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Welcome Dr. Kari Grain!

Welcome Dr. Kari Grain!

Dr. Grain’s profile page: https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/facultystaff/kari-grain

EDST Student Kelly Chessman in the news

EDST Student Kelly Chessman in the news

Kelly Chessman interviewed with multiple media outlets, see below: Global News: https://globalnews.ca/video/7686969/east-vancouver-period-pantry-raises-issue-of-access-to-menstrual-products Ricochet: https://ricochet.media/en/3533/period-poverty-increasing-isolation-and-mental-health-issues-study-shows  

Call for papers. 2021 special online symposium for new scholars

Call for papers. 2021 special online symposium for new scholars

See details here: https://www.ache-chea.ca/2021-special-online-symposium/

Dr. Jo-ann Archibald – YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Nomination

Dr. Jo-ann Archibald – YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Nomination

Congratulations! Read more about the nomination here: https://ywcavan.org/women-distinction-awards  

Emily Van Halem named Sustainability Scholar

Emily Van Halem named Sustainability Scholar

We are pleased to announce that Emily Van Halem, an EDST MA student, has been named a Sustainability Scholar! She will be working on a very interesting project for the City of Vancouver in support of its Healthy City Strategy. In this role, Emily will review equity policies of City-funded non-profits and will support a series of dialogue sessions with these stakeholders. Her research findings will be used to inform grant evaluation criteria used for the City’s Community Services Grants and her report will illustrate smart practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in Vancouver’s non-profit sector. Emily was recently awarded a […]

Spotlight on Alumni Careers

Spotlight on Alumni Careers

For more info and to register: https://educ.ubc.ca/spotlight-on-alumni-careers-educational-studies-alumni-who-forged-their-own-career-paths

Dr. Ellis’s book – DHA 2020 Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention

Dr. Ellis’s book – DHA 2020 Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention

Learn more about this book at DHA’s website: http://dishist.org/?page_id=291

Outstanding Book Award for 2020 – Sam Rocha

Outstanding Book Award for 2020 – Sam Rocha

Many congratulations to Dr. Sam Rocha, recipient of American Educational Research Association’s Outstanding Book Award for his book “The Syllabus as Curriculum.”   https://www.routledge.com/The-Syllabus-as-Curriculum-A-Reconceptualist-Approach/Rocha/p/book/9780367136697  

GSCOPE Call for Papers

GSCOPE Call for Papers

Graduate Student Conference on Philosophy of Education (GSCOPE, May 13-14, 2021) Call for Papers Flyer    

Call for Contributions: Special JCIE Issue in Honour & Memory of Professor Michael Marker (1951-2021)