March 2026 Newsletter

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March 2026 Newsletter

March Highlights

Digital poster for the UofT OISE SJE 2026 Colloquium Series. Left side on a dark blue background reads: “Dr. Nisrin Elamin on Land, Capital and Empire-Making in Central Sudan. Friday, March 27th 2026 | 3–5 PM. Hybrid: OISE room 12-199 and Zoom. Register now!” Right side shows Nisrin, a brown-skinned woman with short dark hair, wearing a long-sleeved burgundy blouse, standing in front of a stone wall.

Colloquium: Nisrin Elamin on Land, Capital and Empire-Making in Central Sudan

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

SJE Alumni Career Panel

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.

Panel 2: Body Politic(s) at Meridians 25th symposium. Five panelists (left to right): Dr. L. Ayu Saraswati (medium-brown skin, floral blouse), Dr. Abosede George (dark-brown skin, green dress), Dr. Ana del Conde (light-brown skin, tan sweater), Dr. Catherine S. Ramirez (light skin, black top/scarf), Dr. Lucy El-Sherif (light-medium brown skin, patterned jacket). Stand before Meridians banner table with mics, laptops; wooden hall backdrop. Photo by Elie Pichanick.

Dr. Lucy El-Sherif Publishes and Presents Research on Dabke

SJE Assistant Professor Lucy El-Sherif publishes article "Dabke Is Better Than a Thousand Lectures Against Islamophobia" in Meridians and presents at UOttawa.

CIARS Latest Newsletter and Upcoming Decolonizing Conference

NEDA: Words for my Darling. A Poetry Reading from Elaine Cagulada. A recounting by Tanya Titchkosky, SJE OISE of the University of Toronto.

poster with white text over a blurred photo of a red and orange flower. top large text reads "NEDA," below: "Words for my Darling" then "A POETRY READING FROM ELAINE CAGULADA." bottom right reads "FEB. 4. 2026, 7PM Living Room, Tranzac 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, Ontario." all text is sans seriff except the N of NEDA, which is in a cursive serif font.

Recounting of "NEDA: Words for My Darling" — Dr. Tanya Titchkosky Reflects on Dr. Elaine Cagulada’s Poetry Reading

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

Disability Salon Student February Spotlight session in the Airspace room. About a dozen students and faculty of varied genders, ages, and ethnicities sit around a large oval table with laptops, notebooks, pizza, sweets, and coffee cups. Judith MacKinnon and Liz Winter sit at the far side of the oval, each with a laptop. Judith is presenting with her PowerPoint slide displayed on a large monitor behind them.

Disability Salon Student Spotlight Series: Winter/Spring 2026 in Motion

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

Zotero workshop 1 in the Airspace room: Jeff (pale white man with short hair in gray sweater and jeans, standing) helps a student at the wood oval conference table with laptops and notebooks. Seven seated feminine-presenting SJE students of diverse ages, and skin tones, some wearing glasses or headwraps, dressed in casual sweaters and tops, engaged in their laptops. The Airspace has circular overhead lights, windows showing cloudy Toronto skyline, beige cabinets, red chairs, backpacks.

SJE DSA February Zotero Workshops Recap

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

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