News + Announcements
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March 16, 2020
COVID-19: Remote working for faculty, staff, graduate students, post doctoral fellows, and student employees
A message from Marcia Buchholz, Interim Vice-President, Human ResourcesFurther to Friday’s UBC Broadcast, I would like to inform you of the university’s measures to support faculty, staff, graduate students, post doctoral fellows, and student employees, working remotely. …
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March 13, 2020
Transition to online classes at UBC
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, UBC is transitioning to online classes effective Monday March 16, 2020 for the remainder of the term. For classes that cannot be a
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March 12, 2020
Resources for faculty: Keep Teaching website
UBC has launched the Keep Teaching website to support faculty in developing teaching strategies that will not require in-person sessions. that fit the particula
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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…