Renowned Indigenous jurist and alumna Marion Buller is named UVic's next chancellor. The appointment reflects and advances UVic’s commitment to being open to learning and doing things in a new way to advance truth and reconciliation.
Renowned Indigenous jurist and alumna Marion Buller is named UVic's next chancellor. The appointment reflects and advances UVic’s commitment to being open to learning and doing things in a new way to advance truth and reconciliation.
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Newly installed University of Victoria President Kevin Hall is the first president of the university to seek permission to work on the territory of local First Nations before taking office.
Most campus services, including CARSA, UVic Libraries, Advising, Office of the Registrar and the Bookstore will be closed on Sept. 30 to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
This year’s Orange Shirt Day programming at UVic will take place from September 27-29. The recent discovery of hundreds of unreported graves at former residential schools has made this year’s activities even more meaningful and significant.
Where truth and reconciliation stand at Canadian universities
UVic’s newest president, Dr. Kevin Hall, is an energetic innovator and a civil engineer with a deep commitment to the environment, reconciliation and widening the pathways to university.
Adventurer, father, lifelong learner and proud Métis, Ry Moran (BA ’02) has joined UVic as the inaugural Associate University Librarian – Reconciliation.
A group of 24 scientists from across the world came together to explore long-standing problems associated with narrow definitions of success and impact in science. They advocate for change.
President Kevin Hall comments on the need for UVic to address its role in perpetuating colonial systems and violence inflicted on Indigenous people by exploring its historic partnerships and relationships.
UVic has invested $500,000 into the Raven Fund in support of Indigenous enterprises as catalysts for social change and prosperity. It is the university’s first impact investment
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John Borrows is available to media to discuss the introduction of a bill by the federal government to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
John Borrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at UVic, is a 2020 recipient of the Governor General's Innovation Award, announced today. Borrows talks about how Indigenous laws and protocols are helping to protect First Nations during the COVID-19 pandemic and how Indigenous laws and the new Canada-US-Mexico Agreement will provide a healthier and an economically stronger future for First Nations.
John Borrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at UVic, is a 2020 recipient of the Governor General's Innovation Award, announced today. Borrows talks about how Indigenous laws and protocols are helping to protect First Nations during the COVID-19 pandemic and how Indigenous laws and the new Canada-US-Mexico Agreement will provide a healthier and an economically stronger future for First Nations.
