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Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year

The Ring

Technology innovator Stewart Butterfield, co-founder and CEO of Slack, is the Gustsavson School of Business 2018 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year (DEYA).

2018's Distinguished Entrepreneur

Media release

University of Victoria alumnus Stewart Butterfield, co-founder and CEO of Slack, is the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business 2018 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year. In Butterfield’s two decades working on the web, he has established himself as a top designer, entrepreneur, and technologist.

The forgotten Swiss diplomat who rescued thousands from Holocaust

BBC World

The forgotten Swiss diplomat who rescued thousands from Holocaust

Wartime hero, a "Swiss Schindler"

Media release

A UVic historian's research on the efforts of Switzerland’s forgotten Schindler—a diplomat named Carl Lutz—will be presented Nov. 27 in Switzerland at the world’s premier gathering for Holocaust remembrance and education. Charlotte Schallié's findings include 36 harrowing stories of survival.

Holocaust survivors’ stories

The Ring

A mother-daughter team has played a key role in bringing the stories of Budapest Holocaust survivors and the heroic work of Swiss diplomat Carl Lutz to light, in new research by Charlotte Schallié.

Long-lost letters from interned Japanese-Canadians

National Post

Long-lost letters from interned Japanese-Canadians

300 letters of protest

The Ring

A recent discovery has given Judy Hanazawa some of her family's history back. Now 70, Hanazawa knew little of their experiences during the Second World War. Some 300 letters of protest from Japanese Canadians, rediscovered as part of the UVic-led Landscapes of Injustice project, reflect the outrage of dispossession.

Japanese Canadian letters of WWII

Media release

Three hundred letters from Japanese Canadians, written in the mid to late 1940s, were recently discovered by UVic historian Jordan Stanger-Ross, project director of the UVic-led Landscapes of Injustice research project. The letters reveal unsettling and moving accounts of dispossession.

Q&A: Trauma Resiliency Program

Wounded Warriors Canada announced today a new Trauma Resiliency Program for serving members of the Canadian Forces, veterans and first responders. The program is co-designed and developed by UVic counselling psychologist Tim Black. In this Q&A, he explains why society needs to rethink PTSD.

EU field school

The Ring

Students from the humanities, social sciences, fine arts and law—now back in Victoria after a transformative trip overseas and also in Winnipeg—came together for a powerful and challenging field school that brought them to historic sites in Europe and taught them valuable lessons about Canada.

New humanities field school

Media release

UVic students are currently visiting historic sites in Europe in a field school examining migration, the refugee crisis and memorialization of the Holocaust. And the learning doesn't stop in Europe: they'll be at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in mid August, then home to UVic for a symposium.

Flag lowered in honour of Ian Stewart

The Ring

The university flag will be lowered on June 22 in memory of former Chair of the Board of Governors, Dr. Ian Stewart. A Celebration of Life will be held at the University Club on July 31.

A UVic friend and benefactor remembered

The Ring

Ian Stewart, former chair of the UVic Board of Governors, a close friend, benefactor and a keen supporter of UVic athletics, has died at the age of 84. A well-known and respected leader in the community, Stewart was actively involved in numerous charitable and philanthropic organizations.

Victoria to Vimy

The Ring

As Canada marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle for Vimy Ridge on April 9, a new virtual exhibit of historical material--Victoria to Vimy--is unveiled by Special Collections and University Archives with compelling stories from the home front including of Joseph Clearihue, UVic’s first Chancellor.

WWI database now at UVic

Media release

The Canadian Great War Project, curated by a Canadian living in Ohio and part of a PhD student's research at UVic, will now be housed in UVic Libraries, with a new look set to be unveiled Nov. 11. The project, founded 10 years ago by Marc Leroux, contains digital data on more than 176,000 soldiers, nurses and chaplains.

Acquisition of pre-war Japanese-Canadian property restores a stolen history

Media release

Family heirlooms once owned by one of the wealthiest Japanese Canadians serve as a stark reminder of a national historical injustice and will feature prominently in the UVic-led Landscapes of Injustice project.

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