Philip Howard, McGill University

Research

education Black community racism antiblackness agency leadership Montreal Toronto

Latest funding

Investigating Jamaican Radio Call-in Programs as Black Study: A Pilot
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$76,080
Expérience des élèves noirs au préscolaire-primaire : comprendre les dynamiques de racisme et de constitution précoce des inégalités, et soutenir l'agentivité des acteurs en vue de les neutraliser
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$160,000
Expérience des élèves noirs au préscolaire-primaire : comprendre les dynamiques de racisme et de constitution précoce des inégalités, et soutenir l’agentivité des acteurs en vue de les neutraliser
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$175,000

All 5 grants and awards

Investigating Jamaican Radio Call-in Programs as Black Study: A Pilot

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Howard, Philip

$76,080

Expérience des élèves noirs au préscolaire-primaire : comprendre les dynamiques de racisme et de constitution précoce des inégalités, et soutenir l'agentivité des acteurs en vue de les neutraliser

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: Lafortune, Gina

Keywords: Élèves noirs; Préscolaire-Primaire; Racisme; Inégalités; Recherche-action

$160,000

Expérience des élèves noirs au préscolaire-primaire : comprendre les dynamiques de racisme et de constitution précoce des inégalités, et soutenir l’agentivité des acteurs en vue de les neutraliser

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: Lafortune, Gina

Keywords: Élèves noirs; Préscolaire-Primaire; Racisme; Inégalités; Recherche-action

$175,000

Documenting and understanding Black Community Supplementary Educational Initiatives in Halifax, London, and Toronto from 1900 to Present

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Howard, Philip S.S.

Keywords: education; Black community; racism; antiblackness; agency; leadership; Montreal; Toronto; Halifax; London, Ontario

$283,622

The arts against postracialism: strengthening resistance against contemporary Canadian Blackface

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Howard, Philip S.S.

Keywords: Blackface; racism; blackness; higher education; postracialism; minstrelsy; Canada; settler-colonialism; humour

$48,923

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: education Dear Professor Howard, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on education connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Investigating Jamaican Radio Call-in Programs as Black Study: A Pilot" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]