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Day 1 of the OISE Graduate Student Research Conference (GSRC) 2026 is packed with innovative scholarship, critical conversations, and bold reimaginings of education’s role in an increasingly complex world. With so many compelling presentations to choose from, narrowing it down is no easy task. Still, three sessions in particular caught my eye for the urgency of their questions, the depth of their analysis, and the hope they offer for the future of education.

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As we continue to reflect on this year’s conference theme, Generative Hope: Possibilities in Education Research, we sat down with faculty and staff from the School of the Environment at the University of Toronto ahead of their upcoming panel discussion to hear their thoughts. In advance of their Sustainability Thinking Exhibition themed, Navigating the Planetary Crisis through the Arts: The University and the Polycrisis, they offered reflections on sustainability and on the role of the university in a time marked by interconnected global crises.

Excerpt: "Children’s experiences during early years form the foundation for their development. For many children in Canada and across the globe, these early experiences include substantial exposure to early learning and child care. And government investments in early learning and care in Canada and elsewhere have increased dramatically. Research has shown that exposure to high-quality early learning and care is associated with positive outcomes for children — and these associations are strongest for children from families with fewer resources, including lower incomes."

Excerpt: "Through this next school bundle, Alberta’s government is moving forward with a group of elementary and junior high schools that will create space for more than 5,300 students in Edmonton, Calgary, Cochrane and Airdrie. These new schools will help ease pressure in classrooms and support growing communities."

UofT Anthropology and African Studies' Dr. Nisrin Elamin presents on her research on land and empire in Sudan.

In February, the SJE DSA hosted two Zotero Workshops with Jeff Newman from New College's D.G. Ivey Library.

Dr. Tanya Titchkosky recounts Dr. Elaine Cagulada’s February 2026 poetry reading, NEDA: Words for My Darling.

Four SJE alumni will convene for the Social Justice Education Alumni Career Panel on March 9 to speak to students, representing life after PhD and EdD.

Disability Salon Spotlight Series Winter/Spring 2026 showcases SJE student research, creativity, and critical disability work.

CIARS newsletter Rooted and Rising is now available; registration is still open for the 13th Decolonizing Conference (March 12–14, 2026).