Educational Administration and Leadership public presentations 2025
Dear EDST Community, You are invited to join us for the upcoming Educational Administration and Leadership (EDAL) public presentations of the culminating Master’s research papers. This work is a collaboration of the UBC-VSB-Richmond School District Cohort focused on the theme: Inquiry, capacity building and leadership for Indigeneity, equity and inclusion. As part of EDAL program’s […]
Food from Mother Earth and Collective Tremembé Knowledge
Learn more: https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/events/event/food-from-mother-earth-and-collective-tremembe-knowledge/
EDST Research Day blog series 2025
The EDST Research Day blog series is now published and available online. The series includes five posts, each interlinked at the bottom of the articles for easy navigation:
Supporting Our Community in the Wake of the Lapu-Lapu Day Tragedy
Jump to: Information on Vigils, Resources & Support in Solidarity with the Filipino Community Supporting Our Community in the Wake of the Lapu-Lapu Day Tragedy April 28, 2025 Dear EDST Members: The tragic killing that occurred at the Lapu-Lapu Day celebration in Vancouver on April 26, resulted in heartbreaking loss and injury within the […]
Continuing the Professionalization of Student Services: Navigating Disability Inclusion and Stereotype Threat in Canadian Higher Education
Please join us for a public talk by visiting scholar, Dr. Donna Hardy Cox, Professor in the School of Social Work at Memorial University, Newfoundland. Title: Continuing the Professionalization of Student Services: Navigating Disability Inclusion and Stereotype Threat in Canadian Higher Education Date and time: Monday May 12, 2025, 3:00-4:00pm Location: Ponderosa Commons North, room […]
Aneet Kaur Kahlon successfully defended her M.A. Thesis
Please join us in congratulating Aneet Kaur Kahlon who successfully defended her M.A. Thesis on April 8 of 2025. Title:Investigating racial equity and anti-racism policy in K-12 public schooling in British Columbia: An anti-colonial analysis of the Surrey School District’s Racial Equity Strategic Plan Abstract: The purpose of this research is to examine how Canadian K-12 public […]
2025 Patricia Dyer Memorial Award
PhD student Yu Guo was awarded the 2025 Patricia Dyer Memorial Award. About the award: In memory of Patricia Dyer, the Patricia Dyer Memorial Award in Education award was endowed by her family, friends, and colleagues. The award is offered to a graduate student in Educational Studies who demonstrates enthusiasm for ideas and commitment to […]
2025 Buttedahl Memorial Lecture
2025 Buttedahl Memorial Lecture What Kind of University Do We Want?: In Defense of University-Community Engagement Date: Wednesday April 30, 2025 2-4pm Location: Ponderosa Ballroom RSVP: https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/events/event/2025-buttedahl-memorial-lecture
Morgan Westcott’s Successful EdD Dissertation
Please join us in congratulating Morgan Westcott who successfully defended her EdD Dissertation on March 21 of 2025. Title:Polytechnic Instructors as First Responders to Student Crises: Centring Faculty Voices Abstract:The purpose of this qualitative study is to identify and describe the ways some instructors experience encounters with students in distress, to better support instructors, centre their […]