Presented by Hart House Black Futures and Access & Inclusion Peer Programs
Overview
African Black Caribbean undergraduate students have access to industry knowledge experts as we come together with African Black Caribbean educators to discuss their personal hardships and triumphs on their journey to their professions. Learn how they found mentorship, community and belonging while combatting anti-Black racism in education. This event offers an opportunity for African Black Caribbean students to consider pursuing a Master of Teaching and careers in and out of the classroom.
Featuring special guests: Colleen Russell-Rawlins, Director of Education, Toronto District School Board; Dr. Janelle Joseph, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Founder and Director, IDEAS Research Lab, and Faculty Advisor, Access & Inclusion Peer Programs; and Nicole Ryan, currently filling the role of Director of Access Programs and Registrarial Services at Woodsworth College, and on secondment as Recruitment and Student Success Coordinator, Office of the Registrar and Student Services, OISE.
Learning Outcome: African Black Caribbean undergraduate students who participate will be able to acquire at least three (3) pieces of industry knowledge to help them with academic and career planning.
Special Guests
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Colleen Russell-Rawlins
Director of Education, Toronto District School Board
Colleen Russell-Rawlins is the Director of Education at the Toronto District School Board. Throughout her career as an educator Colleen has served in different responsibilities and mentored staff in a variety of positions. She will share her reflections on the realities and possibilities for African Black Caribbean students considering a future in education.
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Dr. Janelle Joseph
Assistant Professor
Dr. Janelle Joseph is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education with 22 years of experience in university teaching and award winning research including three books. Her most recent book is titled Sport in the Black Atlantic, Cricket, Canada and the Caribbean Diaspora. She is currently working on a multifaceted theoretical, empirical and auto-ethnographic project on Black Physical cultures such as kizomba, vogue, capoeira and soca. Her qualitative research focuses on Indigeneity, disabilities, globalization, and critical race studies. Dr Joseph is the former Director of Academic Success at the University of Toronto and the former Assistant Director of the Transitional Year Programme. Her community work spans extracurricular educational programs for Black children, Toronto women’s shelters, and recreational physical activity organizations.
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Nicole Ryan
Currently filling the role of Director of Access Programs and Registrarial Services
Nicole Ryan is currently filling the role of Director, Access Programs and Registrarial Services, Woodsworth College, and is on secondment from her position as Recruitment and Student Success Coordinator, Office of the Registrar and Student Services, OISE. At OISE, her role involves recruiting, admissions, retention and success of BIPOC, immigrant and international students within OISE. Working closely with the Master of Teaching Admission Committee, and the Race and Inclusion Committee, she worked on initiatives focusing on the recruitment and retention of Black student applicants interested in the teaching program. Nicole is also currently pursuing a Doctor of Education (EdD) in Social Justice Education.
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