Knowledge Mobilization Spotlight: Introduction to Book Publishing
Knowledge Mobilization Spotlight: Introduction to Book Publishing The Office of Research in Education is pleased to announce our next professional development session, taking place on Wednesday, November 19, at 1:00 PM. This session, Introduction to Book Publishing, offers an opportunity for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students to learn about the publishing process and engage directly with an editor from UBC Press. Nadine Pedersen, editor at UBC Press, will provide an introductory overview of book publishing, after which participants will have the chance to ask questions and engage in conversation to gain insights from an editor’s perspective. This event will be completed by a […] More
Dr. Cash Ahenakew Reappointed as Canada Research Chair in Indigenous People’s Well-Being
October 22, 2025 Congratulations to Dr. Cash Ahenakew on the renewal of his appointment as Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous People’s Well-Being. The Canada Research Chairs Program enables Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence and become world-class research centres. Chairholders improve our depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthen Canada’s international competitiveness, and help train the next generation of highly skilled people through student supervision, teaching and the coordination of other researchers’ work. Dr. Cash Ahenakew is Plains Cree and a member of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation. He has served as Tier 2 Canada […] More
Re-imagining Physical Education for Queer and Trans Youth
November 3, 2025 6 – 7:30pm SCRF 310 In this dialogue, we will take a closer look at the current realities for queer and trans students in Canadian physical education classes. While these spaces are meant to support learning, growth, and wellbeing, they often present unique challenges that affect not only how students show up and feel in class, but also their mental health, overall sense of belonging, and long-term relationship to sport and recreation. Together, we want to explore not only the barriers that exist, but also the possibilities—what PE can make possible when it becomes a space of belonging […] More
TEC Expo 2025 | November 18–20, 2025
The Technology Enhanced Classroom (TEC) Expo is an annual event designed to showcase and celebrate interesting and innovative uses of technology in face-to-face, blended and online classrooms in the Faculty of Education and across UBC. TEC Expo is open to all members of the UBC community, across disciplines and university locations. The 12th TEC Expo will be a three-day long celebration, from November 18 to 20, 2025. TEC Expo will consist of a combination of engaging in-person and virtual conversations. Dates and Times Tuesday, November 18 (in-person) | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 19 (virtual) | 12:00 pm – […] More
Cultivating Empathy Through Digital Storytelling | October 29, 2025
Join us for an engaging panel discussion that explores how digital storytelling can cultivate empathy, deepen understanding and inspire meaningful change across educational and community contexts. Designed for faculty, staff and students, this session highlights intentional approaches to digital innovation that foster connection and transform learning — within and beyond the classroom. Panelists will share insights from their research and practice in areas such as ecological storytelling, immersive audio experiences, multimodal literacies, and community-based digital narratives. Together, they will address critical considerations including ethical storytelling, digital equity, and authentic human connection, guided by the ABCs of Intention: Awareness, Betterment and Care. […] More
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 part of a prestigious national program that celebrates exceptional educators across Canada. It aims to recognize teachers who demonstrate outstanding dedication, innovation, and leadership in education. We celebrate the impact of their work on students and the entire community. Congratulations Derek, May, Michael, Andy and Karen! […] More
How to welcome newcomer students to schools in Canada — and why everyone benefits
October 16, 2025 Dr. Anusha Kassan shares how inclusive classrooms support newcomers while helping every student grow and thrive in a global world. The start of the school year brings excitement—and often uncertainty—for many students. For children and teens who are new to Canada, the transition can be especially complex. In addition to navigating new classes and peers, they are also confronted with an unfamiliar education system and cultural environment. Dr. Anusha Kassan is an Associate Professor in the School & Applied Child Psychology program at the UBC Faculty of Education, where she holds the Myrne B. Nevison Professorship in School […] More
SOGI Community of Practice in Education (SCOPE)
