February 11, 2022
Last week, OISE community members were subject to anti-Asian racist threats and video of a man holding a machine gun during a virtual meeting.
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February 10, 2022
Hart House's inaugural Hip Hop Education Community Connector, Marcus Singleton, is doing what he loves most: engaging with students through hip hop.
February 10, 2022
A young girl has a heartwarming reaction to seeing herself being represented in a new book series that celebrates Black identity.
February 9, 2022
Rich Baxter, Principal of Innovation in Education, and his team have won bronze at the Reimagine Education Awards for his program The Bootstrapping Checklist.
February 1, 2022
OISE's Perry King among 7 Black Canadian writers to watch in 2022
CBC is celebrating 7 Black Canadian writers this #BlackHistoryMonth. Among them is OISE communications officer Perry King.
February 1, 2022
Education as liberation: OISE’s new faculty member discusses her focus on Black and Francophone Studies
Dr. Amal Madibbo, who joined OISE in 2021 and has been appointed Founding Director of the Centre for Black Studies in Education.
February 1, 2022
Education as liberation: OISE’s new faculty member discusses her focus on Black and Francophone Studies
Dr. Amal Madibbo has lived a life deeply immersed in Black Studies.
Whether it was during her schooling-socialization as she grew up in Sudan, to her years of academic practice in Europe and North America, the newly arrived OISE faculty has lived the material and wants to bring new insight as she begins her time as associate professor at the department of social justice education.
“My engagement with Black Studies is a long process, a lengthy process, both as a student and as an educator that started since the early stages of my social upbringing,” said Dr. Madibbo, who returns to OISE, University of Toronto – where she completed her doctoral studies.
Whether it was during her schooling-socialization as she grew up in Sudan, to her years of academic practice in Europe and North America, the newly arrived OISE faculty has lived the material and wants to bring new insight as she begins her time as associate professor at the department of social justice education.
“My engagement with Black Studies is a long process, a lengthy process, both as a student and as an educator that started since the early stages of my social upbringing,” said Dr. Madibbo, who returns to OISE, University of Toronto – where she completed her doctoral studies.
February 1, 2022
How did OISE alum Rosemary Sadlier convince Canada to recognize Black History Month?
January 27, 2022
Caring for future generations: OISE announces its Sustainability and Climate Action Network
At a Jan. 31 webinar, OISE’s Environmental and Sustainability Education Initiative will announce its new name, Sustainability and Climate Action Network (SCAN).
January 25, 2022
Should students get a break on their grades? OISE's Todd Cunningham weighs in
High school students are lobbying for a grade-freeze. But is it fair and equitable? OISE Professor Todd Cunningham joins CBC Radio to discuss.
January 24, 2022
U of T congratulates Brenda Registe, an OISE alum, for receiving a 2021 Excellence Through Innovation Award.
January 20, 2022
High schoolers across Ontario are lobbying for a grade "freeze" for the remainder of this semester. OISE Professor Todd Cunningham weighs in.