Upcoming Event
Join the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UBC Okanagan on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 for a panel discussion that provides Indigenous perspectives on science and systemic racism.
Provost’s Speaker Series on Systemic Racism
“The anti-systemic racism work shared here is inspired by the 2020 global protests against anti-black racism. We are engaging in difficult, bold conversations, acknowledging the work that needs to be done, and trying to find a way forward.”
-Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President Academic
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On November 26 the UBC community joined together for the first of a three-part series discussing systemic racism in science. This discussion explored institutional responses to systemic racism, with panelists from NSERC, Nature & UBC.
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On October 23rd, 2020 the UBC community joined together for a conversation with Professor Andrea A. Davis, York University and Professor Handel Kashope Wright, UBC Vancouver -
On September 17th 2020 the UBC community joined together with Professor Anthony Stewart, John P. Crozer Chair of English Literature, Bucknell University, Pennsylvania, USA for a conversation about the experiences of people of colour in the university.
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On June 11th, 2020 the UBC community joined together for a conversation inspired by the global anti-racism protests and BC’s #DifferentTogether pledge with the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Community Connections
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June 26, 2020, Student Town Hall
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Academic Leadership
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A yearlong lineup of events has been curated to inspire ideas and catalyze conversation, in celebration of UBC Okanagan’s 15th anniversary.
