Congratulations to Yeonjoo Kim on a Successful Oral Defence (PhD Dissertation)
Please join us in congratulating Yeonjoo Kim who successfully defended her PhD Dissertation on September 14 of 2026. Title:Career transition as an assemblage of learning: A multiple-case study of Korean millennials who left socially desirable workplaces Abstract:This dissertation examines the career transition experiences of Korean millennials who left socially desirable workplaces. Rather than treating career […]
Congratulations to Ellen J. McIntosh on a Successful Oral Defence (EdD Dissertation)
Please join us in congratulating Ellen J. McIntosh who successfully defended her EdD Dissertation on September 14 of 2026. Title:EDUCATING FOR ETHICAL-LEGAL BUSINESS PRACTICE Abstract:Appointed as a lecturer to teach commercial law to BCom students in the UBC Sauder School of Business close to 40 years ago, I looked forward to using the cases that […]
Sep 01, 2026
Public lecture: Reflections on Education and Social Mobility
https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/events/event/reflections-on-education-and-social-mobility/
Aug 21, 2026
New Publication “Defiance, Advocacy, and Sovereignty: First Nations Child Welfare, the ‘Native Conferences’ and the 1974 Royal Commission on Family and Children’s Law in British Columbia”
New Publication! Mona Gleason, “Defiance, Advocacy, and Sovereignty: First Nations Child Welfare, the ‘Native Conferences’ and the 1974 Royal Commission on Family and Children’s Law in British Columbia” BC Studies 230 (Summer, 2026): 11-32. Abstract: This article highlights the contributions of Indigenous participants to a series of Native Conferences that took place around BC in […]
Aug 07, 2026
Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present
Former EDST PhD graduate, Shayna Plaut, is part of the team curating the exhibition on Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present – “A moving exploration of the ongoing forced displacement of Palestinians” currently open at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Dr. Shayna Plaut’s co-edited book, Messy Ethics in Humam Rights Work, has been published with UBC […]
Aug 06, 2026
Dr. Handel Wright receives 2026 Emancipation Day Proclamation on behalf of Vancouver’s Black communities
The City of Vancouver held an Emancipation Day Proclamation and Reception on July 28th, 2026. In recognition of his work on international, national and local Blackness and especially his contributions to the equity work of the City, Vancouver City Council selected Handel Kashope Wright, Professor in Educational Studies and Director of the Centre for Culture, […]
Jul 26, 2026
From Individual Studies to Collective Knowledge: Unlocking the Full Value of Research Evidence
https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/events/event/from-individual-studies-to-collective-knowledge-unlocking-the-full-value-of-research-evidence
Jul 21, 2026
2026 Climate Change and Wellbeing Grant
Jul 09, 2026
Blacktalk Podcast
To mark Canada Day (July 1st), the podcast BlackTalk released an episode in conversation with EDST Professor Handel K. Wright. Here’s the link to the episode: “In this episode of BlackTalk, Professor Andy Knight (University of Alberta) is joined by Dr. Handel Wright. Their conversation begins with a clear and necessary discussion of anti-Blackness: what it means, […]
Jul 07, 2026
Campus Resident Summer Photo Contest Winner July 2026 – Mahfida Tahniat
Mahfida’s Tahniat, EDST PhD student, is the winner of the Summer Photo Contest for the month of July 2026 organized by the Campus Resident. About the contest rules: https://thecampusresident.ca/enter-our-summer-vacation-photo-contest/