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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

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Associate Professor Sue Winton delivered a talk on privatization and public education at the Faculty’s Public Lecture event on November 8, 2022 – Winton, a critical policy scholar and and co-director of the World Educational Research Association’s International Research Network on Families, Educators, and Communities as Educational Advocates, discussed how policies, such as fundraising, fees and specialized schools and programs among others, enable some kids to accumulate more advantages from public education than other children. Watch talk

Get to know our faculty profile series – This month’s ‘Get to know our faculty’ profile series features assistant professor Gabby Moser whose current field of research is visual citizenship, and especially the role photography plays—both in artworks and through everyday objects, such as family snapshots—in shaping who can be seen and recognized as a citizen. Read more

The Conversation: Canada identifies international students as ‘ideal immigrants’ but supports are lacking – Isaac Garcia-Sitton, a Ph.D. student in the Graduate Program in Education, writes about the federal government identifying international students as a key source of talent for the growth and sustenance of the Canadian economy, and to address the skilled labour shortages. Read article

Faculty of Education Alumni Network (YUEAN) – Led by alumni volunteers, York University’s alumni networks deliver innovative and meaningful initiatives that enable alumni to connect with one another, to fuel student success and to support the York community. The Faculty of Education is currently looking for leaders & members for the @YorkUeducation Alumni Network! If you’re interested in joining our network, reach out to Evan Goldenthal at egolden@yorku.ca. Please spread the word to any Faculty of Education alumni who you may know or are in contact with

Program Office Updates

Dean’s Office

Join us for our annual Winter Party on Wednesday December 14th – Our annual Winter Party will be taking place on December 14 from noon – 2:00 p.m. in Room A2 at the Second Student Centre and we hope to see you there! Please RSVP by December 9 to confirm your attendance. RSVP here

The Well-being Strategy Team wants your feedback! – Come join engagement sessions to share your feedback and recommendations on employee well-being needs to shape York’s future Well-being Strategy. Your input is extremely valuable to helping our whole community flourish and be well together. For more information about the engagement sessions, to register, or provide independent feedback please visit: https://www.yorku.ca/well-being/engagement-sessions/staff/

Research Office

Research Events:

You are invited to the first talk of the new LED Speaker Series organized by Professor Qiang Zha. The talk entitled “Decolonizing the Academy: Trans-systemic Transformations in Reconciliation and Indigenization” will take place on December 1 from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. and will be delivered by Dr. Marie Battiste. Learn more and register
Mark your calendars! On Friday, December 16^th from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m., the Office of the Associate Dean of Research is hosting a timely panel, The Digital Age from Human Perspectives, featuring professor sava saheli singh, post-doctoral fellow Dr. James Stinson, and visiting scholar Dr. Jonah Rimer. The event will be chaired by Professor Kate Tilleczek. Register here

Selected Upcoming External Grants:

SSHRC New Knowledge Synthesis Grant Competition: Shifting Dynamics of Privilege and Marginalization (Agency deadline: December 15, 2022)
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants (Agency deadline: December 15, 2022)
CIHR National Women’s Health Research Initiative: Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition – Hubs (Agency deadline: February 1, 2023)
SSHRC Connection Grants (Agency deadline: February 1, 2023)
Insight Development Grants (Agency deadline: February 2, 2023)

Selected Internal Grants:

Funding for Indigenous Scholarly Events and Outreach Activities (VPRI deadline: January 1, 2023)
Funding for Scholarly Events and Outreach Activities (VPRI deadline: January 1, 2023)
SSHRC Exchange – Conference Grant (VPRI deadline: February 1, 2023)

Selected Upcoming Awards:

Nominations for the 2023 Carol Crealock Award should be submitted to CASWE (casweacefe@gmail.com and fuhong@uvic.ca) by December 20, 2022
Nominations for the 2023 CACS Award for the Outstanding Publications in Canadian Curriculum Studies should be submitted to Professor Nicholas Ng-A-Fook at nngafook@uottawa.ca by February 1, 2023
Nominations for the 2023 CACS Ted T. Aoki Award for Distinguished Service should be submitted to Professor Avril Aitken at aaitken@UBishops.ca by February 1, 2023
Nominations for the 2023 CATE Award for Contributions to Research in Teacher Education are due March 13, 2023
Nominations for the 2023 Yidan Prize are now open and will close on 31 March 2023, 12:00 p.m. Hong Kong time (GMT+8).

Graduate Program Office

Graduate Program in Education Virtual OPEN HOUSE for prospective students – The Graduate Program in Education will be hosting a Virtual Open House event for prospective MEd, PhD and MLCE students on Monday November 28^th from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Please spread the word and encourage your BEd and BA Educational Studies students who are in the last year of their respective programs to Register here

Upcoming Deadlines:

CGS Masters Deadline: December 1
Master of Leadership and Community Engagement (MLCE) program application deadline: December 15
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program application deadline: December 15
Master of Education (MEd) program application deadline: January 15

Reminder of Graduate Assembly taking place on December 6 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

New Publications

Assistant Professor Vidya Shah, Nada Aoudeh (PhD candidate, York U Faculty of Eduation), Gisele Cuglievan-Mindreau (OISE/UT) and Joseph Flessa (OISE/UT) have co-authored an article titled “Tempering Applied Critical Leadership: The Im/Possibilities of Leading for Racial Justice in School Districts in Educational Administration Quarterly. Read article

In the Media

Land and Language – Professor Celia Haig-Brown’s groundbreaking book Tsqelmucwilc: The Kamloops Indian Residential School — Resistance and a Reckoning was mentioned on the Winnipeg Free Press website on November 11. Read article

Conservation, learning, reconciliation – UNESCO Chair Charles Hopkins Clean 50 interview (April 2022) was recently referenced in an article in the Globe & Mail on November 18. Read article

News from the York Community

York calls for immediate indoor masking – The University is calling on all community members to immediately resume masking indoors as part of provincial efforts to protect children and most vulnerable. Learn m ore

President’s 2022 Annual Report reinforces York’s commitment to right the future – President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton released her 2022 Annual Report to the community. The report charts a historic year for the University. Read more

Put your creativity to work in the classroom, scholarship – York University’s Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) is now accepting 2023 grant applications and Will Gage, associate vice-president, teaching and learning, encourages faculty to put their creative ideas to work. Read more

Join the president for cookies, cocoa and cider at the York University Holiday Social – President Rhonda Lenton invites all students, staff, faculty members and course instructors to celebrate the end of the fall term at York University’s Holiday Social. Join her for cookies, cocoa, cider and other holiday festivities at the Keele and Glendon campuses to kick off the holiday season. Learn more

York U Holiday Assets for 2022 – The Holiday Season has arrived! It is important to keep our relationships with our partners and community contacts strong by connecting with them to celebrate the season. You can access York U branded assets such as print or digital cards, and download Zoom backgrounds and social assets to share with your partners and networks. Download assets