News & Stories: Blog

Meet Adam Benn, a new OISE grad – and Black, queer role model for Toronto’s LGBT2SQ community.

For the Conversation Canada, Marycarmen Lara Villanueva writes how youth gangs are shaped by inequality, institutional neglect and racialized perceptions.

On March 30, SJE student Christine Okudi Apiot supported Cecil Community Centre in celebrating Women's Day, bringing over 60 community members to SJE.

Professor Amal Madibbo's expertise was sought in four recent English and French interviews in Enjeux et société, TFO, and CBC Kids News.

SJE Professor Emeritus John P. Portelli has published a new Maltese novel, L-Università Mafja.

The Black African Feminisms Institute invites you to register for the 3rd Biennial BLACK AFRICAN FEMINISMS CONFERENCE 2026 on May 22-23, 2026.

Dr. Lucy El-Sherif publishes encyclopedia entry "Survivance." Drs. Tanya Tichkosky and Elaine Cagulada publish encyclopedia entry "Disability & Phenomenology."

Katherine Lili Chen, Dr. Tanya Titchkosky, Wendy Pope, David Miller, and Qi Lucy Gao publish article in the Canadian Journal of Disability Studies (April 2026).

Assistant Professor Loretta LeMaster co-publishes an article in Women’s Studies in Communication

SJE PhD Candidate Harny Chan Lim is recognized with the 2025–2026 Muriel Fung Student Appreciation Award by the OISE Graduate Student Association.

U of T Magazine featured the JICS, and their centennial year, for their Spring 2026 Issue. Illustration by David Sparshott.