UBC launches early childhood education certificate program for Deaf and hard-of-hearing people
Beginning in September, adult learners who are Deaf or hard of hearing can enroll in a B.C. early childhood education basic certificate program that has been adapted to meet their learning needs. It’s the first program of its kind in Canada.
SSHRC Connection Grant recipients
May 30, 2023 UBC Faculty of Education scholars, Dr. Margaret Macintyre Latta and Dr. Bill Cohen, received a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Connection Grant with matching funds from the Faculty of Education Research Infrastructure Support Services (RISS) Grant to help develop a multi-day forum to support educators and researchers in decolonizing and […]
Community Update | May 2023
May 2023 | Published once each term Message from Dr. Jan Hare, Dean pro tem Aanii – Greetings! As the university’s academic year and the public education system’s school year comes to an end, I am excited to share with you some initiatives and accomplishments of the last term in the Faculty of Education. Prioritizing […]
Dr. Annette Henry selected for Carol Crealock Memorial Award 2023
We are delighted to share that Dr. Annette Henry will be honoured with the Carol Crealock Memorial Award at the 2023 Canadian Society for the Study of Education conference.
Make-up Monday
May 18, 2023 The Vancouver Senate has approved a motion to designate Thursday, October 12, 2023 as a “Make-up Monday” for purposes of academic scheduling. Classes normally scheduled on Thursday, October 12 are cancelled, and will be replaced by the classes normally scheduled on a Monday. During the 2023 calendar year, statutory holidays have created […]
Dr. Rita Irwin receives 2023 AERA Outstanding Achievement in Arts and Learning Award
Congratulations to Dr. Rita Irwin, Distinguished University Scholar and Professor in the Faculty of Education, who received the 2023 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Outstanding Achievement in Arts and Learning Award from the AERA Arts and Learning Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
Dr. Wendy Klassen and Dr. Lee Gunderson receive 2023 ABCDE Teaching Awards
Congratulations to Dr. Wendy Klassen on receiving ABCDE’s Teacher Educator Award and Dr. Lee Gunderson on receiving the Teacher Advocate Award.
Dr. Claudia Ruitenberg appointed President-Elect of the Philosophy of Education Society
The Faculty of Education is delighted to announce that Dr. Claudia Ruitenberg, has been appointed President-Elect of the Philosophy of Education Society (PES). Dr. Ruitenberg will serve as President in 2024–2025 and will preside over the Philosophy of Education Society Conference in March 2025.
Dean Blye Frank Graduate Scholarship in Education 2022-23 recipients
Please join the Faculty of Education in extending congratulations to recipients of Dean Blye Frank Graduate Scholarship in Education for the 2022–23 funding cycle: Christina Cook and Iskander Lee.
2022-23 Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) funding recipients
Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Bundon, Dr. Rosalin Miles and Dr. E. Wayne Ross on receiving Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) funding. A total of $747,270 was awarded to 31 successful projects. Receiving up to $25,000 each, these projects are exceptional examples of community-university partnerships addressing priority issues across the province.
