Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Top Stories
- Professor Celia Haig-Brown elected to Royal Society of Canada – The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has elected six York University faculty members as part of the Class of 2022. Recognition by the RSC is the highest honour an individual can achieve in the arts, social sciences and sciences. Read more
- Assistant Professor Molade Osibodu announced as one of the recipients of York University’s inaugural Black Research Seed Fund – Supported by the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation (VPRI) in collaboration with the Office of the Vice-President Equity, People and Culture (EP&C), the fund was created in support of the research activities of Black academics, with preference given to early-career researchers. Read more
- Alumna Zahra Mawani (BEd ’22) awarded the 2022 York U Alumni Silver Jubilee Scholarship – The scholarship is awarded to a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence both in and out of the classroom. Read more
- The September 2022 issue of the UNESCO Chair newsletter is now available – The theme of the issue is ‘Greening education to transform the world’. Read issue
- NEW – Social Media sharing buttons added to all ED blog posts on our website – Social media share buttons have now been added to all articles on our ED blog on the home page of the Faculty of Education website at yorku.ca/edu. We encourage you to share the content with your respective social media connections to bring awareness to the great work that we are doing here in the Faculty. Happy sharing!
Program Office Updates
Dean’s Office
- Thanks to everyone who attended the Faculty Launch event on September 8. It was good to see everyone in-person and a special thanks to Professor Carl James for his talk titled “Translating and Re-Imagining What it Means to be in Education Relationship with Community”
- Website development for faculty members – Are you looking for assistance to develop a York-themed website for your project-based or personal research? Our Web Designer & Developer Adam Riley is available to assist you! Please feel free to contact him at ariley@edu.yorku.ca to discuss your needs
Graduate Program Office
- The Graduate Program welcomed incoming students to orientation on August 25 – Thanks to all of the grad students, faculty members and staff who attended the in-person orientation
- Doctoral Students are reminded that the deadline for the upcoming SSHRC fellowship competition is October 11 – A series of three writing workshops will be held on Thursdays from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. beginning on September 15
- The launch of our weekly ‘Shut up and Write!’ sessions is September 16 – These sessions are held via zoom on Friday mornings from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend
Research Office
Service Opportunity:
We are seeking a faculty member to represent the Faculty of Education on York’s SSHRC Explore & Exchange Grants Committee. The appointment is a two-year commitment, ending on June 30, 2023. The appointee should not have any sabbaticals or other leaves scheduled for this two-year period. VPRI encourages consideration of equity, diversity, and inclusion in selecting a Faculty of Education member for this Committee. The Committee meets approximately four to five times per year.
If you are interested in representing the Faculty of Education on the SSHRC Explore & Exchange Grants Committee, please email the Office of the Associate Dean of Research at research@edu.yorku.ca. This is a first-come, first-placed basis appointment
Upcoming Deadlines:
Deadlines (Internal Opportunities):
- SSHRC Explore: October 31, 2022
- SSHRC Exchange Conference Grant: October 31, 2022
SSHRC Connection Grants:
- Faculty deadline: October 11, 2022
- ORS deadline: October 18, 2022
- Agency deadline: November 1, 2022
Fulbright Canada Awards for Canadian Scholars:
- Faculty deadline: October 25, 2022
- ORS deadline: November 1, 2022
- Agency deadline: November 15, 2022
New Publications
- Dean Robert Savage and co-author Maria Rosaria Di Stasio have written a paper titled “Classroom practices and peer social status in junior high school” in School Psychology International
- Assistant Professor Natalia Balyasnikova and co-author Ruyko Kubota have co-authored a chapter titled “Language Teaching for Intercultural Communication: Problematizing Essentialism, Highlighting Power, and Advocating for Social Justice” in Intercultural Twinnings
- Assistant Professor Rachel Silver wrote an article titled “The virgin and the mother: schoolgirl stories and their implications for girls’ lives” in Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
In the Media
- How the first day of school can go wrong – and why it’s critical for teachers to get it right – Assistant Professor Vidya Shah was quoted in the Toronto Star Sept. 6. Read article
- Education without walls: Some Ontario families have chosen virtual schools – here’s why – Post Doctoral Fellow Beyhan Farhadi was quoted in the Ottawa Citizen Sept. 2. Read article
News from the York Community
- President Lenton’s welcome message for the 2022 -23 academic year – President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton offers a warm welcome to new and returning students, staff, faculty and course instructors, and encourages community members to take advantage of every opportunity York has to offer as a 21st-century university. Read more
- York University COVID-19 update for the Fall Academic Term – As you may be aware, Public Health Ontario has removed the mandatory five-day isolation period for those who test positive for COVID-19 as part of the province’s plan to prepare for the fall respiratory illness season. Read more
- President’s Town Hall – The Office of the President will be holding the first Town Hall of the 2022–2023 academic year on Wednesday, September 21, where they will discuss the University’s progress on key goals and initiatives for the year ahead. Learn more
- ‘Yfile’ reaches 20-year milestone – York University’s source for faculty and staff news celebrated its 20-year anniversary on September 9. One of North America’s longest-running university newsletters, YFile marked the date with a special issue. Read issue
Events
Scholars’ Hub @ Home
New names, old places: What memorializing teaches us about who we are and who we might be
Featuring Vidya Shah (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education)
September 14, 2022 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
This webinar presented by York Alumni Engagement, invites us to consider what our practices of naming, renaming, and memorializing teach us about our collective values and identities. Dr. Shah explores the importance of context, history, dialogue, and complicity in this process of raising our collective critical consciousness.
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