2019
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Voice of the Raptors finds home at the mic
December 06, 2019
Teacher by day, Toronto Raptors broadcaster by night, Paul Jones, BEd’82, MA’84, has compressed two careers into one lifetime – ...
Remember 30: The École Polytechnique Massacre
December 05, 2019
It stands among the darkest days in Canadian history. On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 women were murdered at École Polytechnique de Montréal in what ...
Remember 30: Needed company of men
December 05, 2019
After the Montreal Massacre, the Canadian government appointed a nine person Panel on Violence Against Women to travel across the country and ...
Remember 30: Recognizing signs
December 05, 2019
As women, we’ve always been aware of the complex risks of being a woman in society, risks that too often include living and working in ...
UWOFA honours students at scholarship event
December 05, 2019
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships to outstanding students from ...
Case competition silver medal
December 03, 2019
Relevant. On the edge. Thought provoking. A case study on student activism and sexual violence policies at colleges and universities has earned ...
Lending a 'Voice' - and far more
November 27, 2019
From an amazing reading list “guided by Hags,” to the direct beautiful storytelling of American country music legends, Education ...
Atlohsa Peace Award recipient
November 26, 2019
For Candace Brunette-Debassige, the Special Advisor to Western University’s Provost on Indigenous initiatives, and instructor at the Faculty ...
Survey eyes costs of partner violence in workplace
November 21, 2019
Western researchers looking into the effects of intimate-partner violence on employers are turning to the university community for help.
Coach of the year
November 20, 2019
Making a successful transition from elite athlete to coach can be challenging. However, Faculty of Education alumna Sarah Black, MA’19, has ...
Graduate student mentorship program expands
November 19, 2019
Loneliness and isolation are feelings that can grip graduate students. But, there’s a team of graduate students at the Faculty of Education ...
Learning to give back
November 18, 2019
Teacher candidates in Family Studies learned technical skills while helping children and mothers throughout Southwestern Ontario.
Pursuit of happiness proves elusive for study
November 18, 2019
There may be no single key to personal happiness, but it doesn’t hurt to be healthy, wealthy and like where you live. While those findings ...
Gift drive for Merrymount
November 13, 2019
Western Education is bringing joy to children at the Merrymount Family Support and Crisis Centre this holiday season.
Grant provides peer-support
November 12, 2019
Western Education’s Mary J. Wright Research and Education Centre is one of three partners, along with CMHA Middlesex and Merrymount Family ...
Brain clue signals anxiety, depression in some kids
November 05, 2019
The discovery of a biomarker in the brains of those with neurodevelopmental disorders may offer hope to families looking for clues in how to ...
Junior Astronauts program
October 29, 2019
The Faculty of Education is blasting off with a $400,000 grant from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
The grant for the CSA’s Junior ...
Updating Teacher Education program
October 25, 2019
The Faculty of Education has revised its Teacher Education program to a pass/fail system. The program update allows teacher candidates to focus ...
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit
October 21, 2019
Brenda Mercer, a Doctor of Education graduate, is using her Organizational Improvement Plan (OIP) to help teachers reconnect with Inuit values ...
Teacher appreciation day
October 16, 2019
The Faculty of Education, together with Greg Marshall, one of Canada’s top minds in university football and proud Faculty of Education ...
New director lights ‘beacon’ for students
October 09, 2019
Amanda Myers sees the job as being all about relationships – building them, maintaining them and growing them.
New research centre launched
October 07, 2019
Understanding how children learn is critical to their success in school and in life. For this reason, the Faculty of Education has officially ...
Root social causes of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) explored at Western-led event
October 03, 2019
The Learning Network at Western University’s Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC) is ...
Alumna baking up batches of kindness
September 28, 2019
The former London educators Joanne Lombardi and Deb Parr-Nash have since left the classroom, donned aprons, and now spend their days transforming ...
Investment looks to aid, train BC educators
September 26, 2019
If federal and provincial investments in early childhood learning signal a society willing to consider it a public right, then the system should ...
Projects eyes domestic homicide risk factors
September 25, 2019
Researchers with a Western-led study are now looking to speak with 200 survivors and families and friends of those who were killed, as part of a ...
Canada-wide study investigates 662 victims of domestic homicide since 2010
September 25, 2019
There have been at least 662 victims of domestic homicide in Canada since 2010 and the numbers continue to rise. On average, that’s well ...
