News & Stories: LGBTQ2S+

June 25, 2026

Latest School's Out Pride flagship reception holds space for educators, students, and leaders

The latest reception brought folks together to celebrate the school year, build connections, and recognize contributions to inclusive education.

JJ Wright sits smiling in front of a grey background. They have short white hair with dark roots. She is wearing an unbuttoned white blouse with a black embroidered collar and a black top underneath.

January 15, 2026

OISE alum, Professor JJ Wright, writes about hockey series Heated Rivalry

In an op-ed for The Conversation Canada, Heated Rivalry shows how queer joy can disrupt hockey’s culture of masculinity.

March 7, 2025

'Rematriating Justice' book editors, contributors convene at OISE to call for justice for Indigenous women and girls

On Feb. 24, co-editors of and contributors to the collection 'Rematriating Justice: Honouring the Lives of Our Sisters in Spirit' spoke about its themes.

February 26, 2025

A Community Uniting for Change: The LHAE Departmental Students’ Association Presents the 3rd Annual Human Rights and Equity Symposium

The Department of Leadership, Higher & Adult Education's Student Association (LHAE DSA) hosted the 3rd iteration of the Human Rights & Equity Symposium.

June 26, 2023

On the passing of Dr. Keren Brathwaite, OISE alumna, founder of U of T Transitional Year Programme

Dr. Keren Brathwaite, an OISE alumni and 2009 honorary degree recipient at the University of Toronto, passed during the week of June 23, 2023.

May 30, 2023

‘Teaching feels like my calling’: Dr. Qui Alexander is transforming traditional classroom learning

Currently, Dr. Alexander teaches a course called “Pedagogies of Abolition” that is drawn from their research.

April 11, 2023

OISE at AERA: a Q&A with co-presenters Jennifer Brant and Kayla Webber

OISE community members will be travelling to the AERA annual meeting, the world's largest gathering of education researchers.

January 9, 2023

Research strides, community impacts, growing scholarship: a 2022 OISE year-in-review

2022 demonstrated that many in our networks continue to carry OISE’s overall mission to prepare educators to make deep impacts globally.

October 28, 2022

‘Poised to make significant contributions to education’: Meet OISE’s 2022 Connaught New Researcher Award winners

Three early career faculty from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education have been named co-winners of the 2022 Connaught New Researcher Award.

June 29, 2022

OISE announces six new, renewed faculty appointments

Six academics have been appointed as new or returning faculty at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

June 14, 2022

Imagining a new ethic of care: Graduate Bishop Owis reflects on their doctoral journey, scholarly focus

Meet our 2022 OISE graduate, Dr. Bishop Owis, who reflects on their doctoral journey with an emphasis on care