Sughra Ashori received a Bank of Canada scholarship designed to encourage Canadians from diverse backgrounds to further their education in fields related to the Bank's work. (Courtesy of Sughra Ashori/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
Sughra Ashori’s commitment to human rights, education and political and economic freedoms led her to the University of Windsor.
She arrived in Canada in 2023 after her family fled Afghanistan.
— Published on Nov 4th, 2026
Visual artist Iain Baxter& explores language, connection and the role of chance in creativity. (KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)
By Victor Romao
For Iain Baxter&, a University of Windsor professor emeritus, visual artist and companion of the Order of Canada, ideas are never static.
They shift, evolve and connect in ways that at times resist definition.
Recognized as a pioneering Canadian conceptual artist, Baxter& has spent decades exploring how meaning is formed, not just through objects, but through language, relationships and the unexpected intersections of everyday life.
— Published on Nov 2nd, 2026
Visiting scholar Dr. Guifang Cheng and host supervisor in the Faculty of Education Dr. George Zhou (PROVIDED BY G. ZHOU/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
While Canadian and Chinese culture may appear very different, visiting scholar Dr. Guifang Cheng says there are more commonalities than she expected.
An associate professor in the Faculty of Educational Technology and Media at China's Liaocheng University, Cheng has been working with researchers in UWindsor's Faculty of Education since July.
Her first visit to Canada has also introduced her to local traditions, including celebrations of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival and Canadian Thanksgiving.
— Published on Oct 30th, 2026
Drs. Asma Ahmed and Naved Bakali alongside TDSB principal Qaiser Ahmad have developed a new AQ course combatting Islamophobia in schools (PROVIDED BY A. AHMED/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Faith is an important part of how some students understand themselves and the world around them, and they do not leave this part of their identity at the classroom door.
A new additional qualification (AQ) course offered by the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Education aims to help teachers gain the knowledge and practical tools to better support Muslim students and respond to Islamophobia in educational settings.
— Published on Oct 30th, 2026
Dr. Juliet Bushi at Botswana Open University (PROVIDED BY J. BUSHI/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
A new opportunity for experiential learning and research is available to UWindsor students this coming summer in Botswana.
Part of the Faculty of Education’s Global Community Engagement Program (GCEP), which already provides international service-learning opportunities in China, Jamaica and Tanzania, Botswana is the latest country to be added to this list of options.
— Published on Oct 26th, 2026
Sheldon Fetter is a two-time UWindsor alumna and is currently pursuing her PhD in Kinesiology. (Courtesy of Sheldon Fetter/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
Kinesiology PhD candidate Sheldon Fetter describes her graduate degree student experience at the University of Windsor a “most fulfilling adventure.”
Her advice to students considering graduate school is simple: get involved.
— Published on Oct 14th, 2026
Dr. Min Fan is a visiting scholar at the Faculty of Education (ZUOCHEN ZHANG/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
For visiting scholar Dr. Min Fan, one of the biggest surprises about Canadian elementary education has been the relatively limited presence of artificial intelligence (AI) in her daughter's classroom compared to schools in her native China.
— Published on Oct 30th, 2026
The Faculty of Education will host the Educational Leaders Without Borders annual conference in April 2027 (DOUG DROUILLARD/University of Windsor)
What does it mean to make “good trouble” in education?
— Published on Oct 15th, 2026
Alex Bonadonna is a second-year Commercial Aviation Leadership student, seen here after completing his first solo flight in December 2025. (PHOTO BY JOHN-PAUL BONADONNA / University of Windsor)
Editor's Note: Alex Bonadonna is the son of PAC Communications Specialist John-Paul (J.P.) Bonadonna (BA Hons. ‘00). This is a first-person account of joining his son, now a pilot, for his first-ever passenger flight.
By John-Paul Bonadonna
When my son Alex Bonadonna was in Grade 11, his strengths seemed to point him toward a fairly conventional path.
As a student excelling in STEM, engineering seemed like the obvious direction.
The only problem — he wasn’t particularly excited about it.
— Published on Oct 5th, 2026
Professor emeritus Karl Jirgens, founder of the international literary journal Rampike, continues to write, create visual art and participate in scholarly work beyond the classroom. (KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)
By Victor Romao
Long before Karl Jirgens earned a PhD, founded an international literary journal or stepped into a university classroom, a high school teacher helped him see writing in a different light.
“Writing is just another medium with its own peculiarities,” he says, recalling a lesson from high school teacher Alan Bevan that would help shape a career spanning literature, publishing, visual art and education.
— Published on Oct 5th, 2026
Sughra Ashori received a Bank of Canada scholarship designed to encourage Canadians from diverse backgrounds to further their education in fields related to the Bank's work. (Courtesy of Sughra Ashori/University of Windsor)
