UBC at Philosophy of Education Society 2025
We are proud to announce that UBC and, in particular, the Department of Educational Studies will be exceptionally well represented at the upcoming international conference of the Philosophy of Education Society (PES) and John Dewey Society (JDS) in Baltimore, MD (March 2025):
Congratulations to Petra Mikulan, Daniel Gallardo, Hartej Gill, and Deirdre Kelly on a successful TLEF
Abstract: Given the impact of environmental disasters and uncertainties surrounding the climate crisis among students, we propose Climate Trauma-Informed Pedagogy (CTIP) as a transformative educational framework designed to equip teacher candidates with skills to address and mitigate the effects of eco-anxiety, climate injustice, and climate trauma among K-12 students. The project will document effective pedagogical […]
Repurposing Universities speaker series: Collective Mental Models for Good Human-Earth Relations
Title: Collective Mental Models for Good Human-Earth Relations: The Case of Tribal Nation and Indigenous Scientists in STEM Graduate Education Date/Time: Wednesday, February 26, 10-11AM, Pacific Time RSVP to receive the Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/r0XSNABcR7KlnGAOKKKKeA Abstract: Indigenous students remain vastly underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) graduate programs. Simultaneously, Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities throughout the Americas […]
In Memory of Dr. Garnet Grosjean
It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of the death of our colleague and friend, Dr. Garnet Grosjean, who passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025, as a result of a sudden-onset medical issue. His longtime partner, Jan Atkinson-Grosjean, and members of his family were with him at his bedside at the […]