News + Announcements
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January 22, 2021
Update to the community on remote proctoring software, including Proctorio
We are writing to provide an update to the UBC Vancouver community regarding the use of remote proctoring software at UBC, including Proctorio. We have heard numerous student, faculty and staff concerns about using such tools for online assessments, including privacy, ethical, and equity and…
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January 22, 2021
Navigating Uncertainty in the time of COVID-19: A pilot program
Note: As of February 4, 2021, we are at capacity for the initial pilot program. We will begin planning for second program for junior faculty this spring, and will announce registration in the summer. We thank everyone for their interest in the program.As Senior Advisor to the Provost on Women and…
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January 14, 2021
UBC congratulates 2020/21 University Killam Professors
Six new University Killam Professor have been appointed: Dr. Janice Eng, Dr. Tina Loo, Dr. Bonny Norton, Dr. Dolph Schluter, Dr. Rashid Sumaila and Dr. Dominiqu
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December 21, 2020
Search for Director, Faculty Equity
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic is recruiting for a Director, Faculty Equity.
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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…