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.

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Cindy Sinclair, OISE PhD, has spent decades supporting and empowering International Medical Graduates coming to U of T for postgraduate education, first as administrative staff and now as academic faculty.
Dr. Caroline Cole Power endowed scholarship
The newly established Dr. Caroline Power Scholarship will support under-represented students at OISE in perpetuity.
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OISE honours distinguished alumni, OISE Professors Clare Brett and Antoinette Gagné on their retirement day. The entire community extends its heartfelt congratulations to our two educators, researchers and leaders for their impactful careers in education.
christina tjandra the jar that holds the universe
Doctoral student Christina Tjandra arrives at Fall Convocation with a second OISE degree, new research questions, and a self-published children’s novel.
Stephanie Duff, a Black woman with long black hair and wearing glasses, is sitting and smiling at the camera
Stephanie Duff reflects on pursuing a Master of Education in Developmental Psychology Education while teaching full-time, highlighting the impact on her career.
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OISE Alumni Association president Nikoletta Papadopoulos discusses the value of volunteering as an OISE student.
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Inspired by her 8-year-old, Jennifer co-founded Captains & Poets, a social emotional learning initiative that helps kids develop their best, authentic selves.
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Alum, community champion and trailblazing politician Jean Augustine recalls that her OISE, U of T education gave her possibilities and an expanded horizon.
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Darren Hamilton (BEd 2008 OISE) grew up in Toronto listening to gospel music at home and in church. Today, he teaches music to high school students in the Peel District School Board, helping kids feel included in an artform he loves.
Dr. Jacque/line Lavallee
Dr. Jacque/line Lavallee, 79, earned her Doctorate of Education this spring. Dr. Lavallee is OISE's elder-in-residence.
OISE alum Vincent De Freitas
Vince's story from OISE to the world of enterprise education and back again – this time as a mentor to grad students.
OISE alum Gina Valle
Valle’s professional and creative initiatives highlight the road Canada must take to make education equitable, Indigenous communities whole, and gender more just.