Welcome
The Equity Office at the University of British Columbia works to prevent discrimination and harassment on campus, to provide procedures for handling complaints and to coordinate UBC’s employment and educational equity program.
We help educate members of the UBC community about their rights and responsibilities. Workshops and training sessions for students, staff and faculty on issues such as discrimination and harassment, equity and diversity are offered regularly and are available on request. We also regularly provide detailed reports on UBC’s progress towards achieving employment equity.
If you have experienced discrimination and harassment on campus, have been accused of committing discrimination and harassment, or have an equity-related query, please contact an Equity Advisor for assistance. They will meet with you on a confidential basis to help evaluate your situation and explore possible solutions with you.
News & Events
Equity Enhancement Fund Recipients
In response to the January 2012 call for proposals for EEF funding, 11 applications were received. The EEF Review Committee, a sub committee of the
Provost’s Advisory Committee on Equity and Diversity reviewed these applications in April.
The following 4 projects received a total funding of $39,500:
- Applied Science & Science—Working Climate Study at UBC Engineering and UBC Science for the Enhancement of Diversity and Equity for Faculty Members
- Nursing—Enhancing Equity for Aboriginal Students
- Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, First Nations House of Learning—Emerging Aboriginal Scholars
- UBC Student Dialogue Support Network – Student Task Force on Intercultural Dialogue Support—aims to facilitate a sustained schedule of dialogues, over three semesters, that are relevant, valued and used by a greater variety of UBC students
Addressing Injustice: UBC’s Response to the Internment of Japanese Canadian Students – Then and Now
70 years ago, 76 Japanese Canadian students who were attending UBC were forcibly removed and exiled from the B.C. coast. They were unable to complete their degrees or to graduate at convocation with their classmates. The March 21st symposium examined UBC’s role. Participants also examined related ethical issues to connect issues of justice and responsibility in what happened 70 years ago to issues that still resonate today. View the webcast.
