Award

Congratulations to ACLA Award Winners

ACLA award winners Please join us in congratulating our LLED faculty and students whose work was recognized this past week at the annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (ACLA). Congratulations Cheyenne, Leah, Monica, and Julia! Photos at the awards ceremony Photos at the awards ceremony, courtesy of Harini Rajagopal and Meike Wernicke.

Congratulations to Meike Wernicke, Candace Galla, and Nicole George for Best of the MLJ Award 2025

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Meike Wernicke, Dr. Candace Galla, and Nicole George, whose article has been selected for the Best of The MLJ Award for 2025! Wernicke, M., Galla, C., & George, N. (2025). Rethinking French-as-a-second-language education as a space for supporting Indigenous language work on xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) land. The Modern Language Journal, 109(3), […]

Congratulations to Dr. Accurso and Team on 2026 Large TLEF Transformation Grant

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kathryn Accurso on being awarded a 2026 Large TLEF Transformation grant (Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund). Large TLEFTransformation grants support innovative, multi-year educational initiatives that directly benefit students. This year’s competition awarded funding to seven new projects across UBC Faculties, totaling $500K. The project brings together partners from LLED, EDCP, Indigenous Education, and local […]

Congratulations to LLED Faculty Wellbeing Champions

Faculty Wellbeing Champions Celebrated at Inaugural Student-Driven Event Please join us to congratulate all the faculty members who were celebrated at the 2026 inaugural Faculty Wellbeing Champions Recognition Event on April 7, 2026! This event was designed as a celebration where all 124 faculty nominated by students were recognized as “Faculty Wellbeing Champions.” The student […]

Congratulations to Dr. Anwar Ahmed, 2025-2026 Killam Teaching Prize Recipient

We’re excited to announce that Dr. Anwar Ahmed is a recipient of the 2025-2026 Killam Teaching Prize. The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to faculty nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching. Recipients are recognized at the graduation ceremonies in May. This recognition highlights Anwar’s contributions to the scholarship […]

Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Hunte, 2025 CLL Fund Competition Recipient

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Melissa R. Hunte on being a recipient of the 2025 Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) Fund Competition. The 2025 Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) Fund Competition called for visionary approaches to help British Columbia and Canada respond and adapt to the pressing sustainability challenges. This year’s competition […]

Congratulations to Dr. George Belliveau on being recognized as a UBC Ambassador

We’re pleased to share that Dr. George Belliveau has recently been recognized as a UBC Ambassador through the University of British Columbia Ambassador Program. The UBC Ambassadors program celebrates academic leaders who bring world-class conferences and events to campus, helping position UBC as a premier destination for conferences and scholarly gatherings. UBC Ambassadors build bridges […]

Congratulations to Dr. Marika Kunnas on receiving the AAAL 2026 Dissertation Award

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Marika Kunnas on receiving the AAAL 2026 Dissertation Award! Marika’s research explores the experiences of racially minoritized people in French programs in Canada using qualitative and arts-based methods. Marika’s dissertation employed counter-stories and counter-monologues to explore the experiences of racially minoritized students in French immersion programs. The Dissertation Award […]

Congratulations to Dr. Melane Wong on being the recipient of the 2025 Language and Literacy Educational Leadership Award (LLELA)

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Melanie Wong is the outstanding recipient of the 2025 Language and Literacy Educational Leadership Award! Dr. Wong’s commitment to promoting Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization (EDID) are substantial and these contributions align well with the mission of our Faculty and University. Among other efforts and initiatives, her interest […]

Congratulations to recipients of the 2025–2026 Faculty of Education Graduate Student Endowed Awards

Please join us in congratulating the following LLED graduate students on being recipients of the 2025–2026 Faculty of Education Graduate Student Endowed Award! Student Name Award Supervisor(s) Takamitsu Mamashita LOMCIRA Harold Covell Memorial Scholarship Dr. Derek Gladwin, Dr. Kristiina Kumpulainen Rosa David Joseph Katz Memorial Scholarship Dr. Ryuko Kubota, Dr. Meghan Corella Aika Ishige Joseph […]