Join the conversation and have a say in what equity, inclusion and anti-racism look like on campus. The university Equity Action Plan (EAP) consultation and engagement process launched on Jan. 19, and will continue over the next four months. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate.
Join the conversation and have a say in what equity, inclusion and anti-racism look like on campus. The university Equity Action Plan (EAP) consultation and engagement process launched on Jan. 19, and will continue over the next four months. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate.
Co-sponsored by UVic Libraries and Equity and Human Rights (EQHR) with significant support from other units on campus, the on the Verge Writing Contest deadline closes Friday, February 25. The contest showcases and celebrates emerging UVic stud…
UVic has signed the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education along with other post-secondary institutions as a commitment to hold ourselves accountable to its principles and actions.
Staging Equality is a three-year collaborative and creative research project based in the Department of Theatre that offers a vision of how theatre can address issues of race, diversity and inclusion by building relationships based on trust and respect.
The university is intentionally thinking differently about planning process and design strategies to engage true and meaningful action on equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism throughout the campus community.
President Hall gives a statement on celebrating our diverse community and continuing the work for freedom, equality and safety for all 2SLGBTQIA+ students, staff and faculty.
When it comes to social networks, bigger isn’t always better
Val Napoleon, one of Canada’s most influential Indigenous legal scholars and co-founder of the world's first Indigenous law degree program, received the 2021 Indspire Award for Law and Justice.
The following UVic experts are available to media to provide comment on COVID-19 and its ongoing societal impacts.
The university will begin the consultation and planning process for an institutional Equity Action Plan in March.
UVic professor Ana Maria Peredo saw a new opportunity despite the pandemic to engage her Environmental Studies class with a social investment organization, the Vancouver Island Community Investment Cooperative.
Humanities Literacy Week kicks off Feb. 8, with events that showcase the strength and creativity of humanities research at UVic, and shine a spotlight on issues of race, power and state violence.
One researcher looks forward, the other back. But a commitment to justice unites two scholars being honoured for their respective efforts to strengthen Indigenous and Japanese Canadian communities in BC. Conservationist Chris Darimont and historian Jordan Stanger-Ross are the 2020 recipients of the Provost’s Award in Engaged Scholarship.
Canada’s National Dementia Strategy, the long-awaited blueprint for finding a cure and for reshaping policy, was released last week.
Corrina Sparrow wanted more out of her post-secondary education experience. While she was excited for the learning, she yearned for something she believed post-secondary education could help her develop: a historic understanding and a stronger sense of Indigenous identity. She found what she was looking for largely through UVic's School of Social Work.
