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Our student orientation on September 4 was a great success!

We congratulate Dr. Diane Farmer and Dr. John Portelli on their retirements.

We are proud to share that Dr. Devon Healey, Assistant Professor in Social Justice Education, premiered her original play Rainbow on Mars this past August at Ada Slaight Hall.

We are delighted to share that Dr. Amal Madibbo, Professor in the Department of Social Justice Education, has been awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Sociology Award 2025 by the Canadian Sociological Association.

Welcoming new Faculty and Staff to the department.

OISE Alumna Mama Adobea Nii-Owoo's academic work focuses on Comparative and International Development Education.

Excerpt: "The government's summary financial position, as at March 31, 2025, is a deficit of $1,149 million, which reflects an $822 million or 42 per cent year-over-year improvement in comparison to the previous year's deficit of $1,971 million. The deficit increased by $353 million relative to Budget 2024/25."

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Over the summer of 2025, Laveeza Naeem, along with Yifan Zhang, had the opportunity to be Summer Interns at Western Michigan University (WMU) in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Erin Anderson (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in Higher Education at the 91ֱ�� (OISE), where her research explores how ableism shapes postsecondary education and how student affairs practitioners can create inclusive, affirming environments for disabled students.

Excerpt: "Families in Kamloops will now have access to 52 new licensed child care spaces at the recently rebuilt Parkcrest Elementary school. “These new child care spaces at Parkcrest Elementary represent a bright start for families, early childhood educators and the entire community,” said Rohini Arora, parliamentary secretary for child care. “Located in a state-of the-art rebuilt school, parents will have access to high-quality child care closer to home and in a familiar setting for their kids. This will mean more children learning, playing and growing together in a safe environment, while allowing parents to invest more time on their personal and professional aspirations.”"

Excerpt: "Education and Childcare: The Premier tasks Minister Demetrios Nicolaides with: Increasing career education opportunities, continuing to renew curriculum and creating more pathways to get qualified teachers in classrooms. Reaffirming the Alberta government’s commitment to policies, programs and curricula that support student well-being and set students on a path to lifelong success; Fast-tracking more school projects through the Schools Now program by committing $8.6 billion to create more than 200,000 new and updated student spaces across Alberta over the next seven years; Supporting students with complex needs, enhancing mental health supports and continuing to promote parental involvement in education – including through ensuring the full implementation of the Education Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 27) using all available legal and constitutional means necessary; Negotiating a sustainable agreement with the federal government that maintains affordability for parents, leverages non-profit and for-profit providers in addressing waitlists, and returns control of child-care law and policy back to the province."