Dean’s Message – Welcome to the 2025-2026 academic year!
Welcome to the 2025-2026 academic year! At York’s Faculty of Education, you are joining one of the largest and most innovative education faculties in Canada—a vibrant community of learners, leaders, and changemakers.
Our Faculty is consistently ranked among the top in Canada for excellence in teacher preparation, graduate studies, and research that addresses some of the most pressing issues in education today. Here, you will learn from award-winning professors and internationally recognized researchers whose work is shaping education locally and globally. You’ll also become part of a powerful alumni network of principals, superintendents, policymakers, and teachers making an impact in schools and communities everywhere.
Equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization are at the heart of everything we do. These values shape our programs, partnerships, and research, ensuring that our students are creating classrooms where every learner can thrive.
Beyond the classroom you will find countless opportunities to enrich your journey–through research projects, student associations, mentorship, and placements that make a real difference in schools and communities. You will also be part of York’s vibrant campus life, with opportunities in the arts, athletics, leadership, and more.
The greatest strength of our Faculty it its people–our students. Your energy, creativity, and passion will help shape not only your own learning, but also the collective learning of your peers. Together, you will grow into the kind of educators and leaders our world needs.
As you begin this chapter, I encourage you to embrace everything York has to offer—inside the classroom and beyond. Learn from your classmates, say yes to opportunities that challenge and inspire you, and most importantly, know that you are part of a Faculty that believes that education has the power to transform lives.
On behalf of us–faculty, staff, and students–welcome to York University’s Faculty of Education, and welcome to the beginning of an extraordinary journey.
Dean Robert Savage
Dean Robert Savage
edudean@edu.yorku.ca
Winters College, Room 240
416-736-5667
Appointment Announcement by York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton
"Dr. Savage brings significant leadership and international experience to the deanship. He will join York University from University College London, a leading UK research and teaching university, whose Institute of Education has ranked first in Education for the past seven years in the QS World University subject rankings."