Arig al Shaibah, Ph.D.

Bio

Dr. Arig al Shaibah is UBC’s Associate Vice-President, Equity & Inclusion (AVPEI). As a member of the Provosts’ and President’s leadership teams, Dr. al Shaibah works across all Executive portfolios to champion strategic equity and anti-racism priorities and advance inclusive excellence at UBC. She also oversees the university’s Equity & Inclusion Office, with teams on the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.

Dr. al Shaibah completed a Bachelor of Science (Life Sciences), a Master of Public Administration, and a Doctorate in Education (Cultural and Policy Studies). In addition to her administrative appointment at UBC, she holds an Honorary Associate Professor role with the Department of Educational Studies in UBC’s Faculty of Education, and teaching courses in the Higher Education (HIED) and Educational Administration and Leadership (EDAL) Programs. Prior to joining UBC, Dr. al Shaibah served as McMaster University’s inaugural Associate Vice-President Equity & Inclusion and was an Adjunct Associate Professor with the Department of Sociology and and Instructor in the Arts & Science Program. At Dalhousie University she was Vice-Provost of Student Affairs and Interim Executive Director for the Human Rights & Equity Services, and was Adjunct Professor with cross appointments in Sociology & Anthropology, Gender & Women’s Studies, and Public Administration. And, at Queen’s University, her alma mater, she held leadership roles as Manager of Faculty Advancement and Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, and she was an Adjunct faculty member and instructor cross appointed to Gender Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies.

Dr. al Shaibah describes herself as a scholar-practitioner. Her academic and profession work has been grounded in a deep interest in the study and practice of policymaking, viewed through a critical-oriented and globally-engaged lens. Her interdisciplinary scholarly works, teaching and professional practice have focused broadly on examining policy-based structural inequities (primarily gender and racial inequities) and specifically on higher education policy, politics and practices as they relate to educational access and success, international mobility and internationalization at home (I@H), equality and human rights, intercultural and intergroup relations, as well as equitable leadership, administration, governance, and organizational change paradigms and practices.  

In 2021, Dr. al Shaibah received the Angela Hildyard Recognition Award in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion granted by the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada, recognizing exceptional leadership in fostering and furthering institutional equity, diversity, and inclusion.

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Email:
arig.alshaibah@ubc.ca
Meeting Requests: vanessa.hogan@ubc.ca