Jin McRae

While discussing the topic of decolonization, a classmate of mine in the Doctor of Education program suggested an article from Dr. Dustin Louie on separating the Western from the colonial (2024). It was a profound reading that addressed common generalizations when conceptualizing decolonization and a valuable reminder of not becoming

While reading Furman (2004) on my flight back from Montreal, I was struck by one key aspect in the "Ethic of Community." It was Furman's juxtaposition of two different kinds of social justice: one being heroic and individually focused, and the other being community centered and

In my very first graded assignment in the doctoral program, I wrote a paper reflecting on who I am as a leader. Understanding that leaders are self-aware and use their identity to lead authentically, I reflected on my family, ancestral history, life journey, and current place. Initially, it was hard

In anticipation of me spending hours staring at screens for the next 3 years of my doctoral program, I went and got a comprehensive eye exam at the optometrist's office. The doctor informed me that my prescription had changed and that I should switch out the lenses in

This past week, I ventured out from Treaty Six Territory to the unceded Syilx Okanagan lands. It was roughly a 10-hours long drive that initially involved the flat prairie lands, which then turned into the winding paths through the Rocky Mountains, and finally to the beautiful lakes of interior British