UBC acquires first known account of British Columbia by an English woman
UBC Rare Books and Special Collections has acquired a journal believed to be the earliest first-hand account of B.C. by an English woman.
UBC’s new Policy School aims to be “go-to” place for emerging global issues
Prof. Moura Quayle, director of the newly established School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, discusses how the Policy School will build upon UBC’s strengths in the study of economic and development policy, Asia, global affairs, and sustainability.
Sheryl Lightfoot on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Sheryl Lightfoot, Canada Research Chair of Global Indigenous Rights and Politics at UBC, believes Canada is underperforming of international expectations on the rights of Indigenous peoples.
UBC Political Scientists Discuss B.C. Election Results
UBC Political Scientists Gerald Baier, Kathryn Harrison, Richard Johnston, and PhD graduate Grace Lore gathered at UBC Robson Square on May 10 to discuss the uncertain results of the B.C. election.
Arts Insights: What does Trump’s travel ban mean for Muslims?
Two months after Trump introduced his first ‘Muslim Ban’, some critics are concerned resistance is fading. We speak to scholars from Anthropology, English, Sociology, and the Social Justice Institute about the ban’s historical parallels and how it will impact Muslims around the world.
MOA’s new gallery will “tell the stories First Nations want and need to tell”
In November 2016, UBC’s Museum of Anthropology received an anonymous donation of more 200 pieces of Indigenous art, worth an estimated $7 million. MOA director Anthony Shelton shares two objects from the collection he is most excited by.
All Our Father’s Relations
A documentary produced by UBC Arts professors and graduates explores the little known relationship between the Musqueam Nation and early Chinese migrants in British Columbia.
Arts Insights on Love
In advance of Valentine’s Day, we asked Faculty of Arts scholars from Economics, Psychology, English and Philosophy to share their insights on how to think about love, what it means to say “I love you,” and the best way to improve one’s love life.
Stories We Didn’t Hear, Writing We Didn’t Read, Lives We Overlooked
English Professor Margery Fee probes neglected and misunderstood Indigenous texts in the upcoming McLean Lecture Series
Confronting the Refugee Crisis: What Role Can We Play?
We asked four scholars from Creative Writing, Geography, Journalism and Sociology to weigh in on what role we can play in confronting the refugee crisis and in shaping a more equitable global refugee resettlement system.