Message from Dr. Jan Hare, Dean pro tem
September 7, 2021 Aanii – Greetings, I am delighted to welcome you to a new academic year. I look forward, as no doubt you are, as well, to walking through the hallways and across campus to greet colleagues after the long hiatus from in-person interactions. I am particularly excited to see new and returning students […]
Dr. Vanessa Andreotti appointed Interim Director of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
August 23, 2021 Congratulations to Dr. Vanessa Andreotti, Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities and Global Change and Professor in the Faculty of Education’s Department of Educational Studies, for her appointment as Interim Director of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) at UBC beginning September 1st, 2021. The PWIAS provides scholars from UBC […]
Ayaz Mahmood appointed Assistant Dean, Finance
August 16, 2021 The Faculty of Education is pleased to announce that Ayaz Mahmood, who has served as Acting Director of Finance since July, 2020, has accepted the role of Assistant Dean, Finance in the Faculty of Education. The role of Assistant Dean, Finance, is a senior leadership role responsible for providing comprehensive financial leadership, […]
Carleen Thomas is Appointed Chancellor of Emily Carr University
August 3, 2021 The Faculty of Education congratulates Carleen Thomas, BEd’03, who will serve as the next Chancellor of Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU). She will be the first Indigenous person to hold this position at ECU. Ms. Thomas is currently the Special Projects Manager for the Treaty, Lands and Resources department […]
Dr. Derek Gladwin appointed as Senior Editor for Environmental and Sustainability Education in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education
July 30, 2021 Dr. Derek Gladwin was recently appointed as Senior Editor for Environmental and Sustainability Education in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education, published with the Oxford University Press. Peer-reviewed and regularly updated, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education is part of the larger online Oxford Research Encyclopedia, a dynamic digital encyclopedia continuously updated […]
Dr. Lee Gunderson is elected to the Reading Hall of Fame
July 28, 2021 Please join us in congratulating Dr. Lee Gunderson, Professor in the Faculty of Education, who has been recognized for his lifelong achievements in the field of reading through election to the Reading Hall of Fame. The Reading Hall of Fame aims to contribute, from the collective experiences of its members, to further […]
UBC Faculty of Education members help lead the City of Vancouver’s unanimously approved Equity Framework
July 28, 2021 ” It was very important, for example, for us to name and work with the distinction between Indigenous Rights and the struggles of racialized groups in Vancouver, in an accurate and responsible way.” — Dr. Handel Kashope Wright Equity Framework: City of Vancouver The City of Vancouver has taken a significant […]
Dr. Michelle Stack Receives Public Engagement Award
July 13, 2021 Dr. Michelle Stack, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, was recently awarded a Public Engagement Award by UBC’s Public Humanities Hub. The Public Engagement Awards were created to honour individuals who have exhibited outstanding public humanities engagement in the past two years. Dr. Stack, who was selected for the award from […]
Dr. Ali Abdi Receives David N. Wilson Award for Distinguished Service
July 12, 2021 Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ali Abdi, Professor in the Faculty of Education, who is the 2021 recipient of the David N. Wilson Award for Distinguished Service. The award, which is bestowed by the Comparative and International Education Society of Canada (CIESC), recognizes outstanding achievement and contribution in research, mentorship and […]
Dr. Jan Hare’s appointment as Dean pro tem of the UBC Faculty of Education extended
Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor, UBC is pleased to extend the appointment of Dr. Jan Hare as Dean pro tem of the UBC Faculty of Education. Dr. Hare, an Anishinaabe scholar and educator from the M’Chigeeng First Nation, is the first Indigenous person and the second woman to serve as Dean of the UBC Faculty of Education.
