$30M NSF Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science launches with international partnerships including UBC
Researchers from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Arts will be partners in the newly announced NSF Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science, which will focus on connecting Indigenous knowledges with mainstream western science to address some of the most pressing issues of our time in a new way.
Arts faculty and graduate students among 2023 Public Engagement Award recipients
Public Engagement Awards are given to individuals and partner organizations who have exhibited outstanding public humanities engagement in the past two years, and whose work has contributed to the expansion of the range of voices in public discourse.
Bridging Divides: Arts scholars to collaborate on major Migration Studies initiative
Movement from one place to another has always been part of the human experience. Whether prompted by conflicts and violence, climate emergencies, food insecurity, the lure of economic opportunity, or love, migrants the world over leave their homelands, either by choice or necessity, for a new life elsewhere. Arduous migration journeys make news headlines and […]
Arts alumni recognized with Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40 award
Four UBC Arts alumni are being recognized for their achievements and outstanding leadership with Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40 Award.
Eight community organizations receive CUES funding to partner with Arts researchers on refugee support, post-climate disaster healing and more
This year’s projects focus on community-based dialogue and storytelling, support for new immigrants and those experiencing homelessness, post-climate disaster healing for Indigenous peoples, and more.
Understanding translanguaging and how it contributes to decolonization
What is “translanguaging” and what does it mean? Dr. Ayaka Yoshimizu discusses the meaning of translanguaging, how it can revitalize the history and practices of multiple languages, and why it can add value to language learning and teaching.
Naomi Klein on the future of climate justice
The leading climate activist and UBC professor of climate justice shares insights on what she’s learned about communicating the climate crisis over the past two decades, how Covid has impacted climate action, and how the UBC Centre for Climate Justice is tackling climate injustice in Canada and beyond.
Eight community organizations receive PRE funding to partner with Arts community members on Indigenous reconciliation, equity, and climate action
Eight community-university projects being co-led by Faculty of Arts members have been funded by the 2022 Partnership Recognition and Exploration fund. The Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) fund supports community-university collaboration and relationship building between UBC students, faculty, and staff with community partners. This year’s projects showcase how communities and UBC are working together to […]
19 Global Seminars for Arts students to study abroad in summer 2023
Global Seminars are an amazing opportunity to take UBC courses led by a UBC instructor in global locations around the world.
We surveyed Arts grads about life a decade after UBC. What did we learn?
1,260 Arts alumni participated in the 10+ year-out Arts alumni survey. We asked Associate Dean Laura Moss to share the biggest takeaways.