UBC Arts grad Eylul Kara wins 2025 Lieutenant-Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation
This spring, Political Science graduate Eylul Kara received the Lieutenant-Governor’s Medal, one of British Columbia’s highest honours for post-secondary students.
Reclaiming History: A new Asian-Indigenous exhibit explores the right to truth-telling
Elder Margaretta James presents a unique transpacific version of resiliency of the human spirit by showcasing how Asian-Indigenous encounters in the Pacific northwest and British Columbia have shaped the lives of individuals, families and communities living there.
How Language Revitalization Boosts Indigenous Health
New UBC Arts-led research shows that reviving Indigenous languages may do more than preserve culture—it may also improve public health.
How a Hazara refugee paves her path to law, leadership, and liberation
UBC student and Loran Scholar Muhaddisa Sarwari turns her experience as a Hazara refugee into a story of resilience, education, and advocacy.
Faculty of Arts launches 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
On May 14, 2025, the UBC Faculty of Arts celebrated the launch of its 2025-2030 Strategic Plan—a collective vision shaped by more than 1,000 voices from across the Arts community.
Meet the UBC Arts recipients of the 2025 Community-University Engagement Support Fund
This year’s projects focus on diverse community needs, from reimagining access to Indigenous heritage to advancing trauma-informed theatre, advocating for migrant worker rights, supporting immigrant well-being through music, and reshaping fashion’s future.
UBC Arts Research Excellence Clusters receive funding for 2025/26
A total of ten Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Arts researchers are being supported in 2025/26.
How Musqueam became a leader in ground penetrating radar
Musqueam and UBC have collaborated on culturally informed ground penetrating radar (GPR) work, making Musqueam a national leader in identifying unmarked graves and training in First Nations-led GPR efforts.
Top 5 Arts stories from 2024
As 2024 winds down and we look to a new beginning, it’s time to reflect on a year of compelling stories, rich cultural insights, and inspiring scholarship.
20 Global Seminars for Arts students to study abroad in 2025
Global Seminars are an amazing opportunity to take UBC courses led by a UBC instructor in locations around the world.