Three graduate students from McGill University's Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE) have been honoured with prestigious fellowships and awards for their international research endeavours.
Published on: 11 Jul 2024
DISE Graduate Students Alexa Ahooja, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies, and Hannah Keim, MA student in Second Language Education, have won the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (ACLA) Graduate Student Awards.
Published on: 8 Jul 2024
Two members of the Faculty of Education were bestowed with prestigious internal recognition awards from McGill University, for outstanding scholarship and research excellence. This year's cohort includes Dean Vivek Venkatesh, receiving the James McGill Professor Award and Associate Professor Angelica Galante (Director, Pluriligual Lab) who is named as a William Dawson Scholar.
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Published on: 3 Jul 2024
The new book by DISE Professor Philip Howard – Performing Postracialism: Reflections on Antiblackness, Nation, and Education through Contemporary Blackface in Canada, has won the Canadian Association for Theatre Research’s (CATR) Ann Saddlemyer Award.
Published on: 20 Jun 2024
On May 30th, 34 students from across Eeyou Istchee graduated from McGill, in the first program that allows northern Quebec Cree to learn from home to become teachers in their own community.
CBC News featured an article covering the first time the Cree School Board and McGill University offered programs that help students get their teaching licence from home.
Published on: 14 Jun 2024
Thanks to a major gift of almost $2 million from the Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF), the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) has a unique opportunity to improve its programs and grow its pool of expert First Nations and Inuit instructors.
Published on: 11 Jun 2024
Thanks to a major gift of almost $2 million from the Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF), OFNIE has a unique opportunity to improve its programs and grow its pool of expert First Nations and Inuit instructors.
Published on: 11 Jun 2024
Two students from the Faculty of Education have earned a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship:
Rasel Babu, in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, received a McGill Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for their research topic: "Pedagogues' Readiness to Integrate Educational Technology for Teaching Language and Mathematics in Bangladeshi Secondary Classrooms."
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship:
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Published on: 7 Jun 2024
McGill's Faculty of Education and the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) had a total of 46 graduates (16 deferred from Summer 2023 and 30 in 2023-2024) participate in the Summer 2024 convocation in the following programs:
- 16 Graduates deferred from Summer 2023
- 1 Certificate in Aboriginal Literacy in Education from (Cree School Board)
- 15 Certificates in Education for First Nations and Inuit (Cree School Board)
30 Graduates in 2023-2024:
Published on: 6 Jun 2024
Gender disparities persist glaringly around the globe with gender-based violence standing out as one of the most widespread human rights violations. Alarmingly, only 52 per cent of women who are married or in a union freely make their own decisions about sexual relations, contraceptive use, and health care. The United Nations has identified transforming harmful gender norms as a critical goal among its 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.
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Published on: 5 Jun 2024
Far from being welcomed with open arms, international students around the world are increasingly coming under both literal and metaphorical assault, write McGill Assistant Professor Emma Harden-Wolfson, PhD candidate and educator Shannon Hutcheson and Master's student Yvonne Zhang. Read more in their commentary for leading higher education news site University World News.
Published on: 4 Jun 2024
Dear members of the Faculty of Education Community,
I am so proud and excited to begin my term as your Dean (as of June 1, 2024). In this first message, I wanted to share with you my vision for our Faculty and tell you a bit about my background.
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Published on: 3 Jun 2024
Chama Laassassy, M.A., Second Language Education, DISE, has been recognized for her leadership potential, strong ties with community, and innovative approaches to creating change, earning a Pathy Foundation Fellowship for 2024-2025.
Published on: 31 May 2024
Working Nation, a US-based organization working to highlight career/technical education and vocational training across the country asked Dr. Michael Lipset (DISE) to appear on their video-based YouTube series highlighting workforce efforts in education.
Filmed at SXSW EDU 2024, the video was one of a series of guest spots they filmed throughout the week and covers 4 Learning’s approach to school change, which includes vocational training in the recording arts, business of music and media, and other creative endeavors.
Published on: 31 May 2024
Education’s inspiring mentors are being honoured for teaching and research this Convocation Season, with awards given by the Faculty of Education and McGill University:
Faculty of Education’s 2024 Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Janine Metallic (Assistant Professor, DISE)
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Published on: 30 May 2024
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