Pinned
Previously removed VP academic and university affairs (AUA) Drédyn Fontana is suing the AMS for wrongful termination and aggravated damages.
A writer and director realize their play isn't going as planned. But as they try to save the show, the lines between real life and theatre start to blur as the characters cross boundaries and are forced to decide how much they’re willing to sacrifice for excellence.
Senate met last night to talk about an open letter concerning academic freedom, the strategic plan refresh and pass several motions.
Alim Fakirani is running as the New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for Vancouver Quadra on a platform centring affordability, a sustainable economy and climate policies.
An open letter, signed by over 220 professors from across Canada — as well as the United States, Europe and Australia — is opposing proposed changes to UBC’s draft academic freedom policy, which is on the agenda for the upcoming April 16 Vancouver Senate meeting.
Four UBC professors and a recent PhD graduate student have filed a lawsuit against the university alleging official land acknowledgments done by UBC, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) hiring requirements and academic units' statements regarding Israel and Palestine violate UBC’s duty to “be non-sectarian and non-political in principle” under section 66 of the University Act.
The student-proposed referendum asking the AMS to endorse a two-day student strike from March 24–25 to demand UBC divest from companies students say are complicit in Palestinian human rights violations passed.
Riley Huntley is your next AMS president.
Here we're covering major platform points from candidates in every race.
An unofficial and unapproved vote-no campaign, called Vote No UBC, has began against a student-proposed referendum asking the AMS to endorse a two-day student strike from March 24-25 to demand UBC divest from companies students say are complicit in Palestinian human rights violations.
Here we're covering the Great Debate on March 6 where the candidates for all positions debated each other.
VP academic and university affairs candidates gathered in the Pit last night to discuss housing bursaries, harm reduction, the VP Academic Caucus and more at the great debate.
At last night's great debate presidential candidates came to the stage to discuss reintroducing equity staff members, supporting a student-petitioned referendum, and to eat honey.
Presidential candidates came together last night to talk about AMS culture, divestment, reinstating staff access to the food bank and to sound party horns as question responses.
Norah Perkins, a second-year science student, is running to join the board of governors on a platform centering sustainability, lowering UBC’s budget and increasing student engagement.