UBC course on COVID-19 social impacts now open to the public
A UBC course examining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on society is now available for free to anyone around the globe. Participants will hear from five UBC experts, focusing on topics including pandemic racism and the intersection between COVID-19 and the opioid crisis.
Students collaborate to explore mental health stigma among children in Northern India
Ria, Olivia, and Sahil brought their education to life by collaborating with one of India’s largest health networks to explore challenges related to depression and anxiety in school children affected by COVID-19.
New Beginnings: UBC Slam Poetry welcomes new students to UBC Arts
Imagine UBC is the start of many new beginnings. In an original poem composed, spoken, and filmed by current students, UBC Slam Poetry challenges you to lose yourself and find yourself again and again throughout your time at the Faculty of Arts.
‘Be patient with yourself’: Arts profs on learning during COVID-19
We reached out to three Arts profs — from the Social Justice Institute, the Chinese Language Program, and Philosophy — for their advice on what you can do to prepare for this semester and how you can succeed in learning online.
Are you a fan of COVID-19 briefings interpreter Nigel Howard? You can take his ASL courses this fall
You’ve likely seen Nigel Howard interpreting at the provincial COVID-19 briefings. You might even have joined his Facebook fan club. And come September, you’ll be able to take American Sign Language (ASL) as an official credit course with him at the University of British Columbia.
Arts students’ advice on learning during COVID-19
This spring, the COVID-19 outbreak unexpectedly introduced UBC students to full-time online learning. Three students in the Faculty of Arts tell us what this change has looked like for them — from watching early-morning lectures in bed to collaborating on virtual performances. Brenda González Córdova Degree: BA in Economics with a minor in Philosophy Online […]
Thrive in your first year with UBC Arts
Many Arts students will be studying online this fall, and while it’s not how most of you had envisioned your first year at UBC to be, I know it will still be a semester filled with great learnings.
New 2020 Courses in Arts
From examining how COVID-19 is impacting society, to asking “what do Asian Canadian histories have to do with our present?,” to exposing our misunderstandings of ‘the Middle East’, explore a selection of new courses being offered for the first time ever in the Faculty of Arts.
Recognizing Graduating Student Leaders in the Faculty of Arts
Meet the inspiring students who are building communities in Arts, at the university and beyond.
Daniela Gallegos receives 2020 Outstanding Leader in the UBC Community and Beyond award
Hometown: Ambato, Ecuador Program of Study: Honours in Political Science, Minor in International Relations UBC Affiliations: UBC Ecuadorian Students Association UBC Awards: Vantage One Arts Award, Trek Excellence Scholarship (International Students), and Bhagwan Kaur wife of Gokal Singh of Halwara Award in Arts How can we connect with you (social media)? Through my Linkedin account or Instagram Why […]