News & Stories: Black Excellence

Call for Abstracts for Black/African Feminisms Book!

Three early career faculty from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education have been named co-winners of the 2022 Connaught New Researcher Award.

Dr. George Dei on being named one of the 100 Most Influential Black Canadians

OISE alum Darren Hamilton becomes the first Black person to receive the MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Juno Award.

Alum Dr. Notisha Massaquoi is the director of a new lab at UofT Scarborough dedicated to tackling health disparities in Black communities in Toronto.

Six academics have been appointed as new or returning faculty at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

Rethinking student success through an anti-oppressive and decolonizing lens with OISE Professor, Dr. Ann Lopez.

Dr. OmiSoore Dryden championed the research institute’s creation as a transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary centre of excellence for Black scholars.

Amal Madibbo nommée directrice fondatrice du Centre for Black Studies in Education

OISE prof. Fikile Nxumalo is working hard to ensure that climate change education is in Ontario elementary schools, particularly in Black communities.

Professor Ann Lopez is recognized as an influential leader who has consistently made positive and lasting contributions.

During the pandemic, OISE alum Dr. Dean Barnes created a hockey card collection, featuring about 100 Black hockey players.