News + Announcements
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December 9, 2020
Statement of the UBC Vancouver Provost and Vice-President, Academic
I write today to express my utmost respect and appreciation for my colleagues serving on the Presidential Advisory Committee (PAC) for the selection of the next Dean of the Faculty of Education. The time and effort that committee members devoted to the tasks of the PAC was, in my view, time well…
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December 8, 2020
Response to 2020 Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies External Review
Dear colleagues, as you may remember, on the request of the Senate, I commissioned an external review of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies. The review occurred in January 2020 and I have now received a joint response from the Interim Director of the Institute and the…
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November 23, 2020
Four UBC faculty named AAAS Fellows in 2020
This year, four UBC faculty members have been elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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November 12, 2020Call for applications: SoTL Seed program
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Seed program pairs graduate research assistants (SoTL specialists) with instructors and professors who seek to research and evaluate impactful pedagogies. If you have a project or research question that could benefit from the support of a SoTL…
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November 5, 2020
Mid-course feedback resources
You’ve adapted your courses to teach online, but how are your students adapting to learning online?
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September 25, 2020
Nine UBC faculty elected to Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada has announced that nine UBC faculty members are among this year's Fellows and Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.Seven UBC faculty have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada. Fellows are elected by their peers for their…
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September 17, 2020
Orange Shirt Day: Sept. 30, 2020
Orange Shirt Day is Sept. 30, an annual day to recognize and raise awareness about the residential school system in Canada.
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September 14, 2020
Call for Open Educational Resource grant applications
The UBC community is invited to apply for the Open Educational Resources (OER) Rapid Innovation and Implementation Grants.
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September 11, 2020
2021/22 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund Renewal Applications
Multi-year TLEF projects are invited to apply for second- and third-year funding, with applications due by Thursday November 12, 2020.
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September 10, 2020
Distinguished University Scholar program accepting nominations
Nominations are now open for the designation of UBC Distinguished University Scholar.