The Robert Quartermain Centre for SOGI-Inclusive Excellence in Education invites all faculty and graduate students to connect with scholars interested in research on sexuality and gender in education. Build connections, share research and writing, and get support from other scholars in the field. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Date Wednesday, October 22, 2025 Time 5:00 to 7:00 pm PDT Location Scarfe 310 Registration Please fill out this form to register. More
Weaving Decolonizing Practices in Education
Join the UBC Faculty of Education for a three-part webinar series, Weaving Decolonizing Practices in Education. This series offers educators an opportunity to learn from Indigenous scholars, educators, and practitioners who are actively engaging in transformative and relational approaches to teaching and learning. Together, we will explore how decolonizing practices can be meaningfully woven into classrooms, institutions, and community-based educational settings. Each session brings together theoretical perspectives and classroom applications, encouraging reflection on how we, as educators, can advance reconciliation, relational accountability, and Indigenous resurgence within our work. Series Schedule November 5, 2025: Dr. Dustin Louie and Amelia Laidlaw February 25, […] More
Mental health matters: strategies to thrive academically and personally
October 10, 2025 October 10 is World Mental Health Day — a reminder that mental health matters to everyone, everywhere. At the Faculty of Education, we’re committed to fostering a supportive environment where students, faculty, and staff can thrive both academically and personally. We spoke with Dayna McCracken, our embedded counsellor, about the importance of mental health in university life and some simple, accessible ways to take care of ourselves during stressful times. In your view, why is mental health especially important in a university context — for students, faculty, and staff alike? Mental health is a critical foundation for academic […] More
Four UBC Faculty of Education doctoral students welcomed into 11th cohort of Public Scholars Initiative
We are delighted to congratulate UBC Faculty of Education doctoral students Rohene Bouajram, Jafar Iqbal , Naomi Maldonado-Rodriguez, Jiin Yoo on their appointment to the 2025/26 cohort of Public Scholars. More
When we empower teachers to lead, students and communities thrive
October 5, 2025 Dr. Leyton Schnellert reflects on how educators are transforming student learning with inclusive, community-based education Celebrated on October 5, World Teachers’ Day honours educators globally, recognizing their dedication to education and the support they need to fulfill their calling. To mark the occasion, we spoke with Dr. Leyton Schnellert, Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy at the UBC Faculty of Education. A former K–12 teacher, Dr. Schnellert’s scholarship focuses on inclusive education and community-based practices, centring the voices of teachers, learners, and communities, and the transformations that emerge when they work together. What makes a […] More
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 inspired others to continue decolonization or reconciliation efforts. Learn more about the award and nomination process here. Alannah Young, MA’06, PhD’15 2025 Reconciliation and Decolonization Alumni Award recipient Her work spans decades of leadership in decolonizing and reindigenizing education, health, and community across Turtle Island. At […] More
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 of their students and learning communities. Levente Mihalik, BEd’18, MEd’24 2025 Alumni Educator of the Year Levente Mihalik is an accomplished educator, award-winning filmmaker, and dedicated mentor whose work bridges education, media, and community impact. He has spent more than 15 years pioneering media education and […] More
Truth and Reconciliation Week 2025
September 22, 2025 New Programs + Pathways | Research | Students | News + Alumni | Learn more + Get involved A Message from Dean Hare Truth and Reconciliation Week is a time to reflect on the lasting impacts of the Indian residential school system and to honour the strength and survivance of Indigenous communities. It is also a time for all of us to deepen our understanding, take responsibility, and commit to reconciliation in meaningful ways. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, observed on September 30, was established in 2021 in response to the calls of Survivors and Indigenous […] More
Reimagining curriculum through Indigenous perspectives
September 17, 2025 A five-year project at UBC Okanagan is transforming K–12 education by centring Indigenous knowledge and relationships to land. The project, Co-Curricular-Making: Honouring Indigenous Connections to Land, Culture and the Relational Self, brought together over 240 educators who worked alongside Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and community partners to reimagine curriculum as a shared, evolving process. This approach helped educators move away from colonial teaching practices while building the confidence to facilitate meaningful discussions about history, culture, and identity. The project emphasized experiential learning where students explore multiple perspectives through art, dance, drama, music, and poetry. The research, co-authored by Drs. […] More
