A temporary all-gender change room set up in the University of Alberta’s fitness and recreation facilities for Pride Week 2018 is emblematic of the strides the Pride movement has made and the work that still needs to be done to create welcoming and inclusive spaces for all on campus, according to a Pride Week organizer.

A trip above the Arctic circle in Scandinavia showed a University of Alberta student that Indigenous people in distant countries have a lot in common and can support each other in preserving their culture and traditions. Kaitlyn Walcheske says she’s drawing on her first international travel experience to find ways to support Indigenous students at home and to help amplify their voices—with the help of a grant from the Peter Lougheed Leadership College (PLLC).

I am so honoured to return to the University of Alberta, and to serve as Dean of such a dynamic Faculty of Education—one that has played a significant role in my formation as a teacher, researcher, scholar and leader.

For Stephanie Angus, moving to a big city was easier than staying close to home to finish her education degree.

It may sound counterintuitive, but for the mother of three from Frog Lake First Nation, it made more sense to have her classes and family all in one place—in Edmonton—than to stay home and travel an hour by car for classes in St. Paul.

From the Faculty of Education to YouTube, Alexis Hillyard proves there are infinite paths you can take with an Education degree under your belt.

While the topic of reconciliation has become a prominent part of public discourse in Canada over the last few years, many people still think of it as focused on past wrongs inflicted on Indigenous peoples, especially through residential schools.

The history of Golden Bears football is full of great players, great team leaders and great coaches, but James Lazaruk is the rare instance of someone who managed to be all three. More remarkably, his time as a member of the Golden Bears coaching staff in the early 1980s coincided with a full-time career as a high school teacher and other coaching duties.

Lazaruk’s contributions to Golden Bears football and to athletics in Alberta will be recognized at the 2017 University of Alberta Alumni Awards on Monday, Sept. 25 when he is inducted into the Sports Wall of Fame.

UAlberta grad Brad Burns (94 BEd) has a simple approach to education: Practice what you TEACH. Practice understanding, practice kindness. Watch as his school and the University of Alberta join forces to tell Burns he’s getting an Alumni Honour Award.

See Burns and 20 other recipients get their awards on Monday, Sept. 25 at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium by registering for free tickets to the 2017 Alumni Awards at uab.ca/AlumniAwards.

It’s surprising to find out Heike Juergens very nearly decided to forgo university altogether, given that her long involvement with the University of Alberta as an alumna will be recognized with a 2017 Alumni Service Award on Monday, Sept. 25.