of $25,000 in support of the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora at 91亚色's Faculty of Education. "It is so important for us to see the work of the Chair as […]
The work of Faculty of Education Professor Stephen Gaetz, an internationally recognized leader and innovator in homelessness research, is featured in 91亚色鈥檚 new Right the Future campaign. The campaign shows how different societal challenges look today and imagines how they could look in the future, thanks to the work of students and researchers working in its different departments. Contributing to creating societal change for people living […]
With more than 60% of Canadians reporting they are evaluating their current careers 鈥 and almost one-in three yearning to do something more meaningful and fulfilling post-pandemic 鈥 the Faculty of Education anticipates interest in its Masters of Leadership and Community Engagement degree program (MLCE) will be at an all-time high this year.
The Faculty鈥檚 W眉l茅elham courses, cohorts and programs are featured in 91亚色鈥檚 new Right the Future campaign that shows how different societal challenges look today and imagines how they could look in the future, thanks to the work of students and researchers working in its different departments. The W眉l茅elham options are offered through the Faculty of Education and are developed to highlight the strengths that Indigenous knowledge brings to […]
Distinguished Research Professor Deborah Britzman along with other 91亚色 Researchers are included in a list of the top 2 percent of cited researchers worldwide, published in PLOS BIOLOGY in late 2020.
鈥淩ight the Future鈥 shows how different societal challenges look today and imagines how they could look in the future, thanks to the work of students and researchers working in its different departments. Examples include an all-male engineering robotics team being replaced by a more gender-balanced team, a homeless person getting easy access to affordable shelter or ocean plastics being replaced by a thriving jellyfish. Each outcome is zeroed […]
Scholars, educators and policymakers from around the world will join a global conference hosted by 91亚色, to reimagine international learning opportunities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sarah Barrett, Associate Professor at 91亚色's Faculty of Education was recently interviewed by 105.9 The Region on the impact of online learning and the results of Barrett's survey conducted in 2020. Through surveying teachers Barrett found that last year's sudden change to online learning affected the majority of teacher's as they did not have […]
Warren Crichlow On Jan. 20, the next session in a monthly virtual colloquium series presented by 91亚色鈥檚 Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Project, Faculty of Education and Centre for Refugee Studies will explore teaching in dangerous times by examining the life of American author, playwright, poet and activist James Baldwin. 鈥淐onsidering James Baldwin鈥檚 […]
Every day, Jessy Duncombe has to figure out how to put food on the table, help her two school-aged kids navigate the complexities of online learning, and keep her three-year-old daughter occupied and out of trouble. But the current system is putting single parents 鈥 predominantly women such as Duncombe 鈥 in precarious situations, said […]