LLED Scholarship Stories: Dr. Patsy Duff
The LLED Scholarship Stories is a video series created to highlight the distinctive and diverse research taking place within the department. These short video interviews are intended to provide a personal introduction to the research interests and teaching practices of our faculty and graduate students. This is the first interview featuring Dr. Patsy Duff, Professor in LLED. More
The Robert Quartermain Centre for SOGI-Inclusive Excellence in Education presents: The Transformative Speaker Series – Abolition, Black Trans Life and the Carceral Logics of Education | October 6, 2025
The Robert Quartermain Centre for SOGI-Inclusive Excellence in Education is pleased to launch its Transformative Education Speaker Series with a talk by Dr. Qui Alexander (they/them), a queer, trans, Black Puerto Rican scholar, educator, and organizer based in Tkaronto. In this talk, Abolition, Black Trans Life and the Carceral Logics of Education, Dr. Alexander will explore how schools reproduce systems of surveillance, punishment, and control, and consider how education can instead be a practice of freedom. Dr. Alexander is an Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Trans Studies in Curriculum and Pedagogy at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University […] More
Building lasting resources through Indigenous knowledge and wellness
September 11, 2025 The Faculty of Education’s Teacher Education Office (TEO) has introduced an innovative new Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NITEP) Project Assistant position—the first of its kind in the Bachelor of Education program. Kadence Cave, an Indigenous artist and NITEP student in her professional year, is the inaugural appointee, bringing her artistic talent, cultural knowledge, and wellness expertise to the role. In collaboration with TEO Learning Design Manager Dr. Sonya Woloshen, Kadence will co-develop and review digital assets that embody Indigenous ways of knowing with cultural integrity and thoughtful intention. By digitizing her artwork, she will create lasting resources for […] More
Dean Jan Hare featured in UBC Today leadership series
September 8, 2025 Dr. Jan Hare, Dean of the Faculty of Education, is featured in UBC Today’s recent Leadership one-on-one series, which profiles senior leaders across the university and explores their experiences, perspectives, and aspirations. In this article, Dean Hare shares her approach to leadership and the principles and values that guide her work within the Faculty. She reflects on the profound influence of mentors and supporters throughout her journey and the lessons that continue to ground her practice. Drawing from her background as an Anishinaabe-kwe scholar and educator from the M’Chigeeng First Nation, Dean Hare also shares how the integration […] More
Register for the 2025-26 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture | October 2, 2025
The 2025–26 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture will feature Dr. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, acclaimed Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg artist, scholar, and thought leader whose work weaves story, song, and activism with Indigenous ways of knowing. Drawing on traditional knowledges to envision a collective future, Dr. Simpson highlights how art and education can connect us more deeply to culture, community, and the land. The Dean’s Distinguished Lecture is an annual series that amplifies the voices of leading educators, researchers, and artists who are addressing some of society’s most pressing challenges. Host Join Dr. Jan Hare, Dean of the Faculty of Education Distinguished Speaker Leanne Betasamosake […] More
Webinar: Residential School Denialism & Reconciliation in Education
Together, Dr. Carleton and Carolyn Roberts will share critical insights into the history and legacies of colonial schooling and examine how denialism continues to shape conversations today. Educators will be challenged to reflect on their own practice and consider concrete steps toward truth, responsibility, and decolonization in education. All students, faculty, and staff are invited to join us for a powerful and timely talk on residential school denialism and its ongoing impact on reconciliation, education, and Indigenous peoples. More
ORE Meet-and-Greet and Orientation to Research | September 23, 2025
Join The Office of Research in Education (ORE) for a welcoming session designed for early-career and new faculty interested in learning about internal UBC research grant opportunities, varied supports available to help launch your research program, and the Canadian research funding landscape. This orientation will include previews of future events, an opportunity to provide input on future professional development topics, and time to mingle with colleagues over refreshments. Whether you are new (or not so new) to the Faculty of Education, we welcome you to join our meet-and-greet and orientation to build your research community and make connections. Audience This session […] More
