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Indigenous Initiatives Practicum Student Victoria Cooke

Introducing…Indigenous Initiatives Practicum Student Victoria Cooke

By Janey Lew posted on Dec 14, 2016

Victoria Cooke, a fourth year UBC student majoring in First Nations and Indigenous Studies, and Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, will be working with us on her research practicum on a survey of UBC international and English as an Additional Language students' learning about Indigenous topics and perspectives.
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What is the Power of a Name

The Power of a Name film series examines contested histories of naming at UBC

By Silken Handford-Perronnet and Sarah Ling posted on

"The Power of a Name” is a film series that examines the contested history of naming practices at UBC’s first year student residence, Totem Park, and features stories of relationships between UBC and Indigenous communities.
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Bridging the Knowledge Gap and Engaging with TRC Calls to Action

By Amy Perreault and Janey Lew posted on Nov 07, 2016

During the session on “Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Indigenous Foundations,” Kathryn and David outlined their approaches to engaging students in conversations about Indigenous topics in the various courses they’ve taught here at UBC.
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Classroom Climate Series: Campus Climate

By Janey Lew posted on Oct 21, 2016

We’ve rescheduled one of our sessions, “Addressing Campus Climate in Your Classroom” for November 3, 10AM-12PM, and hope this change in time will encourage more of you to register and attend this important workshop!
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TLEF update, and introducing Mathew Andreatta, one of our Time and Place student assistants

By Hanae Tsukada and Janey Lew posted on Oct 18, 2016

With the support of the 2016-17 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) grant, the online resource Time and Place at UBC: Our Histories and Relations has been undergoing exciting new developments.
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