News & events

MPA student, Mason Ducharme, to attend Harvard Business School

How do you think your studies at SPA will impact your future?

Forum - Linking Evaluation and Spending Reviews: Prospects and Challenges

Conceptualizing 20 years of engaged scholarship: A scoping review

MPA Alumnus, Paul Hendren in the Local Government Spotlight!

A Health Perspective on B.C.'s Budget

The University of Victoria's Faculty of Human and Social Development invites applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Settler Relations.

Beyond the Ivory Tower: Knowledge, community and the UN sustainable development goals

Mapping Women's World: GIS and the Case of Breast Cancer in the US

From action research to knowledge democracy

Budd Hall, professor with UVic’s School of Public Administration, and Rajesh Tandon, Founding President of Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), are UNESCO co-chairs in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education. Now entering a second four-year term, Hall and Tandon will continue their work assisting countries around the world to build knowledge societies through training in CBR.

Borders in Globalization is a network of academic partners in Border Studies from Canada, the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East which is engaged with non-academic partners involved in the management of borders and borderlands in Canada and worldwide.

MPA student Mark Rice recognized by the Minister of Labour in Alberta’s Legislature for his contributions to legislation to protect the health and well-being of Alberta’s workers.

Dr. Lindsay Tedds and the 2017 MPA On Campus cohort have contributed a chart and brief article to MacLean’s "The 91 most important economic charts to watch in 2018".

The School of Public Administration congratulates these students for winning scholarships funded by the Local Government Management Association of BC. The School appreciates the financial support provided by the LGMA to our students enrolled the MPA, MA in Community Development and undergraduate Diplomas and Professional Specialization Certificates.

Alumna, Mary DeMarinis, has succeeded in having a section of her master's thesis published.

An expert task force will advise the British Columbia government on how to eliminate medical premiums within four years.

The School is pleased to publish its fall 2017 policy forum schedule.

Public Administration will soon welcome a new Director

Lindsay Tedds explains how we're losing track of the original tax reform problem

Dr. Lindsay Tedds' example of how Trudeau's tax reform will work

Join Dr. Budd Hall for an evening of Indigenous stories and knowledge shared from the source of the Nile.

MACD student, Vicki Manuel, NIB Trust Fund Scholarship Recipient

Congratulations to Master of Public Administration graduate, Jodi Rempel on her new position as Senior Consultant, Strategy & Operations for Deloitte Canada.

Rising Nationalism & Xenophobia

It is important to stand up for Canadian values

Dr. Helga Hallgrimsdottir joins international panelists & performers to highlight migration and xenophobia stories

Evaluation graduate, Jess Voll

Kim Speers, CFAX 1070 radio interviews regarding BC politics.

Evert Lindquist, a professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria who has written on government transition, said the precarious nature of BC’s new government may work for and against the recruitment of staff.

MPA student, Rebecca Mersereau, to run for Saanich council in upcoming byelection.

Professor Jim McDavid co-authors article with former student, Suman Budhwani

Lindquist and Marcy paper selected as the Outstanding Paper in the 2017 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence.

Rebecca Warburton comments on the health firings and public drug policy.

PhD candidate, Diana Campbell, is headed to the Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF) in Winnipeg this June.

PhD student, Walter Lepore, co-authors article in the University World News.

UVic President, Jamie Cassels, has nominated Knowledge for Change (K4C) for the YIDAN International Prize in Educational Development.