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Dr. Amal Madibbo has lived a life deeply immersed in Black Studies.

Whether it was during her schooling-socialization as she grew up in Sudan, to her years of academic practice in Europe and North America, the newly arrived ��ݮ����Ƶ���� faculty has lived the material and wants to bring new insight as she begins her time as associate professor at the department of social justice education.

“My engagement with Black Studies is a long process, a lengthy process, both as a student and as an educator that started since the early stages of my social upbringing,” said Dr. Madibbo, who returns to ��ݮ����Ƶ����, ��ݮ����Ƶ���� – where she completed her doctoral studies.

MA in Clinical and Counselling Psychology (CCP) student, Iman Musani.
Expected year of graduation: 2023.

CBC is celebrating 7 Black Canadian writers this #BlackHistoryMonth. Among them is ��ݮ����Ƶ���� communications officer Perry King.

Dr. Amal Madibbo, who joined ��ݮ����Ƶ���� in 2021 and has been appointed Founding Director of the Centre for Black Studies in Education.

Excerpt: "Nova Scotia will develop a new provincial organization that will manage all regulated child care in the province. A provincial executive director, regional directors and centre based managers/pedagogical leaders will lead the organization and be responsible for meeting mandated objectives as determined by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD). The Province will provide the organization with an annual funding agreement to support all regulated child care centres and licensed family home child care agencies that fall under their mandate. Current regulated child care centres will transition from individual contracts with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development to a new governance and infrastructure model on April 1, 2022. The organization will oversee contracts for or manage the overall delivery of provincial child care including managing child care spaces and need in community, ECE compensation and wages/benefits (labour relations), daily parent fees, and centre finances."

At a Jan. 31 webinar, ��ݮ����Ƶ����’s Environmental and Sustainability Education Initiative will announce its new name, Sustainability and Climate Action Network (SCAN).

The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.

High school students are lobbying for a grade-freeze. But is it fair and equitable? ��ݮ����Ƶ���� Professor Todd Cunningham joins CBC Radio to discuss.

U of T congratulates Brenda Registe, an ��ݮ����Ƶ���� alum, for receiving a 2021 Excellence Through Innovation Award.

Excerpt: "The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, virtually joined the Premier of Nunavut, P.J. Akeeagok, today to announce an agreement that will support an average of $10 a day licensed child care in the territory by March 2024, two years ahead of the federal target. By the end of 2022, parent fees for licensed child care will be reduced by 50 per cent on average, saving families hundreds of dollars per month. This would mean a family in Iqaluit would save an estimated total of up to $14,000 per year on child care fees. This will apply to parents with children up to six years old in licensed child care spaces. Through the agreement, the governments of Canada and Nunavut will work together to improve access to quality, affordable, flexible, and inclusive early learning and child care programs and services. This includes creating 238 new licensed early learning and child care spaces by the end of March 2026, with federal funding of $66 million over five years."

High schoolers across Ontario are lobbying for a grade "freeze" for the remainder of this semester. ��ݮ����Ƶ���� Professor Todd Cunningham weighs in.

The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.