Jan Hare

Dr. Jan Hare is an Anishinaabe scholar and educator from the M’Chigeeng First Nation in northern Ontario. She is Professor and Associate Dean for Indigenous Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Hare is also the Director of NITEP – The Faculty’s Indigenous Teacher Education Program. More recently, she has been award a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Indigenous Pedagogy, which focuses on the complex processes of teaching from Indigenous knowledge frameworks by focusing on instructor knowledge, beliefs, and practices from across different disciplines in higher education. She led the development of the Massive Open Online Course, Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education. Beginning July 01st, 2021, Dr. Hare will take up the role of Dean of Education.