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Professors Georg Northoff and Tracy Vaillancourt have been elected fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the highest distinction awarded to Canadian scholars, artists, and scientists.

The Faculty of Education is delighted to announce the election of Professor Tracy Vaillancourt to the Royal Society of Canada’s 2021 cohort of fellows.

Congratulations to Faculty of Education Professor Nicola Gazzola, named as one of two recipients of the University of Ottawa Award for Excellence in Teaching for the 2019-2020 academic year. Professor Gazzola shares this honour with Dr. Alireza Jalali, from the Faculty of Medicine

Congratulations to Faculty of Education graduate student Elie Ndala, recipient of a 2021-2022 Ricard Foundation scholarship. This award is given each year to francophone students living outside of Quebec. According to the history of the organisation: “The Foundation was born from the will and generosity of Mr. Baxter Ricard and Mrs. Alma...

Congratulations to Amanda Krause, winner of a Master’s Thesis Award by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. This 2021 CCPA award honors research excellence and her “important contribution to the field of counselling.”  Krause recently completed an MA in Counselling Psychology in the Faculty of Education under the supervision of...

Congratulations to Teacher Education program graduate Ashweena Kissoon-Rumajogee, winner of a 2021 Helen G. Mitchell Award. Ms. Kissoon-Rumajogee received her award at the Ontario Modern Language Teachers’ Association's virtual spring conference held on April 24th, 2021 during which she offered this eloquent acceptanc...

Congratulations to Professor Bernard W. Andrews, named one of three winners of the 2021 Beckwith Award. ThisCanadian Music Centre Ontario award honours outstanding contributions to music-making in Ontario. Andrews is a Full Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa and editor of the recent publications Perspe...

What do Teacher Education candidates learn about anti-Black Racism? Not enough, according to University of Ottawa Bachelor of Education graduate Saya Takara.

''University of Ottawa Faculty of Education Professor Lisa 'Diz' Glithero is the winner of the 2020 Alex Trebek Medal for Geographic Literacy" for her inspirational commitment to connecting youth to the natural world and developing geographic leaders." This award is given by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Congratulations to Pr...

Every year, the Faculty of Education proudly recognizes the outstanding achievements and dedication of its members. The event is a time-honored tradition and despite the unprecedented challenges of 2020, the Faculty presented the Award for Excellence in Research, the Support Staff Award for Excellence, the Award for Thesis Supervision,&n...