Thinking as Politics: The Moral Dimensions of Poetry

P. A. Woodward Instructional Resources Centre (Woodward IRC) 2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

A Lecture by Dr. Jan Zwicky, Professor Emerita in the Department of Philosophy, University of Victoria Dr. Zwicky is one of Canada’s most respected artists and intellectuals, known equally for her original work in philosophy and her poetry. Her writing has covered issues in music, poetry, philosophy, and the environment. She was among the first […]

Free

“A Closer Look at the Role of Microaggressions in Racism” with Hieu Pham-Fraser

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Microaggressions continue to be the most pervasive and undetected contributor to racism in many institutions, including educational settings. However, microaggressions are not micro. For those who are the target of microaggressions, severe consequences on mental well-being and life trajectories can result. In this presentation, Hieu will use her children’s picture book, The Little Girl to examine ‘What […]

Free

Job Search for New Grads

Online/Virtual Event

Completing your UBC degree is a huge milestone. It also marks the transition to a new life and career stage, and finding work as a new graduate can   be challenging. This workshop will discuss strategies for understanding and approaching finding work as a new graduate.

Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, A White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation

Online/Virtual Event

In this Indigenous Speaker Series session, we will have a conversation with Andrew Sniderman and Douglas Sanderson – Amo Binashii, authors of Valley of the Birdtail. In this Indigenous Speakers Series session, we will learn about what it means to be Indigenous in Canada, what it means for all of us to be Canadians in […]

Using R Markdown

Online/Virtual Event

R Markdown turns your analyses into high-quality, elegantly formatted, and fully reproducible output by putting together narrative text, code and plots. This workshop will walk you through the creation and usage of R Markdown. Participants are expected to already be familiar with R and the RStudio environment. The workshop is one hour, followed by an […]

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