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Launch of the OADE Commitment to Anti-Black Racism Education and Black Inclusion in Ontario Higher Education

OADE is pleased to announce the launch of its Commitment to Anti-Black Racism Education and Black Inclusion in Ontario Higher Education.

Researchers receive grants to advance Indigenous scholarship

Six Indigenous scholars at York University have been awarded a combined $204,298 in new funding from the latest round of Indigenous Research Seed Fund Grants to explore language revitalization, Indigenous-led land restoration, decolonizing physical education curriculum and more.

York University announces Black Research Seed Grant winners

Assistant professor Stephanie Fearon is one of six York researchers whose projects were funded by York University's Black Research Seed Grants

The Conversation - Embracing digital spaces: How older immigrants are navigating the infodemic

Assistant professor Natalia Balyasnikova, writes about an infodemic characterized by an overload of information, much of it misleading or false, which was quietly escalating in tandem with the COVID-19 pandemic.

TTC mural honours Professor Carl James

The Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC’s) subway system recently became the canvas for a new mural honouring York University Distinguished Research Professor Carl James and his impact on community and racial equity.

In the media: Ontario's public colleges will be hammered by new international student visa rules — and the Ford government needs to act, critics warn

Associate Professor Roopa Trilokekar who specializes in the internationalization of education at York University, weighs in on the new Ontario student-visa rules which will deny private colleges international students, wipe out their partnerships, and kill jobs.

Breaking the cycle: A researcher’s mission to prevent homelessness in Canada

SSHRC Q-and-A interview with professor Stephen Gaetz about the state of homelessness in Canada, his SSHRC-funded research projects, and the role of prevention in finding a solution to homelessness in Canada.

Education alumna among Top 25 Women of Influence

Faculty of Education alumna Pamela Farrel (BEd '07) has been recognized in the 2024 Top 25 Women of Influence list for her impact and contributions to driving meaningful progress and to the advancement of women in her respective fields.   

A student retrospective of the global collaboration project with Ukraine

During my practicum placement at St. Philips Catholic Elementary School, I had the opportunity to work collaboratively alongside Vickie Morgado as we began a global collaboration project with a class in the Ukraine.

Global collaboration project with Ukraine presents a unique learning opportunity for students

When Practicum Facilitator Anne Schlarp found out that her cousins, who are both educators, would be visiting Canada as a respite from the war in Ukraine under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET) program, she decided to connect her cousin's daughter Vika, a grade 4