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Niagara University in Ontario Education Professors Receive Insight Development Grant from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

October 2, 2024

Niagara University in Ontario faculty Dr. Zuhra Abawi, assistant professor of education and chair of the Department of Educational Leadership, and Dr. Asma Ahmed, assistant professor and chair of the Bachelor of Professional Studies program, received an Insight Development Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). They were awarded $58,320 for a project co-authored with Dr. Naved Bakali, assistant professor of anti-racism education at Windsor University, entitled “Ontario Preservice Teachers’ Preparedness for Enacting Responsive Pedagogical Practices with Muslims.”

Upcoming Book by Niagara University Professor Dr. Zuhra Abawi Focuses on Leadership for Inclusive Schools

September 9, 2024

Dr. Zuhra E. Abawi, assistant professor of education and chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at Niagara University in Ontario, co-authored the book, “Activist Leadership for Inclusive Schools—Canadian Insights,” which will be published in March 2025.

Niagara University in Ontario Students Enjoy an Urban Excursion to Niagara Falls

July 31, 2024

Newcomer students at Niagara University in Ontario experienced the power of Niagara Falls during a daylong excursion within Niagara Parks.

Dr. Dana Radatz Receives Grant from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

July 22, 2024

Dr. Dana L. Radatz, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at Niagara University, was awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Connection Grant for the project "Understanding, defining, and assessing coercive control to prevent IPV: Outreach to identify knowledge gaps and research needs.”

Dr. Natalie Snow Joins Niagara University in Ontario Criminal Justice Faculty

July 11, 2024

Niagara University in Ontario welcomes Natalie Snow, Ph.D., to the faculty of its Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration program.

Patrick O’Meara, assistant professor of accounting and finance; Anthony Williams, COO of Canadian Institute of Financial Planning; Mario Racco, local and regional councillor; and Dr. Mark Frascatore, dean of the Holzschuh College of Business Administration, announced the new partnership at NU’s Vaughan campus.

Niagara University in Ontario Expands Program Offerings in High-Demand Career Fields

July 11, 2024

Niagara University in Ontario has added three new programs intended to prepare students for jobs in the high-demand industries of financial planning, disaster/emergency management and national security, and criminal justice.

Niagara University in Ontario students learned more about the Canadian workplace culture at a workshop on June 25, 2024.

Niagara University in Ontario Launches Career Boost Program

June 26, 2024

Niagara University in Ontario piloted its Career Boost program on June 25, 2024. The interactive workshop on Canadian workplace culture was held on the Vaughan campus.

Niagara University students outside of Canada's Wonderland

Niagara University in Ontario Hosts Day at Canada’s Wonderland for Newcomers

June 18, 2024

On Saturday, June 15, more than 30 Niagara University in Ontario students and friends enjoyed a day at Canada's Wonderland. The event, part of NUO’s Newcomer & Family Support program, was the second in the Urban Excursion series.

Dr. Patricia Briscoe and NU alumnus John Della Fortuna, M.S.Ed.’06, M.S.Ed.’21, co-authored “Elite High-Level Sports Coach and the School Leader: What Can We Learn from Them?”

NU Professor Co-authors Article with NU Alumnus in the Open Journal of Leadership

June 13, 2024

Dr. Patricia Briscoe, Niagara University in Ontario associate professor of education, and NU alumnus John Della Fortuna, M.S.Ed.’06, M.S.Ed.’21, co-authored “Elite High-Level Sports Coach and the School Leader: What Can We Learn from Them?” which was published in March 2024 in the Open Journal of Leadership.

Dr. Patricia Briscoe and and NU alumna Jody-Ann Robinson, ’19, M.S.Ed.’22, co-authors of“Surviving and Thriving: An Autoethnography of a Black Afro-Caribbean Early Career Teacher in a Northern Ontario First Nation Community.”

NU Professor Co-authors Article with NU Alumna Detailing Experience of Black Afro-Caribbean Early Career Teacher

June 13, 2024

Dr. Patricia Briscoe, Niagara University in Ontario associate professor of education, and NU alumna Jody-Ann Robinson, ’19, M.S.Ed.’22, co-authored “Surviving and Thriving: An Autoethnography of a Black Afro-Caribbean Early Career Teacher in a Northern Ontario First Nation Community,” which was published in the Journal of Teaching and Learning.

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