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Council heard the annual Academic Experience Survey report, which found that affordability continues to be a major concern for students. The body also approved phase one of a food bank renovation, necessitating its closure for up to three weeks in late August and early September, and gave the green light to a renovation of The Pit pub, after previously voting it down due to concerns over costs.
The Board of Governors gave final approval for the St. John's College redevelopment, which will soon have six towers providing 1,521 beds for graduate students in the university's largest-ever building project. The development — which is coming in on-budget — has an estimated cost of $561.9 million.
The program comes as nearly half of students report worrying about affording groceries. Funded by a donation from RBC, students may be asked about their food security alongside physical and mental health screenings.
Council also discussed executives preliminary goals, and appointed councillors to committees
UBC IT has confirmed Canvas is "fully operational” and that “faculty and instructors have the choice to either return to Canvas or remain in their alternative hosting tools” for summer session courses.
Senate voted to postpone the approval of a long-awaited academic freedom policy to September. The policy, which has been under development for seven years, has not been updated for decades.
Instructure claims all data has been returned and destroyed by ShinyHunters.
The ShinyHunters cybercrime group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which has affected thousands of schools worldwide.
Nawar's resignation comes after a Ubyssey article reported yesterday that she violated her fiduciary and confidentiality duties to the student union.
We used several unnamed sources to report this story — having to balance completing ethical obligations to be transparent and to protect sources. Here's how we decided what to do.
Concerns about a costly legal battle and that firing Nawar would tank the AMS’s chances of passing fee increases for services, clubs and projects ultimately saved her employment, sources said.
At the penultimate Council meeting this school year, councillors discussed last month's AMS elections results, which saw Dylan Evans elected as president.
Now passed, this year’s budget calls for $3.077 billion in operating expenses, a four per cent — or $132 million — increase in spending compared to last year’s forecasted budget.
Student Governor Jasper Lorien has resigned from UBC’s Board of Governors — the university’s highest decision-making body — citing personal reasons.
Live updates for AMS Council's March 25, 2026 meeting.
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