Equity and Accessibility

February 1, 2022

UBC seeks to empower more Black Canadians to attend university with new program

As part of UBC’s anti-racism goals, the program offers Black Canadians an opportunity to attend university, as well as to build a community both on and off campus.

Laurissa Cebryk

March 26, 2019

Federal budget promises over $900 million for Indigenous students

“Seeing an increase in the budget means nothing but good."

Thea Udwadia

March 5, 2019

Senate releases proposed changes to academic concession policy for feedback

Amidst the long-overdue review of academic accommodations for students with disabilities, the Senate has released proposed changes to the policy on academic concessions — which deal with “conflicting responsibilities and unforeseen events” — for feedback.

Garima Singh

February 24, 2019

For students with mobility issues, a snowy campus is more than an annoyance

Students with mobility impairments are unhappy with UBC’s measures to facilitate accessibility during snowfall.

Maneevak Bajaj

February 13, 2019

UBC cancels 'accent reduction' workshop for international students

UBC cancelled an “accent reduction workshop” for international co-op students following backlash.

Riya Talitha

February 3, 2019

Philosophy department to tackle its gender imbalance, following external review

Of the six students enrolled in UBC’s Masters of Philosophy program, only one is female.

Joshua Azizi

December 14, 2018

Faculty call for review of student teacher evaluations, say they’re often sexist or incomplete

One study had students evaluate online courses with randomized male or female names. Almost invariably, students rated the male names higher than the female names, regardless of the actual gender of the professor.

Victoria Ranea

December 10, 2018

‘Trans bodies are safe here’: Students drown out small anti-transgender demonstration

Today, students drowned out a small anti-transgender demonstration that took place mere steps from UBC’s Pride installation outside the Nest.

Alex Nguyen

December 10, 2018

UBC’s academic accommodations policy receiving first review in 19 years

“Ultimately, the entire policy has resulted in a student disability policy that is modernized and more transparent for students and faculty.”

Mario Salazar

November 28, 2018

AMS calls on UBC to match $1.25 million in Indigenous scholarships

Since kicking off last year, the Blue and Gold campaign has raised over $50 million for student scholarships. The AMS is arguing that more of that money should be put towards need-based scholarships for Indigenous students to uphold the school’s commitment towards reconciliation.

Samantha Peng

November 20, 2018

Women, minorities poorly represented on list of best-paid UBC employees

“The university has very much embraced the idea of diversity and the idea of equity, but actually turning that into an empirical reality is hard, [and] it requires hard work,” said Hirsh.

Rumneek Johal

November 5, 2018

Sessional lecturers pen letters to Ono to raise awareness of workplace precarity

UBCFA Contract Faculty Committee Chair Sarika Bose said sessional faculty are treated as a “second tier of professors,” whose precarious employment status and low wages impacts every area of their lives.

Marissa Birnie

November 2, 2018

Study finds women, minorities face more tenuous contract employment at Canadian universities

“There is no opportunity for career advancement for someone like myself with the contract structure I have,” said Dr. Jennifer Gagnon, a sessional instructor in the faculty of political sciences at UBC.

Rumneek Johal

November 1, 2018

Province mandates UBC develop action plan in response to Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Spurred on by the province, UBC is working on a comprehensive action plan to advance its commitments to support Indigenous communities.

Benoit Dupras

October 19, 2018

At UBC event, former PM Paul Martin says it’s time to take expanding Indigenous education seriously

Former Prime Minister Paul Martin was joined by UBC’s former Associate Dean of Indigenous Education Dr. Jo-ann Archibald and University of Winnipeg’s Associate VP Indigenous Affairs Kevin Lamoureux.

Ben Mussett

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