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Gene Williams, assistant deputy minister, Alberta Education, and Faculty of Education Dean Dennis Sumara, with Alberta School Authority representatives who signed the Partner Research Schools memorandum of understanding.

Agreement marks a milestone in education collaboration

On April 10, the Faculty of Education signed a memorandum of agreement with eight school authorities formalizing its commitment to ensure that Alberta schools and school authorities have opportunities to develop research initiatives in partnership with the University of Calgary, other school authorities and the greater community.
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   Shirley Steinberg, professor of youth studies in the Faculty of Education, says sharing and exchanging information at a conference is an important step toward giving the field of critical youth studies a greater profile. Photo by Riley Brandt.

Professor spearheads network for critical youth studies

Very little work has been done to seriously make a collaborative effort to understand the next generation and to look for ways to include youth in the dialogue about themselves. Shirley Steinberg is hoping to change that. Learn More‣‣
Darren Lund, professor in the Faculty of Education, with Calgary Chief of Police Rick Hanson after receiving the award. Photo courtesy of Darren Lund.

Darren Lund honoured for work in social justice

The 2013 Hate Crime Awareness Award was presented to Faculty of Education professor Darren Lund. Learn More‣‣

   The Language Research Centre is hosting the Interdisciplinary Approaches to Multilingualism conference from August 15-17, 2013, which will offer students and faculty the opportunity to engage with leading scholars from around the world on topics relating to multilingualism.

Conference explores the impact of multilingualism on classrooms

Today’s classrooms reflect the changing face of Canada and with more than 200,000 Calgarians speaking a language other than French or English, the complexity facing teachers promises only to increase as this linguistic diversity becomes the norm.
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The focus on interdisciplinary research and leadership make the University of Calgary the perfect place for me to connect with other scholars doing similar work. There are so many exciting research projects happening on campus that I see endless opportunity for cross-faculty collaboration.

Brittany Harker-Martin, Associate Director for the Werklund Foundation Centre for Youth Leadership Education