Faculty of Education Graduate Endowed Awards Q&A for Students | September 15, 2025
Q&A Session The Faculty of Education Graduate Programs will be accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Faculty of Education Graduate Endowed Awards starting September 12, 2025. These awards are available to graduate students in full-time programs who are making outstanding contributions in their fields of study. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, October 01, 2025 at 4PM PT. The Graduate Programs office is hosting a 60-minute virtual Q&A session, facilitated by Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue, Associate Dean, Academic and Graduate Studies where potential applicants are invited to drop-in with questions. If you are a graduate student in the Faculty of Education who intends […] More
ORE Writing Retreat: From Proposals to Publications | October 07, 2025
ORE Writing Retreat: From Proposals to Publications The Office of Research in Education is pleased to share an opportunity for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, staff, and their students to write in a supportive environment. Bring your writing projects and write alongside others in this 2-hour, facilitated and structured writing retreat and co-writing space. Co-writing in this shared space will have attendees working on their writing projects independently, while surrounded by others doing the same. A structured writing retreat can be an important part of the development of a regular writing habit – it can increase productivity, reduce stress, stimulate conversation, foster confidence, […] More
2025-26 Welcome Message from Dean Hare
September 2, 2025 Aanii – Greetings! Welcome to a new academic year at the UBC Faculty of Education. Whether you’re beginning your journey with us or returning to continue your studies, research, teaching or professional work, I am glad you’re here. As classes get underway, I look forward to meeting and greeting members of our educational community both on- and off-campus. September is always an exciting time of renewal, with opportunities to reflect, reimagine, and recommit to what matters most to us. What excites me about the immediate future of the Faculty is that, after much consultation, we’re developing a new […] More
Dr. Rosalin Miles Receives CIHR Implementation Science Chair in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (Indigenous Pool)
August 28, 2025 We’re delighted to congratulate Dr. Rosalin Miles, MHK’98, on receiving a $1 million CIHR Implementation Science Chair in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (Indigenous Pool). As Chair, Dr. Miles will lead the ShQUooz Circle Program, an Indigenous-led initiative that connects children and youth with aunties, grandmothers, and Knowledge Keepers to share teachings and strengthen cultural identity through land- and water-based activities co-created with Indigenous partners. The program aims to enhance community wellness, sustain cultural continuity, and advance Indigenous-led approaches to health research. Read the full story here. More
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. More
Kenya’s Dadaab Refugee Camp: Training teachers in one of the world’s largest & longest-running settlements
August 27, 2025 A UBC Faculty of Education–led teacher education initiative enabled more than 300 members of the Dadaab refugee community to earn teaching credentials and become teachers in one of the world’s largest and longest-running refugee settlements in northeastern Kenya. Coordinated by Dr. Samson Nashon and Dr. Rita Irwin, and developed with partners in Kenya and Canada, it provided displaced learners with pathways to professional qualifications while strengthening local schools. Though the initiative has since concluded, its impact continues through the work of its graduates and through ongoing Faculty of Education research on teaching and learning in contexts of displacement. […] More
Celebrating Faculty of Education External Grant Awardees
August 21, 2025 We are pleased to recognize the following faculty members for their success in the recent external research grant competitions. These awards highlight the depth, breadth, and impact of research excellence across our Faculty, while also strengthening our contributions to scholarship, innovation, and society at large. Congratulations to all recipients and their collaborators on these outstanding achievements. SSHRC Insight Grants Support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to both emerging scholars and established scholars for research initiatives of two to five years. Applicant: Dr. Mark Beauchamp Co-investigator: Dr. Eli Puterman Project: The ‘Global Goals […] More
