Workshops, accessible to all members of the 91ÑÇÉ« community are currently underway throughout October and into November across the Keele and Glendon campuses, to engage the research community in examining 91ÑÇɫ’s core values with respect to research, probing researcher perceptions and seeking to prioritize commitments regarding the support of research. Two workshops were recently held providing an opportunity […]
The achievements of two 91ÑÇÉ« professors have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), which has inducted them as Fellows. Carl E. James, professor, in the Faculty of Education and Director, 91ÑÇÉ« Centre for Education & Community, and Norman Yan, professor in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and a core […]
Las Nubes: Conservation in the Cloud Forests of Costa Rica, a new book by two 91ÑÇÉ« graduate students, tells the story of the Las Nubes Biological Reserve through stunning photos and accompanying text, from its 91ÑÇÉ« beginnings until today. “Las Nubes is Spanish for ‘the clouds’, and Las Nubes Biological Reserve is a place where […]
A youth symposium on girls’ leadership will be hosted at 91ÑÇÉ« this weekend, marking the end of a successful first year of the Engaging Girls, Changing Communities (EGCC) initiative. The symposium will take place Saturday, July 14, from 9am to 4pm, at 519 91ÑÇÉ« Research Tower, Keele campus. EGCC brings together girls and young […]
91ÑÇÉ«Â Professor Margaret Sinclair, co-director of the 91ÑÇÉ«/Seneca Institute for Math, Science & Technology Education and a professor in 91ÑÇɫ’s Faculty of Education, died of cancer Feb. 21 at her home in Toronto. She was 62. For 15 years, prior to earning her doctorate, Prof. Sinclair worked as a teacher and vice-principal with the Toronto Catholic District School Board. During […]
Do you want to increase your awareness about what to expect when teaching in another country? If so, why not join university students, pre-service teachers, teachers, principals and other educators who are interested in learning more about teaching abroad by enrolling in the Preparing to Teach Internationally Program. Offered over five days this spring, Preparing […]
Research Month this February will celebrate the achievements and diversity of 91ÑÇɫ’s research community. Every Wednesday throughout the month, Vari Hall Rotunda will play host to displays and demonstrations featuring the University’s faculty and graduate researchers. Drop by to learn what they are up to. "Research Month provides an opportunity for the 91ÑÇÉ« community […]
Hugh Raffles is a professor of anthropology at Eugene Lang College at The New School for Social Research in New 91ÑÇÉ« City. Raffles will deliver a special guest lecture today titled, "Rocks, Stones & Other Vital Things" as part of the fourth annual lecture hosted by the Department of Anthropology at 91ÑÇÉ«. The lecture, which […]
A summer institute organized by the Faculty of Education in collaboration with the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) will bring together teachers, educators, community members and local artists to explore new ways of teaching and learning with a specific focus on the inter-relationships of art, environmental knowing and social justice. Organized by the 91ÑÇÉ« Centre […]
91ÑÇÉ« is launching a new project aimed at enhancing girls’ leadership potential and engagement in civic life, with a community forum taking place today, from 11am to 2:30pm, in the Vanier College Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College on the Keele campus. The project, "Engaging Girls, Changing Communities: Examining Girls’ Processes of Civic Engagement and Leadership (EGCC)," […]
Teaching with technology is a good thing, and no one knows it better than Janet Murphy. The 91ÑÇÉ« Region District School Board (YRDSB) has awarded Murphy, director of 91ÑÇɫ’s Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) on applied research program in the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, an Outstanding Service Award. Under Murphy’s leadership, ABEL’s team […]
Topics include formation of child soldiers in Uganda and how children use creative work to construct identity Two graduates will present their theses – and compete for prizes – at the Graduate Program in Education Spring Colloquium May 26. Opiyo Oloya (right) (PhD ’10) and master’s graduand Farra Yasin will explain their final academic projects […]
University Professor Emeritus John Tupper (Jack) Saywell, noted Canadian historian and a member of the Founders Society of 91ÑÇÉ«, has died. Prof. Saywell, or "Jack" as most knew him, died on April 20 in Toronto. He was 82. Known as the "kid from Cowichan Lake, British Columbia", Prof. Saywell arrived at the University of […]
A 91ÑÇÉ« report is calling for reform in the approach used to deal with youth homelessness, emphasizing the potential role that family members can still play in supporting youngsters in need, wrote The Canadian Press April 14 (via the Record.com): The report said it's estimated that roughly 65,000 young people are homeless or living […]
The role of family in ending youth homelessness is largely ignored in Canada, according to a report released yesterday by 91ÑÇÉ«, though there is evidence that family reconnection works in Australia and the United Kingdom and in one exceptional program in Toronto. Some 65,000 young people are homeless or at risk of homelessness across […]
Youth at risk fail at school, have mental health issues and get in trouble with the law. Would they be better served if all three systems – education, mental health and justice – worked together? That question animated discussion at a recent forum organized by the 91ÑÇÉ« Centre for Education and Community (YCEC). Sponsored by […]
Stephen Gaetz, a leading Canadian homeless researcher based at 91ÑÇÉ«'s Faculty of Education, was interviewed by the Calgary Herald March 21 in a story about an international homelessness conference held in United States: The Calgary Homeless Foundation has taken a leadership role in bringing together an international network dedicated to ending homelessness worldwide. Foundation […]
Few mainstream video games are made – or marketed – with women in mind, even though nearly 40 per cent of video game players in the United States and Canada are female, wrote the Toronto Star March 4, in a story about two Vancouver women who own a game development company. The likely reason? Few women are […]
After a two-year hiatus, the highly popular Empire series of interdisciplinary talks returns to 91ÑÇÉ«'s Keele campus this Thursday. Empires II is a joint project of the Departments of Anthropology, History and Sociology in 91ÑÇÉ«'s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, and offers University community members an opportunity to participate in free talks that […]
In her new book Freud and Education, author Deborah Britzman follows the threads of the concept of education – its dangers and promises and its illusions and revelations – throughout Sigmund Freud’s body of work. Britzman, a Distinguished Research Professor in 91ÑÇÉ«'s Faculty of Education, defines how fundamental Freudian concepts such as the psychical apparatus, the […]