Dr. Amy Parent’s project RNL featured in the Vancouver Sun
Read more about this project which utilizes VR-technology to revitalize Nisga’a language: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/nisgaa-anthropologist-spearheads-new-effort-to-repatriate-family-house-pole-from-europe
Recording: Cities as Sites for Transformative Change
Watch the video on the CCIE website: https://ccie.educ.ubc.ca/cities-as-sites-for-transformative-change-how-and-why-universities-can-contribute/ Speakers: (See link for full bios) Maggie Low is an Assistant Professor at the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), where she is the Co-Chair of the Indigenous Community Planning master’s concentration. Mumbi Maina is a Postdoctoral Fellow in […]
EfS students presented in front of the Mayor of Vancouver and 4 Post-secondary Presidents
Five student groups in the EfS program presented their projects to the mayor of Vancouver, 4 post-secondary presidents (including UBC’s very own Dr.Ono), 4 councillors and many city staff. Click each slide below to find out more.
Announcing EDST’s Online Learning Library
Announcing UBC EDST’s Online Learning Library! It is a resource designed just for you as a graduate student in the Department of Educational Studies, and beyond! This library of online theory and methods modules aims to provide support to students at various points in their degree, such as: Using or combining modules to construct a […]
Convivial Café by M.Ed for Sustainability students
Learn more: https://mailchi.mp/5debe4bb779c/between-the-bridges-dec4?e=172979ee49
Report – Student Volunteer Work and Learning: Undergraduates’ Experiences and Self-reported Outcomes
“Student Volunteer Work and Learning: Undergraduates’ Experiences and Self-reported Outcomes,” by Milosh Raykov, Alison Taylor, Sameena Jamal, and Sirui Wu. (Sameena is a PhD student in EDST and Research Coordinator on the project.) This report builds on our earlier report on UBC students’ paid work by documenting features of their unpaid work and differences in […]
Dr. Wright Appointed as Senior Advisor on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence
From UBC Education: We congratulate Dr. Handel Kashope Wright on his appointment as the Senior Advisor to the President on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence. In addition to advising President Ono on addressing issues of race, racism, representation and inclusive excellence, Dr. Wright will liaise with senior leaders, support the implementation of the Inclusion Action Plan, […]
Dr. Sharon Stein Interviewed by The Walrus
Read the article here: https://thewalrus.ca/a-lonely-year-on-campus/
Historical Studies in Education Vol 32 now online
Volume 32, number / numéro 2 Fall / automne 2020 HISTORICAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION REVUE D’HISTOIRE DE L’ÉDUCATION Produced and distributed by / Produit et distribué par University of British Columbia, Faculty of Education Link: https://historicalstudiesineducation.ca/index.php/edu_hse-rhe
Dr. Charles Ungerleider on public education in The Conversation
Listen to the Interview: “Public education is political in a sense that it is about allocating scarce values,” says Charles Ungerleider, professor emeritus in Educational Studies https://www.spreaker.com/show/in-conversation