Live coverage of the Board of Governor candidates at the Great Debate. Present at the debate were candidates Bryan Buraga, Drédyn Fontana, Zarifa Nawar, Sultana Razia and Jacky Xue. Read More.
Students will be forced to opt into the UBC Battle Pass as a part of their student fees, effective at the start of the new term, Jan. 5, 2026. Read More.
The Board of Governors voted to increase tuition fees by two per cent for domestic students and between two and four per cent for international students at their last meeting of 2025. Read More.
Nathan Herrington is running to be a staff representative on UBC’s Board of Governors. He is currently an international recruiter/adviser in the university’s international student initiative unit. Read More.
Paul Kwon is running to be a staff representative on UBC’s Board of Governors. He is the manager of finance and operations at UBC Hiring Solutions. Read More.
Alex Bush is running to be a staff representative on UBC’s Board of Governors. He is the manager of student services in the department of civil engineering. Read More.
Sophia Redmond is running to be a staff representative on UBC’s Board of Governors. She is the associate director of Strategy and Decision Support at UBC and previously worked as the manager of UBC faculty and staff housing programs. Read More.
Matt Tan is running to be a staff representative on UBC’s Board of Governors. Serving as the incumbent staff representative governor for UBC since 2023, Tan is currently the associate director, partnerships, at UBC Athletics & Recreation. He previously served on UBC Vancouver’s Senate from 2020-23. Read More.
Leonard Foster is running to be a faculty representative on UBC’s Board of Governors. He is a professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology and has served as the director of the Life Sciences Institute since 2024. Read More.
