Walk With Us: A Celebration of Reconciliation, Community, and NITEP’s 50 Years
Photo: 2024 NITEP gathering | Pictured from left to right: Peggy Janicki, BEd’01, MEd’14, Jan Hare, PHD’01 & one of last year’s recipients, Chas Desjarlais, BEd’99, MEd’14 We invite you to walk with us in celebration and reflection—honouring Indigenous leadership, shared learning, and 50 years of NITEP’s transformative impact. Together, we’ll recognize this year’s Reconciliation […]
Five UBC Education Alumni are Awarded the Regional Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence.
We are delighted to share that UBC Faculty of Education alumni Derek Fournier, BPE’92, BEd’93, May Ng, BA, BEd, Dip (Ed), Michael Hengeveld, BSc’99, MET’18, Andy Brar, BEd’13 & Karen Foster, Dip (Ed)’88 have been recognized with the 2025 Regional Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence. The 2025 Regional Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence is […]
Alannah Young Awarded the UBC Faculty of Education 2025 Reconciliation & Decolonization Award
October 1, 2025 Dean Jan Hare is pleased to announce Alannah Young, MA’06, PhD’15 as the 2025 UBC Faculty of Education Reconciliation and Decolonization Alumni Award recipient. The award acknowledges extraordinary alumni who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, integrity, respect, and commitment to furthering decolonization efforts or reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples or communities, or who have […]
Levente Mihalik Awarded the UBC Faculty of Education 2025 Alumni Educator of the Year Award
Dean Jan Hare is delighted to announce that Levente Mihalik, BEd’18, MEd’24, has been selected as Alumni Educator of the Year by UBC Faculty of Education. The Alumni Educator of the Year Award was created in 2012 to recognize outstanding achievements by UBC Faculty of Education alumni who are making exceptional impacts in the lives […]
UBC Faculty of Education Homecoming 2025 | September 20, 2025
UBC Homecoming: Faculty of Education Step into the electric energy of Homecoming’s ultimate celebration—Nest Fest! This year, we’re turning up the volume with interactive experiences, live entertainment, and a whole lot of UBC pride. New this year: Don’t miss the fabulous debut of Drag Bingo—a dazzling, high-energy event packed with incredible prizes and unforgettable performances. It’s […]
Book Launch: Until Even the Angels | October 8, 2025
Join us for a literary crime novel book launch by Suzanne Scott Tomita, PhD’11!. Suzanne Scott Tomita is a fundraiser and author who has been living in Singapore for the past three years. She recently published Until Even the Angels, her debut literary crime novel — set in Singapore in the 1950s — with Penguin Random House SEA.
Faculty of Education alum Dr. Ruth Grunau appointed to the Order of British Columbia
Dr. Ruth Grunau, MA’69, EdD’75, PhD’85. Fifteen people who exemplify excellence will be invested into the Order of British Columbia, the province’s highest honour. Established in 1989, the Order of B.C. recognizes individuals from all walks of life and fields of endeavour who have made extraordinary contributions to the province and beyond. Dr. Ruth […]
alumni UBC 2025 Achievement Awards | November 6, 2025
alumni UBC 2025 Achievement Awards UBC alumni are committed to building an exceptional UBC and a better world. This November at the annual alumni UBC Achievement Awards, presented by Boyden, we will honour nine inspiring members of the UBC community who, through their extraordinary endeavours, have demonstrated this vision. This year’s recipients include Dr. Shelina Babul, BSc’91, PhD’01, who […]
The Faculty of Education Alumni Profiles are Back!
After a pause since 2022, we’re excited to announce that the Faculty of Education Alumni Profiles page is going live again! This space is dedicated to showcasing the inspiring journeys, achievements, and reflections of the Faculty of Education alumni. For some inspiration, take a look at some alumni profiles featured on Alumni Profiles – Faculty […]
