In January 2022, the AMS announced it would expand mental health coverage in the AMS/GSS Health & Dental from $1,000 to $1,500, backdated to September 2021. But, on August 31, the student society quietly let the extra $500 in coverage expire.
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In July, former VP Finance Rita Jin resigned after AMS Council did not approve her course schedule for the summer and fall. President Eshana Bhangu has served in the role since, first as a temporary replacement and then officially as the interim VP finance.
Students who spoke to The Ubyssey said the increase helped them access support for mental health and reduced the financial burden when seeing a therapist.
Across faculties, professors are approaching the new term in different ways to accommodate their teaching styles and course content as some students say they are fine with entirely in-person classes.
Students and faculty have mixed reactions to UBC’s decision not to reimplement mask policies for the fall term.
A group of workers and environmental consultants from Diamond Head Consulting placed the cone on an eagle nest alongside Ross Drive as a small group of community members watched from across the street.
On June 30, Dr. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s term as the first academic director for the IRSHDC ended. Since then, UBC has been searching for a tenured or tenure-track faculty member to serve as an interim and permanent academic director.
A central theme of her platform is moving away from private interests on issues like healthcare, housing and the climate crisis.
The AMS is projecting a $1.25 million deficit during the 2022/23 fiscal year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the president and interim VP finance.
Over the summer, The Ubyssey collected student questions to ask Ono with the original intent of giving students insight into his work. With the announcement of Ono’s departure for the University of Michigan in October, the focus of the interview changed.
The announcement comes after a year-long investigation into the crash.
While some of UBC’s reported surplus from the 2021/22 fiscal year will go to supporting students’ experience and learning, a large majority has already been committed to non-operating spending.
The survey results show slight improvements in respondent satisfaction with their overall university experience, though it also found growing concerns over affordability, and an increase in cases of racial discrimination.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees 2278 — the union that currently represents teaching assistants UBC — announced the campaign on social media Tuesday morning.