With the departure of Vivek Venkatesh, who has accepted the position of Dean of the Faculty of Education at McGill University, David Waddington has been selected by the Executive Committee of the CSLP to become the new Principal Investigator of the FRQ Regroupement Stratégique grant that funds the Centre.
Dr. Waddington had already been serving as Co-Director of the Centre since 2022 (having become a member in 2011).
Dr. Waddington is a Professor in the Department of Education at Concordia University, where his research focuses on teacher free speech, video games and citizenship, philosophical questions in science and technology education, and the history and philosophy of progressive education.
Dr. Waddington commented, “Being Principal Investigator of the Regroupement is a significant honor and responsibility, and I hope to live up to it.”
The members and staff of the CSLP wish him great success with this new role.