Meet Ran Yang: Arts Internship Program Student of the Year
“It’s never too late to find out what you really want.”
ASA Student Spotlight: Wenonah North Peigan
Wenonah North Peigan is Blackfoot from her father’s side and a member of the Piikani Nation located in Treaty 7 territory in Southern Alberta. On her mom’s side she is Anishinaabe from the Wikwemikoong Unceded Nation in Ontario. She was raised in Southern Alberta and moved to Vancouver to attend UBC where she studies Political Science […]
Javier Barreto-Gomez: Outstanding Leader in the UBC Faculty of Arts
UBC offers so many fascinating courses both within and outside of the Faculty of Arts. I recommend that you take an elective in something you are curious about, sometimes it can inspire you to take a minor degree in that subject!
ASA Student Spotlight: Memegwans Johnson-Owl
Memegwans Johnson-Owl is from Anishnaabe-kwe from Sagamok Anishnawbek and Cree from Montreal Lake First Nation, and grew up in Regina Saskatchewan. She is currently working on a Bachelor of Arts majoring in First Nation Indigenous Studies with a minor in Political Science. Last summer you worked with the Alberta’s Future Leaders Program (AFL), can you tell […]
Rachel Garrett: Oustanding Leader in the UBC Community
The only piece of advice I’d give to incoming students would be to make time for your relationships – whether it be family, friends, lab partners or life partners.
ASA Student Spotlight: Kyla LeSage
Kyla LeSage is from the Vuntut Gwitchin in Old Crow, Yukon on her maternal side and Anishinaabeg from Garden River, Ontario on her paternal side. She grew up outside of her traditional territories where she is grateful to call Sombe K’a Yellowknife, NWT her home on the traditional land of the Yellowknives Dene First Nations in […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Ronnie Young
Ronnie is a trans-female from the Kaska nation in the Yukon and recently celebrated her graduation from UBC this past May. Ronnie’s specialization was Anthropology and she focused her research efforts on Indigenous anthropological studies.
ASA Student Spotlight: Salia Joseph
Salia Joseph is from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation and grew up on Vancouver Island. She recently graduated from First Nations and Indigenous Studies (FNIS) in 2016. She is a community organizer and facilitator interested in Indigenous rights, culture and politics and passionate about youth and women advocacy work. Read more to find out what Salia is doing […]
UBC History course gives students a hands-on experience with the past
A new collaboration, led by Dr. Tara Mayer, has brought the Department of History and the Museum of Vancouver together on an exciting pedagogical project.
Meet UBC’s latest Rhodes Scholar: Fatima Zehra Naqvi
Winning a Rhodes Scholarship feels life-changing. But I feel I did not win it on my own. I am very blessed to have had people around me who believed in me, pushed me, and supported me when things got challenging during my degree.