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New Book on Civil Society

February 2, 2012 - A new book edited by Antoni Verger and Mario Novelli, titled Campaigning for 'Education for All:' Histories, Strategies and Outcomes of Transnational Advocacy Coallitions in Education, will be published this year by Sense Publishers. Karen Mundy, Co-Director of CIDEC is a guest contributor of this book.

Karen Mundy Nominated for Vice President of CIES 

January 12, 2012 - Karen Mundy, CIDEC Co-Director has been nominated for the Vice President position on the Board of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES). The Vice President position is a three-year appointment eventually culminating in the Presidency of CIES. If Dr. Mundy is elected, when she is CIES President-Elect, the annual conference would be hosted at OISE. Elections for the position will take place in March & April.  Read Dr. Mundy's biographical statement.

CIDEC PhD Student Neville Panthaki wins Azim Premji Foundation Fellowship

June 20, 2011 - Congratulations to CIDEC student Neville Panthaki for winning the Azim Premji Foundation Fellowship for 2011-2012.  The selection committee praised Neville's proposal for its depth, intellectual rigor, and potential contributions to a better understanding of the role of universities in globalized societies in the pursuit of equity and sustainability both in India and Canada.  Read full article...

CIDEC Student Leader Gary Pluim wins prestigious UTAA awards 

April 6, 2011 - On Wednesday, April 6, Gary Pluim stood in good company. Together with fellow University of Toronto PhD students Jovana Kaludjerovic... read full article...    

CIDEC Faculty Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández Wins AERA Award

March 10, 2011 - The AERA Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies SIG Award Committee has announced that Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández has been selected to receive their Early Career Scholars Award for 2011. Read More...   

Book Launch: Educating Elites: Class Privilege and Educational Advantage

April 13, 10:00am - Launch of Educating Elites: Class Privilege and Educational Advantage. Edited by Adam Howard and Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.   Click Here to Learn More

CIDE Scholar Stephen Bahry is 2011 Dissertation Competition Winner

Congratulations to Steve Bahry, CIDEC visiting scholar and OISE instructor for co-winning the 2011 Dissertation Competition sponsored by Language Issues SIG of CIES.  Award presentation Sunday, May 1 3:45 at the annual CIES conference. 

Photos from Dr. Vandra Masemann's Retirement Party, Jan. 28, 2011

Thank you to all who made Dr. Vandra Masemann's retirement party such a meaningful event.  Click here for pictures of the evening.

Steve Klees Calls for More Debate in CIES Communiities

Professor Steve Klees is a well-known economist and scholar in the field of comparative education. Over a thirty-year period, Dr. Klees has researched a range of topics around the world, but most extensively in Latin America. In the fall of 2010 Steve Klees visited OISE as an external examiner and took the time to sit down with CIDE PhD Carly Manion.  Read Carly's conversation with Steve Klees in the Winter 2011 Newsletter.

CIDE Student Featured in the National Post Article

CIDE alumna Rumeet Toor is featured in a National Post article for her dynamic work as a social entrepreneur.  After buying her company at 21 years of age Rumeet has gone on to establish and build a teacher training college in Kenya.  Click here to read the article.

 For further information on Rumeet Toor's work, visit the her website at rumeettoor.com or read her e-book. 

CIDE PhD Candidate Listed in Top 100 Most Powerful Women

Congratulations to Melania Chewyl, CIDE PhD Candidate, for being listed as one of the top 100 most powerful women in the future leaders catagory by the Women's Executive Network. The future leader's award recognizes exceptional young women who have distinguished themselves early in their careers. Read more about Melania in the Fall 2010 Newsletter.
 

Over 1100 Copies of CIDEC Textbook Sold

Written and edited by CIDEC faculty and students, the textbook on comparative and international education for teachers is being used in graduate and teacher education programs throughout Canada and the US. More copies will be sold once the Chinese translation of the textbook is completed by the Education Science Press in Beijing. The title of the Chinese translation is Bijiao yu Guoji jiaoyu daolun: Jiaoshi Mianlin de wenti. Interviews of the authors, and details about the textbook can be found on the Issues for Teachers page.