Featured Alumni
Get to know our OISE alumni and see how they stand out in professions across the globe. Would you like to be featured? Email us at alumni.oise@utoronto.ca and we will help tell your story.
The Honourable Jean Augustine – revered educator, politician, social activist and OISE alum – receives this year’s prestigious Rose Wolfe Distinguished Alumni Award. She has devoted her extraordinary career to expanding opportunity, advancing equity and sharing knowledge.
Before Dr. Susan French gave a substantial gift to OISE, she met a critical crossroad as a teenager in rural Nova Scotia. Dr. French chose a career in nursing and later, education.
Born in Tanzania and now rooted in Richmond Hill, Dr. Shelly Khushal recently completed her PhD at OISE, earning a perfect 4.0 GPA.
With three U of T degrees, John Dias is working to expand the French learning platform he launched with his late father.
OISE alumna and OCADU faculty Erin Finley is hosting her latest Drawing Disco event on March 12.
Dr. Andrew B. Campbell — better known as Dr. ABC — is a U of T legend. In this interview, the OISE professor and alum reflects on his personal journey, the importance of racial justice in education, and how he engages with Black History Month.
From Ethiopia to Australia and back to Canada, alum Sonja Pullen shares how OISE has shaped her global education journey and the steps it took to enter a rewarding career in professional program design and coaching.
EdD grad Maaike Canrinus says her doctoral research at OISE was directly linked to her private practice as a school and clinical psychologist. She was among the first cohort to graduate from this challenging but rewarding practical new program.
Dr. Peter Liu, a past Arbor Award winner, has donated a substantial gift to the OISE Mentorship Program, creating the OISE Mentorship Award.
Jacqui Getfield’s experiences as a Black mother of twins with autism exposed gaps between marginalized communities and experts. Today, this experience has led to her work as an equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion consultant and an adjunct professor.
David Dodick, an alum and former OISE adjunct faculty, has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Rosemary Sadlier – a U of T alumna, author, historian, educator, and social justice advocate – is to receive a U of T honorary degree this spring.
