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Elder Margaretta James: Coming Home

For Elder Margaretta James (Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation), a Master’s student at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at UBC, academic research is a deeply personal endeavour. Her thesis exhibition, Coming Home, is a powerful act of storytelling—one that draws on her lived experience to illuminate histories that have often been overlooked or forgotten.

JP Catungal and other Killam Teaching Prize Winners recognized by Dean

Celebrating the Graduating Class of 2025

We’re proud to recognize the achievements of this year’s graduates from the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice. Throughout your time at UBC you’ve engaged deeply with complex issues and contributed to important

JP Catungal Receives Killam Teaching Prize

Congratulations to Dr. JP Catungal who has received the prestigious Killam Teaching Prize. The award recognizes excellence in teaching and Dr. Catungal joins a celebrated circle of committed and talented instructors at UBC. Dr. Catungal is an

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