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Complete revised Employment Equity Survey

October 7, 2024

You are invited to complete the 2024 revision of the Employment Equity Survey. This confidential online survey helps inform the university’s understanding of the demographic composition of faculty and staff and efforts to ensure equity and fairness in employment practices.  New this year, the survey includes an additional response option among disaggregated ethno-racial population groups […]

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Days of significance and fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging 

October 1, 2024

Days of significance for Jewish and Muslim people are converging in a particularly poignant way this October. As we continue to hold space for grief, we wish to make space for Jewish and Muslim community members to recognize their respective religious and commemorative events.

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Communicating progress on StEAR implementation 

September 27, 2024

A year since the launch of the StEAR Framework and Roadmap for Change, the Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion engaged UBC’s leadership across 15 different touch points and hosted 5 virtual sessions for UBC community members to share progress made to date.  The 20 engagements provided an opportunity for community members to directly ask questions […]

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Inviting early career academics to Maximizing Impact 2024/25

August 30, 2024

Maximizing Impact is an eight-month cohort-based program now entering its fifth year. This year’s cohort will include 35 faculty members from both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. This unique and intentionally designed program provides mentorship and coaching to engage early-career academics and educational leaders in maximizing the impact of their research, teaching, and leadership.

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Applications open for the StEAR Enhancement Fund

August 29, 2024

The UBC community is invited to apply for the Strategic Equity & Anti-Racism (StEAR) Enhancement Fund this fall.

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UBC releases 2023 Employment Equity Report 

July 19, 2024

The annual report is prepared by the UBC Equity & Inclusion Office (EIO) in partnership with the Planning and Institutional Research Office (PAIR) and published annually. It presents the latest demographic data, key findings and ongoing efforts to create a more equitable workplace.

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UBC Pride

UBC Pride

June 13, 2024

At UBC, we’re proud to celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ students, faculty and staff. Explore the many Pride activities at our Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, connect with your community, and reflect on what each of us can to do support 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion.

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Indigenous History Month

Indigenous History Month

June 13, 2024

June commemorates Indigenous History Month in Canada. The month encourages people to learn about, appreciate and acknowledge the rich history, heritage, resilience, contributions and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples across the country.

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Progress update on the implementation of institutional equity, anti-racism priorities

June 10, 2024

In June of 2023, a Strategic Equity and Anti-Racism Roadmap for Change was launched to progress UBC’s equity and anti-racism priorities. Now, I am pleased to release a report on the progress of our efforts and to invite you to join me at an upcoming session where I will share highlights. Please note that we […]

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UBC invests $294,385 in community-led racial, disability, gender and 2SLGBTQIA+ equity projects

April 19, 2024

41 students, faculty and staff-led projects have been funded across UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan.

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