Agustín Beltrán was cycling in downtown Vancouver when the accident occurred, Dr. Patrick Francois, director of the VSE, said in a statement posted Thursday afternoon.
A Trans student criticized Sauder's approach to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) after a prof allegedly made upsetting comments toward them and initially rejected them from his course.
In a statement sent to The Ubyssey this morning, AMS President Eshana Bhangu said Jin is resigning to ensure compliance with AMS code, Section 6, Article 9 which states that all AMS execs “shall seek approval of Council for their outside commitments before embarking on them.”
Two days after UBC announced an end to its mask mandate, the AMS said it will no longer require masks in the Nest after June 30.
On Wednesday morning, UBC’s Board of Governors met in-person on the UBC Okanagan campus for the first time in three years to discuss the Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence (ARIE) Task Force’s recommendations and approve the terms of reference for Campus Vision 2050.
President Santa Ono and Deputy Vice Chancellor and Principal of UBC Okanagan Lesley Cormack made the announcement in a broadcast message earlier today.
Councillors approved the 2022/23 budget and discussed the future of the Nest’s mask mandate at last night’s 6.5 hour-long AMS Council meeting.
After a rocky opening four years ago, the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) is fully operational, according to staff and partners.
Dr. Murali Chandrashekaran, UBC’s first-ever vice-provost international (VPI), will not seek reappointment for a second term. He will complete his term on August 31.
Dr. Arig al Shaibah will serve as UBC’s new associate vice-president (AVP) Equity and Inclusion starting July 1.
Musqueam hosted a naming ceremony Tuesday afternoon to formally open the new tə šxʷhəleləm̓s tə k̓ʷaƛ̓kʷəʔaʔɬ residence area.
On April 22, 2022, the task force published its 296-page final report which included 54 recommendations from its six committees representing equity-deserving groups (Indigenous people, Black people and people of colour) and work and study constituencies (students, faculty and staff).
On Wednesday, AMS execs and councillors met in the Michael Kingsmill forum to discuss a new subsidy for constituency events and the 2022/23 budget. They also voted to appoint a new student senator-at-large.
According to University RCMP Cpl. Ian Sim, three elementary school students were struck by a car that sped off the road at the roundabout in the Botanical Garden parking lot.
Dr. John Gilbert, chair of the Senate Tributes Committee, announced the recommendation of the degree’s rescission in a statement posted on the UBC News website earlier this evening, nearly a year after the matter emerged.