IEN marked its recent 30th anniversary by re-centring and reasserting a commitment to relationships with Black, Indigenous, and Black-Indigenous people.
OISE doctoral student Osholene Oshobugie uses education as a tool to combat systemic racism and build resilience among young people of African descent.
When it comes to outdoor recreation, the conservation industry, even the climate change movement, 鈥渢here are barriers based in the legacies of history,鈥 she explains. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 see ourselves advertised. They don鈥檛 have Black people on staff. It sends a clear message that if you鈥檙e Black, this isn鈥檛 your space.鈥
An assistant professor in OISE鈥檚 Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development and the lead researcher on the study, concluded that there was a link between social isolation and worsening mental health among university students.
Professor聽Jim Slotta, from OISE鈥檚 Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, is one of five University of Toronto recipients of the Connaught Global Challenge Award.
With over 100 people in attendance, OISE鈥檚 first Climate Action Summit saw community members contribute 100+ ideas on how to address the climate crisis at OISE.
An OISE faculty member Jeffrey Ansloos, has been awarded a Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Indigenous Health and Social Action on Suicide.
Fernanda Yanchapaxi lost family members due to COVID-19 or in the pandemic. To grieve and to help others in some way, she started making non-medical masks.