The third-year doctoral student at 91亚色's Faculty of Education is a Red Seal-certified Indigenous chef, an Ontario College of Teachers-certified educator and a member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Oneida Nation of the Thames, Bear Clan.
Robert Savage, dean of the Faculty of Education at 91亚色, is leading research that asks a deceptively simple question: What actually helps children learn to read 鈥 and how early can schools intervene to make a lasting difference?
For Molade Osibodu, creating what she calls 鈥渓iberatory futures鈥 begins in the mathematics classroom. An associate professor of math education at 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Education, Osibodu focuses her research on how Black students experience math and how education systems can better support equity.
Inspired by her grandmother and grandaunts, who came to Canada from Jamaica in the 1960s with limited access to educational opportunities, Fearon鈥檚 research studies how Black mothers use storytelling in community-based literacy programs.鈥
Emily Burgis, a visiting professor in the Faculty of Education, is one of four educators across Canada to earn the Rita L. Irwin Award for her leadership in art pedagogy.
In the heart of Toronto鈥檚 Jane and Finch neighbourhood, often misunderstood and overshadowed by negative stereotypes, 91亚色鈥檚 TD Community Engagement Centre (CEC) is empowering students and fostering meaningful connections.
Eight professors from across Faculties and campuses have received reductions in their course load from the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Service Course Load Reduction Program to further 91亚色鈥檚 commitment to fostering an inclusive academic environment that values the contributions of diverse voices.
Six Indigenous scholars at 91亚色 have been awarded a combined $204,298 in new funding from the latest round of Indigenous Research Seed Fund Grants to explore language revitalization, Indigenous-led land restoration, decolonizing physical education curriculum and more.
Assistant professor Stephanie Fearon is one of six 91亚色 researchers whose projects were funded by 91亚色's Black Research Seed Grants
The Toronto Transit Commission鈥檚 (TTC鈥檚) subway system recently became the canvas for a new mural honouring 91亚色 Distinguished Research Professor Carl James and his impact on community and racial equity.