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A letter to the Graduate class of 2020

Address given on the occasion of Convocation by Aparna Mishra Tarc, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director, Graduate Program in Education on October 28, 2020 at 91��ɫ, Toronto, via Zoom

People of 91��ɫ U - Vidya Shah

"I started my career as an elementary school teacher, and they were some of the most magical years of my life. Teaching for me has become a journey of self-discovery, an encounter with the self. Education is ultimately an endeavour in being more human. It demands of us an ongoing commitment to living and working from our complex and often contradictory parts - the magical parts, the scared parts, the joyful parts, the engaged parts, the ignorant parts and the resistant parts."

PhD candidate awarded prestigious 2020 U21 HGS Teaching Excellence Award

Dr. Shelia Harms, MD, a 4th year PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education is the recipient of the prestigious 2020 U21 Health Sciences Group (HSG) Teaching Excellence Award. The Award was established in 2014 by Deans of Medicine as a way to celebrate and reward exceptional educational scholarship, particularly amongst research intensive universities, across […]

Impact Report 2019-2020: Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab (MtS)

The Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab (MtS) has made big strides towards its mission to transform Canada’s response to youth homelessness. In their latest impact report, MtS highlights some of the projects that kicked off this year, and how the projects are contributing to the prevention of youth homelessness in Canada. Read the report

Statement by the 91��ɫ Indigenous Council regarding the Mi’kmaq fishers

Dear members of the Sipekne'katik First Nation & our broader community, The Indigenous Council of 91��ɫ calls on Prime Minister Trudeau to intervene, recognize the modest traditional fishery affirmed by Canada’s Supreme Court, and to stop the violence of the commercial fishermen. We affirm our support for the Mi'kmaq fishers of Sipekne'katik First Nation […]

Creating Positive Change: Launch of the 91��ɫ President's Report 2020

91��ɫ U President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton's 2020 President's Report features examples from the Faculty of Education that have created a positive impact for 91��ɫ U students, supporters and partners.

Faculty of Education Summer Institute webinar 2 features panel discussion on child welfare and the education system

The Faculty of Education Summer Institute (FESI) 2020-21, will present the second webinar of its ‘Conversations on Anti-Oppression’ series on October 21 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. The event “What does the journey towards Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppressive practice look like in a child welfare agency” will look at The Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CCAS) […]

IN THE MEDIA: Supporting the careers of individuals who are Black, Indigenous and people of colour

"Equity means being fair and impartial; this includes having opportunities for all – not only a certain group. Understanding the challenges that BIPOC face is an important aspect of addressing their true career journey and its impacts. From challenges in the educational system to biased recruitment practices, to microaggressions in the workplace, to being screened […]

Virtual colloquium series kicks off with discussion on conceptual multiplicity, Oct. 7

91��ɫ’s Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Project, Faculty of Education and Centre for Refugee Studies present a monthly virtual colloquium series on the intersections of refugee education, anti-Black racism and COVID-19 in Canada and East Africa.

IN THE MEDIA: The New Helicopter Parents Are on Zoom

"Welcome to e-learning, where some parents have become reluctant helicopters, circling their kids as they attempt to learn, helping them with their every move. Throughout the country, grown-ups privileged enough to be able to stay at home, or to even have a few minutes of “spare time,” can be found sitting adjacent to their children […]