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Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul is supporting faculty, gender-diverse faculty to be “seen and valued”

Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul is supporting faculty, gender-diverse faculty to be “seen and valued”

This International Women’s Day, Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul, Senior Advisor on Women and Gender-diverse Faculty, and Academic Co-Director of the Academic Leadership Development Program (ALDP) shares perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future at UBC. What are some of the key initiatives that you are currently working on? There are two initiatives that I would […]

Resources to build competencies related to reconciliation, Indigenization and decolonization

Compiled by Dr. Maï Yasué, Equity and Inclusion Strategist, UBC Equity & Inclusion Office The following post provides a range of UBC and external resources curated to help students, faculty ands staff build their competencies related to reconciliation, Indigenization and decolonization. UBC initiatives, guides, and tools A selection of institutional and Faculty-based resources: Indigenous Initiatives at […]

IBPOC affinity groups: Helping to build a more inclusive campus

Written by Meribeth Deen in collaboration with staff from the Equity & Inclusion Office  UBC’s Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence (ARIE) Task Force Final Report recommends ongoing support for people working to build communities and spaces curated for Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour (IBPOC) students, faculty and staff. Many of these spaces take the form of […]

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Remarks: Acts of kindness

The following remarks were delivered by Arig al Shaibah, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion, during the annual event to mark the Anti-Bullying or “Pink Shirt Day” held on February 22, 2023 and organized by the Vice-President, Finance and Operations portfolio.

Apply to serve on UBC’s Accessibility Committee

UBC is taking steps to establish an Accessibility Committee to support disability inclusion and guide future direction at the university. Students, staff, and faculty are invited to apply to serve on the inaugural Committee. The Committee will be tasked with providing on-going guidance and advice to the university on the identification, removal and prevention of […]

Annual employment equity report highlights progress and opportunities towards broader diversity

2021 Employment Equity Report provides the most robust dataset on UBC’s workforce demographics to date.    Based on the November 1, 2021 data snapshot and 19,347 as the total number of faculty and staff at UBC, the survey had a 66 per cent faculty and 79 per cent staff response rate at UBC Vancouver, and 77 […]

JEDII STEM Series: A step on the path to a just, equitable and inclusive UBC

So often we have a desire to help others but lack a clear path forward. After all, what can an individual do to change an institution as large as UBC? It turns out, there’s quite a lot. UBC has many resources and initiatives designed to support individuals and units motivated to embed justice, equity, decolonization, […]

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Roadmap for Change: Implementing anti-racism commitments at UBC

On January 25, join students, faculty and staff from faculties and portfolios across UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver for a virtual forum to recognize the work of the ARIE TF, learn about key recommendations from the ARIE TF Final Report and find out about next steps for implementation of UBC’s equity and anti-racism commitments.

IBPOC STEM Network provides a forum to gather, build community, and find support

IBPOC STEM Network provides a forum to gather, build community, and find support

“Through this gathering, I saw the faces of the voices I heard who spoke on racism and gender bias in the workplace. As a woman of color, I witness how their stories reverberate in my own walls and cry out for change and a total overhaul of sys temic racism and biases that have characterized […]