Architect named to shape new Indigenous space
September 19, 2019
Redquill Architecture, led by Wanda Dalla Costa, a firm that specializes in Indigenous architecture, planning and design, has been enlisted to ...
Hibbert tapped as Acting Dean of Education
September 19, 2019
Veteran Education researcher and administrator Kathy Hibbert has been named Acting Dean of the Faculty of Education, for a term that runs Oct. ...
Student team takes research to new heights
September 12, 2019
It was a launch in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) that took more than their research vehicle to new heights. For a group of ...
Western to help launch Junior Astronauts
September 11, 2019
Thanks to a new $400,000 grant from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Western is going to shape how Canada’s youth get engaged in the ...
Paul T. Begley Award winner
September 04, 2019
Grase Kim has won the Paul T. Begley award from the Consortium for the Study of Leadership and Ethics in Education (CSLEE).
Teacher Appreciation Day
August 23, 2019
Join Western Education alumnus, Coach Greg Marshall and your fellow Western alumni and colleagues from Southwestern Ontario as we face the ...
International policy idea winner
August 21, 2019
Incoming first-year PhD student Deanna Matthews, with collaborator Professor Prachi Srivastava, have won the International Policy Ideas Challenge ...
Providing students with backpacks
August 19, 2019
The Faculty is participating in the Best First Day Backpack Drive, which provides backpacks and school supplies to students in need.
STEM camp for newcomers
August 16, 2019
Immigrant students are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) when compared to their Canadian-born peers and ...
Healthy teachers, healthy students
August 06, 2019
Psychology professor Susan Rodger from the Faculty of Education has joined forces with EdCan Network to promote teacher wellness in the ...
Women’s leadership
July 24, 2019
Women have all the skills needed to become successful leaders. But, organizations are ignoring these skills, which are hurting their teams.
Epilepsy Toolkit earns national honours
July 24, 2019
Sometimes when Dylan Di Girolamo zoned out in class, her teachers or classmates thought she was just tired.
Ducklings rescued
July 16, 2019
The Faculty of Education became a maternity ward for 12 ducklings.
CREVAWC Everyday Hero Award
June 14, 2019
Shelley Yeo’s more than 30 years of working to prevent violence against women and girls was recognized by the Centre for Research and ...
Award recipients
June 11, 2019
The Faculty of Education has announced the award recipients for the 2018-19 academic year at the Spring awards ceremony held at the faculty.
Faculty’s strategic vision released
June 10, 2019
Transforming education. Transforming lives. These are the two goals of the Faculty of Education’s Strategic Vision.
One voice, one team
June 10, 2019
Everyone is on the journey of life together. In fact, each one of us will touch lives that we never knew we touched.
Teacher mentors
June 04, 2019
The Faculty of Education recognized four associate teachers for their outstanding work in the classroom.
First AFE supervisor awards
June 04, 2019
For the first time, the Faculty of Education has recognized Alternative Field Experience hosts with an award.
Change culture, change society
May 29, 2019
Around 200 students from the Thames Valley District School Board and London District Catholic School Board participated in the 13th Annual ...
New centre brings researchers, classrooms closer
May 23, 2019
Too often, education researchers and classroom teachers have operated in separate spheres – one group working to understand the ...
Hellmuth Prize 2019 awarded to Jaffe, Sun
May 22, 2019
Education professor Peter Jaffe and Engineering professor Andy Sun have been awarded the 2019 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research.
New Centre for Faculty
May 15, 2019
The Centre for the Science of Learning will bring together researchers from cognitive science, psychology, neuroscience and education.
Five receive Frontiers research funding
May 13, 2019
Five Western researchers have been awarded more than $1.2 million in funding for interdisciplinary research, ranging from pre-term birth ...
CYDC nominated for work
May 09, 2019
In just over 18 months of operation, the Child and Youth Development Clinic’s (CYDC) work has been recognized by the mental health ...
Alternative Field Experience
May 08, 2019
Expanding horizons. Challenging perceptions. Teacher Candidates take their education to a new level with the Alternative Field Experience (AFE).
Domestic violence training program
May 01, 2019
The Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC) at the Faculty of Education has received $2.088 million ...
Western Education announces major domestic violence training program for federally regulated workers
May 01, 2019
The Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC) at the Faculty of Education has received $2.088 million ...
Backed program targets domestic violence
May 01, 2019
The Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC) at the Faculty of Education has received $2.088 million ...
Education evolution moves faculty to new levels
May 01, 2019
In less than a decade, Dean Vicki Schwean and her colleagues have transformed the Faculty of Education, overseeing its evolution from a ...
