As fall approaches, student groups and university administrators are continuing to work towards securing funding for food security programs, though their progress remains unclear.
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Here’s a breakdown of how UBC hires its presidents, and how long we may be waiting.
On Tuesday, Eby — who has represented UBC as the Vancouver-Point Grey MLA since 2013 — announced his candidacy to replace Premier John Horgan as party leader and premier.
Climate Justice UBC and the former AMS associate vice-president sustainability said they were not consulted before the AMS put a referendum item cutting the student fee for the Sustainability Projects Fund on its spring election ballot.
The VSP is a two-term, four-week academic exchange program designed for international undergraduate students. The program started in 2013, and allows students to take courses accredited at their home universities.
Eby — the MLA for the Vancouver-Point Grey electoral district which includes UBC — announced his candidacy at an event in Kitsilano Tuesday evening.
Despite campus reopening this past year, the number of incidents has remained relatively stagnant or even decreased in some areas.
Many members of the immunocompromised and disabled community say ending the mask mandates on campus threatens their lives, careers and education.
UBC’s Equity and Inclusion Office saw over 1,100 discrimination-related cases this year, an approximately 75 per cent increase from last year, according to this year’s Human Rights Report.
Student Health Services hired a primary care provider with extra training in gender-affirming care in late 2021. But half a year later, Trans students say knowledge about this provider is still limited, and that the AMS/GSS Health and Dental Plan could do more to improve financial access to gender-affirming services.
While disability and student groups on campus are largely excited about the development of a new UBC Workplace Accommodation Policy employees, some groups say they were not included in early consultations.
The University of Michigan Board of Regents unanimously approved Ono’s appointment as the university’s 15th president during a meeting at 1 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday. He was the sole finalist from a six month search.
Two weeks ago, councillors voted to amend the AMS’s Video Surveillance Policy (SR-14) to allow cameras inside AMS-operated vehicles. VP Admin Ben Du — who brought the policy change to Council — said the amendments were intended to improve the safety of staff and students inside these vehicles.
In early March, graduates from 2020 and 2021 received an email from UBC stating the university was planning to host an in-person celebration for them in September in conjunction with Homecoming weekend. But, in an email sent in early May, UBC said the celebrations would be pushed back to November.
UBC Okanagan faculty representative Dr. John Klironomos has resigned from the Board of Governors.