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COVID-19 Concerns

August 4, 2021

Dear members of the UBC community. In just a few short weeks, we will begin the new academic year. I appreciate that many of you have concerns about the return to campus. I have heard directly from many of you, as well as from the AMS, the Faculty Association, elected Governors and others. I am […]

UBC speaks out against hate, stands with victims of Orlando shootings

June 12, 2016

To all members of the UBC community: Early on Sunday morning, a senseless act of gun violence claimed the lives of 50 innocent people in a nightclub in Florida and gravely injured another 53, making it the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. It has emerged that the gunman specifically targeted the club because of […]

The Bombings in Brussels: Inclusivity Remains the Best Remedy to Terrorism

March 23, 2016

To All Members of the UBC Community: Once again, the world has been stunned by acts of brutal violence that have taken the lives of innocent men, women, and children going about their daily business. Once again we have seen images of broken bodies and broken buildings, shattered by the bombs of terrorists intent on […]

Response to Fifth Estate Program

November 21, 2015

As many of you know, UBC is featured in the Fifth Estate program about sexual assault and harassment on university campuses. We admire the courage of the women who came forward to bring attention to this crucial issue.

Dr. Martha C. Piper’s statement on the attacks in France & Lebanon

November 14, 2015

To All Members of the UBC Community: Yesterday we witnessed another in the series of bombings, shootings, and mutilations that have recently targeted people around the world for their values and beliefs. The killings in Paris were especially terrible in the toll they took of young people who were gunned down at six different sites […]

Thank you to the search committee for the Vice President, External Relations & Communications

September 18, 2015

On behalf of the Board of Governors and the UBC community, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the search committee for the new VP, External Relations & Communications. The committee comprised: Louise Cowin, Vice President, Students Adriaan de Jager, Executive Director, Government and Corporate Relations David Gillen, Professor of […]