Join us for an incredible evening of food, friends, arts, and culture—right here at UBC Vancouver! Celebrate the start of the school year with 750 of your friends, colleagues, and neighbours for an autumn-inspired long-table dinner. Brought to you in collaboration with UBC Inspired, Sage Catering, and the UBC Arts and Culture District, the evening […]
Join us for a captivating conversation with Zadie Smith, one of the most prolific writers of her generation, whose work has helped shape the literary landscape for over two decades. Two of Smith’s novels, White Teeth and NW, have been named among the best books of the 21st century by the New York Times and Kirkus, the former published when she was […]
Born in Seoul and raised in Queens, Min Jin Lee is the preeminent author of the Korean diaspora. A masterful storyteller who illuminates the complexities of identity, migration, and belonging with great empathy, her novels have been recognized with some of the highest honours in the literary world. Lee made a stunning debut with Free Food […]
Fran Lebowitz is the world’s most beloved cultural critic. With her acerbic takes on everything from how many children in a restaurant is too many (her answer: one) to hiking (“the most stupid thing I could ever imagine”) to even herself (“Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable”), Lebowitz transforms irritation into art. In […]
Curiosity moves us. Determination gets us there—because progress doesn’t happen on its own. See how we push forward.
