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):
Feb 24, 2025
Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir
Feb 20, 2025
The Student – Film Screening and Discussion
The world is in crisis – what role should our universities be playing?
Feb 19, 2025
EDST Doctoral Colloquium Special Talk – Dare to Think with Arendt: On the Promise of Democratic Education in “Dark Times”
Feb 18, 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 […]
Feb 14, 2025
GAA Presents: Mindfulness with Mahfida Event Series – Flower Bouquet Making Workshop
Dr. Victor Brar’s paper selected by PESGB for presentation
Feb 10, 2025
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 […]
Feb 06, 2025
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 […]