Congrats on the 2020 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF)
Congratulations on the 2020 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF)! Dr. Bathseba Opini, EDST. Co-applicants: Dr. Annette Henry, Dr. Michelle Stack, Dr. Andre Mazawi, John Yamamoto, Rod Brown, Dr. Shaya Golparian, Dr. Daniel Shiu, Meena Uppal, Ashley House, Dr. Vince White, Dr. Marianne McTavish, Mary Kostandy, Alison St. Pierre, Ogenfeibo Oladipupo. “Anti-racism Education for Teacher […]

Gender and Sexuality: Applications in Society
The second iteration of the MOOC “Gender and Sexuality: Applications in Society” starts on March 11. Led by Dr. Janice Stewart this 6-week online course delves into the complexities of gender and sexuality in today’s society. About this course: Navigating through the complexities of Gender & Sexuality is a necessity in our world, now more […]

“Where Are You From?”: Growing Up African-Canadian in Vancouver
Dr. Gillian Creese new book published by University of Toronto Press “Where Are You From?” recounts the unique experience of growing up in a place where the second generation seldom sees other people who look like them, and yet are inundated with popular representations of Blackness from the United States. This study explores how the second generation in […]

Ignite Undergraduate Journal – Call for Essay Submissions
  Ignite Undergraduate Journal of Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice is now accepting academic essay submissions for Volume X: Feminist Futurities, slated for publication in Spring 2020. Please send submissions to igniteundergraduatejournal@gmail.com. For more information please visit the Feminist Futuries: Call for Essay Submissions event page. SUBMISSION DEADLINE January 27th, 2020  

Peter Wanyenya: A Celebration of Life at the Longhouse on April 23, 2019
On Tuesday, April 23 at 4:00 pm, members of the UBC community are invited to a celebration of life for Peter in the Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall in the UBC First Nations Longhouse (1985 West Mall). All are welcome. Everyone who met, knew, Peter, loved him. His beautiful, warm, and gentle smile, his kindness, and his […]

Dr. Becki Ross receives the Angus Reid Practitioners/Applied Sociology Award
Congratulations to Professor Becki Ross and Jamie Lee Hamilton who are the co-winners of the Canadian Sociological Association’s Angus Reid Practitioners/Applied Sociology Award for 2019. They are delighted, and most appreciative of the nomination prepared by colleagues Catherine Corrigall-Brown and Rima Wilkes. “This award recognizes sociologists who undertake community action projects that bring social science […]