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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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, […]
