Author, community organizer and social justice advocate Colleen Hele-Cardinal will share and reflect upon her experiences growing up in a non-Indigenous household as a ‘60s scoop adoptee as the keynote event of UVic’s fourth annual Humanities Week.
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…
Acclaimed writer and recent UVic grad Kim Senklip Harvey recalls her life to date in ceremonies—and lineups, many lineups.
A new first-of-its-kind survey co-led by Crookes Professor Sean Holman in the Faculty of Fine Arts finds a majority of scientists and journalists believe media should cover climate as a crisis.
Michael LaPointe’s debut novel blurs the lines between facts and fictions.
Writing grad Paula Raimondi Cantú's five-year journey to her undergrad degree carried her through several co-op and work study positions—building skills and supporting her quest to hone the craft she hopes will be her life’s work: screenwriting.
Indigenous writing student Jenessa Joy Klukas graduates with confidence, a BFA and a new position as a reporter with IndigiNews.
UVic welcomes three Vanier scholars.
MFA candidate Colton Hash and writing instructor Mark Leiren-Young apply oceans of knowledge and creative activities to reflect on emotional concerns of human impacts on the oceans.
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.
An inspiring gift of $1.875M from political activist Wayne Crookes will help address climate change by supporting the new Wayne Crookes Professorship in Environmental and Climate Journalism.
Despite having just completed their writing degree, Kai Conradi’s poetry and short-stories have already been published in multiple outlets and been nominated for national literary prizes.
Writing grad parlays a passion for storytelling into helping others unlock their creativity.
With the 2019 UN climate action summit now underway in New York City, environmental journalist and UVic PhD candidate Carol Linnitt reflects on Canadian media’s commitment to covering environmental issues.
Barbara Todd Hager, UVic’s new Indigenous communications officer in the Office of Indigenous Academic and Community Engagement, is the latest recipient of the prestigious annual Indspire Arts Award.
Writing grad and storyteller extraordinaire Richard Van Camp (BFA ’97) is back with a new book, Moccasin Square Gardens—a title referring to the nickname for a dance hall in Fort Smith, NWT, where the author grew up.
