/dise/taxonomy/term/4/all en /dise/channels/event/mccall-macbain-scholarships-applications-and-information-webinar-357983 <p>Are you a leader in your program, your community, campus group or association? Are you an undergraduate student, interested in pursuing a master’s degree at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº next year?</p> Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:47:51 +0000 admin 12478 at /dise /dise/channels/news/margaret-mackenzie-samantha-nepton-and-taylor-richardson-winners-mccall-macbain-scholarships-357982 <p>Margaret Mackenzie (BEd’23), Samantha Nepton (BEd’23), and Taylor Richardson (BFA'23<span> Towson University),</span> are winners of McCall MacBain Scholarships, Canada’s largest leadership-based scholarships for master’s and professional studies.</p> <p>Each finalist was chosen based on their character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength, and intellectual curiosity:</p> <h5><strong>Margaret Mackenzie</strong></h5> <p>2024 McCall MacBain Scholar<br /> Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Faculty of Education, MA, Educational Leadership</p> Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:35:25 +0000 admin 12477 at /dise /dise/channels/news/three-dise-graduate-students-win-prestigious-fellowship-and-awards-international-research-357936 <p>Three graduate students from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE) have been honoured with prestigious fellowships and awards for their international research endeavours.</p> Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:58:39 +0000 admin 12475 at /dise /dise/channels/news/dise-graduate-students-alexa-ahooja-and-hannah-keim-win-prestigious-applied-linguistics-awards-357904 <p>DISE Graduate Students Alexa Ahooja, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies, and Hannah Keim, MA student in Second Language Education, have won the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (ACLA) Graduate Student Awards.</p> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:36:32 +0000 admin 12473 at /dise /dise/channels/news/mcgill-scholars-receive-190000-expand-impact-research-social-sciences-and-humanities-357893 <p>Seven Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers have been awarded over $190,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The awards are part of $1.7 million in federal funding invested in 54 projects nationwide. </p> Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:57:57 +0000 admin 12472 at /dise /dise/channels/news/mcgill-honours-its-accomplished-researchers-education-357877 <p>Two members of the Faculty of Education were bestowed with prestigious internal recognition awards from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº, for outstanding scholarship and research excellence. This year's cohort includes Dean <a href="/education/vivek-venkatesh">Vivek Venkatesh</a>, receiving the James Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor Award and Associate Professor <a href="/education/angelica-galante">Angelica Galante</a> (Director, Pluriligual Lab) who is named as a William Dawson Scholar. </p> <p>Excerpt from The Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Reporter:</p> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:38:59 +0000 admin 12471 at /dise /dise/channels/news/provost-awards-28-mcgill-professors-distinguished-awards-357871 <p><em>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº honours its accomplished researchers with Distinguished James Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor, James Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor, and William Dawson Scholars awards.</em></p> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:27:04 +0000 admin 12469 at /dise /dise/channels/news/dr-shane-sweet-one-mcgills-10-renewed-canada-research-chairs-2023-357789 <p><a href="/education/shane-sweet">Dr. Shane Sweet</a>, Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education was just renewed as a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Participation, Well-Being, and Physical Disability. Shane's research involves studying well-being and participation in daily and social activities among people living with physical disabilities. This kind of practical application research will impact society in terms of optimizing interventions and programs aimed at enhancing the lives of people living with physical disabilities.</p> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:38:01 +0000 admin 12468 at /dise /dise/channels/news/17-mcgill-researchers-honoured-prestigious-canada-research-chairs-357763 <p style="text-align:center"><em>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº awarded $10.9 million in federal funding through Canada Research Chairs Program</em></p> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:48:28 +0000 admin 12467 at /dise /dise/channels/news/dise-professor-philip-howard-receives-2024-catr-award-best-book-357771 <p>The new book by DISE Professor Philip Howard – <em>Performing Postracialism: Reflections on Antiblackness, Nation, and Education through Contemporary Blackface in Canada</em>, has won the Canadian Association for Theatre Research’s (CATR) Ann Saddlemyer Award.</p> Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:55:36 +0000 admin 12466 at /dise /dise/channels/news/cbc-news-covers-34-cree-teacher-graduates-community-based-programs-357725 <p>On May 30th, 34 students from across Eeyou Istchee graduated from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº, in the first program that allows northern Quebec Cree to learn from home to become teachers in their own community.</p> <p>CBC News featured an article covering the first time the Cree School Board and Æ»¹ûÒùÔº offered programs that help students get their teaching licence from home.</p> Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:22:22 +0000 admin 12465 at /dise /dise/channels/news/ofnie-receives-2-million-gift-support-indigenous-led-teaching-programs-357673 <p>Thanks to a major gift of almost $2 million from the Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF), OFNIE has a unique opportunity to improve its programs and grow its pool of expert First Nations and Inuit instructors.</p> Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:04:39 +0000 admin 12463 at /dise /dise/channels/news/ofnie-receives-2-million-gift-support-indigenous-led-teaching-programs-357674 <p>Thanks to a major gift of almost $2 million from the Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF), the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) has a unique opportunity to improve its programs and grow its pool of expert First Nations and Inuit instructors.</p> Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:06:06 +0000 admin 12462 at /dise /dise/channels/news/education-students-monica-shank-lauwo-and-rasel-babu-earn-vanier-canada-graduate-scholarship-and-357641 <p>Two students from the Faculty of Education have earned a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship.</p> <p><strong>Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship:</strong></p> <p><strong>Rasel Babu</strong>, in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, received a Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for their research topic: <em>"Pedagogues' Readiness to Integrate Educational Technology for Teaching Language and Mathematics in Bangladeshi Secondary Classrooms."</em></p> <p><strong>Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship:</strong></p> Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:37:27 +0000 admin 12460 at /dise /dise/channels/news/46-ofnie-graduates-summer-2024-convocation-357619 <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's Faculty of Education and the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) had a total of <strong>46 graduates</strong> (16 deferred from Summer 2023 and 30 in 2023-2024) participate in the Summer 2024 convocation in the following programs:</p> <ul> <li>16 Graduates deferred from Summer 2023</li> <li>1 Certificate in Aboriginal Literacy in Education from (Cree School Board)</li> <li>15 Certificates in Education for First Nations and Inuit (Cree School Board)</li> </ul> <p><br /> <strong>30 Graduates in 2023-2024:</strong></p> Thu, 06 Jun 2024 13:55:26 +0000 admin 12459 at /dise