A study of more than 155,000 students in the Toronto District School Board found only 55 per cent of students who self-identify as Black are applying to post-secondary education.
Members of the 91亚色 community are invited to celebrate Black artistic talent during a showcase of performances on Feb. 7, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., when the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora presents Word, Sound, Power: An Annual Celebration of Black Artistic Expression.
Studies have shown that Black students are significantly under-represented on Canadian post-secondary campuses, due in large part to systemic barriers. The Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora, now fully endowed and housed within 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Education, aims to address this disparity and others by advancing access, equity, and inclusivity to education through […]
Carl James, professor of education and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora at 91亚色, weighs in on Toronto鈥檚 Catholic school board banning from its classrooms all books by non-Black authors that contain the N-word.
Associate Professor Nombuso Dlamini was one of four 91亚色 researchers who received a Connection Grants from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).聽
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, on Sept. 30, honours the children who never returned home, survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. 91亚色 will recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by offering events and resources throughout the month for its community members to learn about the history of residential schools in Canada and the lasting impacts on Indigenous community members today.
In honour of the National Day of Truth & Reconciliation, The Division of Equity, People & Culture along with a variety of 91亚色 partners is hosting a series of film screenings on both the Keele and Glendon campuses. We encourage community members to engage with these media to support their learning on a path […]
Join the Faculty of Education for 鈥淧resenting W眉l茅elham: The Gifts of Our People,鈥 a May 31 celebration of the Faculty鈥檚 Indigenous education initiatives and the visionary behind them 鈥 Professor Susan Dion, 91亚色鈥檚 inaugural associate vice-president, Indigenous initiatives and a Lenape and Potawatomi scholar, with mixed Irish and French ancestry.
The recently launched 鈥淩etooling Black Anxiety鈥 project at 91亚色 looks to examine increased anxiety among Black youth and families who have had encounters with the criminal justice system (CJS).
For Savitri Ahuja, educating others was much more than a personal passion and rewarding career. Over the many decades she practiced in her birth country of India and adopted country of Canada, teaching was a compassionate act of service to humanity, her way to empower others to improve their circumstances and achieve their dreams. As […]