IBPOC Connections: Building Community, Increasing Representation at UBC
“It’s the first time in my five to ten years at UBC that I’ve walked into a room where other people look like me. It’s the first time as a racialized person that I’m not being asked for something,” attendees of the IBPOC Connections inaugural luncheon told Dr. Maryam Nabavi, a staff and faculty strategist […]
Funding Programs to Advance Inclusion and Anti-racism
UBC is committed to advancing equity and inclusion and to creating environments free from racism. To better respond to community needs and to support community involvement in building a more inclusive UBC, the following two funding streams are being made available to students, staff and faculty at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan. Activate Inclusion: Equity Enhancement […]
Community Spotlight: Ashika Sharda
This International Women’s Day 2021, we decided to connect with inspiring women championing inclusion at UBC to hear their reflections on this day and perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future. Sociology student in the Faculty of Arts Legal Assistant at Dhanu Dhaliwal Law Group Over the course of this pandemic, many people […]
Community Spotlight: Rabaab Khehra
This International Women’s Day 2021, we decided to connect with inspiring women championing inclusion at UBC to hear their reflections on this day and perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future. she/her/hers Co-op student, Equity & Inclusion Office How are you celebrating this International Women’s Day? This International Women’s Day, I’m reflecting on […]
Community Spotlight: Georgia Yee
This International Women’s Day 2021, we decided to connect with inspiring women championing inclusion at UBC to hear their reflections on this day and perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future. she/hers AMS VP Academic and University Affairs How can we bring about greater gender equality from within a university setting? In order […]