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A Message from the Dean
DEAR FRIENDS AND ALUMNI...
I am very proud to bring to you our new vibrant annual magazine promoting the thoughts, works and developments of our College. I hope that as a friend, a recent or past alum or someone interested in our work that this magazine receives you well and offers some insight into the ongoing work of our faculty and students.
I do believe that education in its many forms is a very strong answer to the injustices that occur in our societies across the world. Education—and by that I mean the teaching and learning of humans of every age and background with exceptionalities and capabilities as a collaborative enterprise—is a very strong answer, but it is not a clear solution given we are not operating in a free, unbiased, equal, just or apolitical pedagogical environment. We know that education and being “educated” are deeply divided.
I have heard from several of you and acknowledge the many important statements and proposals of work that will impact our students, and our educational school communities. As educators of educators we can have a significant impact on the lives of students at a very early age; as collaborators we can sustain that throughout the formal education continuum and beyond. We can establish forums to challenge each other and the ways of others. We can help change the structures of schools, libraries and associated systems, and the injustices inherent in the curriculum, assessments, pedagogy and leadership of such systems. We have a university “lab” school on campus that we hope can help address some of these challenges in the early years for children locally and become a nationwide model.
In listening, I believe that we need to remain firm to our College of Education mission and call each other to action:
We are a passionate educational community committed to excellence, impact and continuous improvement through lifelong learning in our local and global society.
Please keep in touch. Let me know how you can support our ongoing work and mission.
My very best wishes, My very best wishes,
