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Congratulations to Dr. Patsy Duff who has been named as a new Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Patsy Duff who has been named as a new Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC)! Patsy will be joined by six other UBC faculty members who were elected by their peers for their outstanding scholarly achievements. They are distinguished individuals from all branches of learning who have […]

Congratulations to Monica Shank Lauwo for being awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship!

Warmest congratulations to LLED PhD candidate Monica Shank Lauwo for being awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship! These prestigious awards provide two years of funding to “the very best PhD applicants” who will contribute to Canada’s research-based growth. Monica will be based at McGill University for her postdoctoral research on the lives and literacies of Tanzanian […]

Congratulations to Dr. Maureen Kendrick on receiving the 2024 CCGSE Mentorship Award

We are excited to announce that Dr. Maureen Kendrick has been awarded the Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) Mentorship Award for 2024! The award recognizes her exceptional mentorship at the graduate level, highlighting her unwavering support and encouragement for our students. Her achievements are a testament to the vital role of mentorship […]

Congratulations to Dr. Yuya Takeda

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Yuya Takeda, recently graduated from LLED, on receiving the 2024 Dissertation Award of the Canadian Philosophy of Education Society! Yuya’s supervisory committee consisted of Dr. Ryuko Kubota (Supervisor), Dr. Kedrick James & Dr. Claudia W Ruitenberg (Committee members). The title of his dissertation is: “Illuminating (Dis)enlightenment: Critical Media Literacy […]

Congratulations to Giovanna Lucci on being awarded a UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

Please join us in congratulating Giovanna Lucci on being awarded a UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award! In recognition of the valuable role that Graduate Teaching Assistants play in our programs, UBC annually honours GTAs with the Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Up to 19 winners are selected each spring. Successful candidates have met criteria […]

Congratulations to Dr. Derek Gladwin

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Derek Gladwin and his team on receiving a $20,000 UBC Public Humanities Hub (PHH) Priority Thematic Research Incubator Grant for their project, “Sustainable Sound Installations: Harmonizing Aesthetics, Education, and Upcycling”. This project and team are affiliated with the Systems Beings Lab, a transdisciplinary research collective centred on systems and complexity education […]

Congratulations to Monica Shank Lauwo!

Congratulations to Monica Shank Lauwo on being selected as one of the recipients of the AAAL 2024 Graduate Student Award! As noted by AAAL, “each year this award is made to the very best authors among the highest ranked proposals for papers submitted by graduate students for the annual AAAL Conference”. Being a GSA awardee represents “great […]

Congratulations to Dr. Melanie Wong

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Melanie Wong on being the recipient of the Fall 2023 John and Doris Andrews Research and Development Award competition! Melanie’s project entitled, “Bridging Educational Access Through Inclusive Virtual Makerspaces: A Collaborative Teaching and Learning Project”, will have important impacts on the application of learning technologies in K-12 contexts. Dr. […]

Congratulations to Dr. Reg D’Silva on being the recipient of the 2023 Language and Literacy Educational Leadership Award (LLELA)

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Reg D’Silva on being the recipient of the 2023 Language and Literacy Educational Leadership Award (LLELA)! Dr. Reg D’Silva is the outstanding recipient of the 2023 Language and Literacy Educational Leadership Award. Dr. D’Silva has demonstrated excellence through exceptional leadership in the Faculty of Education over eight years, going […]