News + Announcements
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March 4, 2020
UBC Among Top 25 Universities Globally in 13 Subjects; Top 50 in 36 Subject Areas: QS Rankings
UBC has been ranked among the top universities in the world in the 2020 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
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March 3, 2020
Announcing the 2020/21 Open Educational Resources Fund awarded projects
The University of British Columbia is committed to making education more affordable and accessible through the use of open educational resources (OER). The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic is pleased to announce the first round of 2020/21 OER Fund projects. As of February 15,…
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February 21, 2020
Two UBC Faculty Members Named 2020 3M National Teaching Fellows
For the third time in seven years, two UBC faculty members have been recognized for their exceptional contributions to teaching and learning at Canadian universities. Dr. Tiffany Potter, Professor of Teaching in the Department of English Language and Literatures, and Paul Cubbon, Assistant Dean,…
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February 19, 2020
Announcing the 2020/21 TLEF Projects
Since its inception in 1991, the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) has supported more than 1,200 teaching and learning projects, and the number continues to grow. The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic is pleased to announce the projects funded in the 2020/21 TLEF. $2.1…
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February 10, 2020
Provost’s Distinguished Lecture Series on Race and Leadership: March 19 with Arig al Shaibah
You are invited to a public lecture with Dr. Arig al Shaibah, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion, at McMaster University, on March 19, as part of the Provost’s Distinguished Lecture Series on Race and Leadership.About the eventMost, if not all, universities across Canada have…
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February 10, 2020
IGNITE Book Club begins Feb. 24, 2020
The UBC community is invited to take part in the IGNITE Book Club, designed with and for racialized faculty to allow for the exploration and discussion of memoi
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February 7, 2020
UBC joins AWS Academy to equip learners with in-demand cloud computing skills
The University of British Columbia and UBC Extended Learning are pleased to announce participation in AWS Academy, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) program that provides higher education institutions with a ready-to-teach cloud computing curriculum. Beginning in Spring/Summer 2020, learners can…
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February 3, 2020
Call for Proposals for the 2020 Online Learning Advancement Fund (OLAF)
Faculty members are invited to submit a letter of intent to the open call for proposals for the Online Learning Advancement Fund (OLAF), by October 1, 2020.
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January 28, 2020
Consideration of the extension of appointment of Dr. Sara-Jane Finlay, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion
A message from Andrew Szeri, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver, and Gillian Henderson, Executive Director, Human Resources, UBC OkanaganAn Advisory Committee has been established with a mandate to advise the Provost; the Vice-President, Students; the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and…
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December 12, 2019
Initiatives and resources to help build a more inclusive UBC
A message from Andrew Szeri, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver; Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan; and Marcia Buchholz, Managing Director, Human Resources Advisory Partnerships, Central Operational Services, and HR…