April 2019 Alumni Newsletter
April 30, 2019
Strategic vision aims at making global impact with innovative research.
Refreshed Website
April 26, 2019
The Mary J. Wright Research and Education Centre now has a refreshed website that makes it easier for the Centre to share early childhood and ...
‘Quinn-tatorship’ marches band to unrivalled success
April 17, 2019
Quinn Fleming sat in the Mustang Lounge of the University Community Centre pondering a question he asked himself. It took him awhile to come up ...
World Water Day victory
April 16, 2019
Year Two Teacher Candidate Ania Clasen led her Grade 2 class at Adelaide Hoodless Elementary School to victory in Hamilton’s World Water Day ...
Creating socially just leadership
April 09, 2019
In an era where political, economic and social disruptions are creating inequalities, society can look to the nineteenth century social reformer ...
Cultural conversations
April 05, 2019
Thirty-eight students and 25 alumni discussed a variety of topics ranging from hobbies, skills, music and games.
United Nations laureate challenges men to join the gender equality revolution
April 01, 2019
Gender-equality activist Michael Kaufman says the world needs more men standing alongside women to end the global issue of men’s violence ...
Education launches Global Initiatives Office
March 29, 2019
Western Education will look to its newly created Global Initiatives Office to strengthen the faculty’s international presence and improve ...
Celebrating a community partnership
March 15, 2019
The Mary J. Wright Research and Education Centre is celebrating three years of a strong collaboration between Western’s Faculty of Education ...
Three-minute thesis competition
March 04, 2019
Taking years of research and describing it, including its impact, in 180 seconds. That was the graduate students’ challenge in the Three ...
Providing mental health support
March 01, 2019
In a moment, life can change. For Sydney, life changed at 12 years of age. She suffered a hemorrhagic stroke.
It was this life changing moment ...
Celebrating Black History Month
February 28, 2019
As a celebration of Black History Month, Black Art and Entertainment was showcased at the Faculty of Education for the very first time.
Responding to sexual violence
February 26, 2019
The Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children (CREVAWC) has co-developed a free and accessible online training ...
Western helps train post-secondary employees respond to disclosures of sexual violence
February 25, 2019
The Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC) co-developed a free and accessible online training ...
Survey calls us to ‘do better’ for students
February 22, 2019
Education PhD candidate Jenny Kassen sees a recent Thames Valley District School Board survey as the latest opportunity to “do better” ...
Domestic violence and domestic homicide documentary
February 21, 2019
The Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children (CREVAWC) hosted the premiere screening of 'Fatal Silence' ...
Hands-on learning
February 15, 2019
A winter storm didn’t stop Londoners from attending Western Education’s ‘Community Speaker Series’ at the London Public ...
Western’s Teacher Education as a ‘Critical Site’ for Reconciliation
February 15, 2019
Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation ‘Call to Action’, stressed that educational institutions would be key to reconciliation ...
Preventing violence
February 13, 2019
The Centre for School Mental Health has received $5 million to prevent gender-based violence and improve mental health for vulnerable youth.
Funding backs healthy relationships program
February 13, 2019
High-risk youth from across Canada will soon receive much-needed support around healthy relationships as researchers simultaneously gain a better ...
MakerSpaces – Learning by doing
February 11, 2019
Hands-on experience can lay the foundation for school and career success.
Child and youth anxiety
February 08, 2019
Over 100 parents and caregivers from London and surrounding areas came to the Faculty of Education to hear how they can help children overcome ...
Western Education spotlights inclusive education with film screening and Q&A
February 05, 2019
February is Inclusive Education Month in Canada. Western University’s Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education is raising awareness ...
Western honours CREVAWC research
February 01, 2019
Western University has recognized The Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC) for its ...
Inclusive education month
February 01, 2019
February is Inclusive Education Month in Canada. The Faculty of Education and the Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education are raising ...
Plaques honour research, advocacy legacy
February 01, 2019
Faculty of Education professor Peter Jaffe helps announce a university heritage plaque celebrating the contributions of the Centre for Research ...
Coping with student stress and distress
January 31, 2019
Across North America, conversations about student stress and mental illness have moved from the campus margins to the mainstream.
January 2019 Alumni Newsletter
January 31, 2019
Child and Youth Development Clinic popular with families .
Giving A Voice
January 15, 2019
Professor Erica Neeganagwedgin is Taino and her research on Taino people has led to keen public interest and she has been invited to talks ...
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