March 31 is Trans Day of Visibility. Arig al Shaibah, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion, recognizes trans leadership at UBC Okanagan and reflects on the work ahead to build a more trans inclusive university.
Established in 2020, the Trans, Two-Spirit and Gender Diversity (T2SGD) Task Force has now concluded its work and published its final report outlining four key recommendations to the university to help provide the university related to gender diversity.
Today we recognize the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. While we can and should reflect on our progress advancing racial equity, diversity, and inclusion to date, this day serves as a call to action for individuals and institutions to continue to work to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination, systemic racism and […]
International Women’s Day takes place annually on March 8 to recognize and celebrate women’s achievements, challenge biases, and reflect on and advance efforts towards greater gender equality. Explore stories of achievement, events, and community resources. Read More
UBC is taking steps to establish an Accessibility Committee to support disability inclusion and guide future direction at the university. Students, staff, and faculty are invited to apply to serve on the inaugural Committee. The Committee will be tasked with providing on-going guidance and advice to the university on the identification, removal and prevention of […]
The Black Care Baskets are a Black History Month initiative created in 2021 to support the wellbeing of Black students, faculty and staff. This year, the Equity & Inclusion Office is partnering with UBC’s Black Caucus and the Student Experience Office to bring back the Black Care Baskets for the third year. Students, faculty and […]
“Through this gathering, I saw the faces of the voices I heard who spoke on racism and gender bias in the workplace. As a woman of color, I witness how their stories reverberate in my own walls and cry out for change and a total overhaul of sys temic racism and biases that have characterized […]
So often we have a desire to help others but lack a clear path forward. After all, what can an individual do to change an institution as large as UBC? It turns out, there’s quite a lot. UBC has many resources and initiatives designed to support individuals and units motivated to embed justice, equity, decolonization, […]
2021 Employment Equity Report provides the most robust dataset on UBC’s workforce demographics to date. Based on the November 1, 2021 data snapshot and 19,347 as the total number of faculty and staff at UBC, the survey had a 66 per cent faculty and 79 per cent staff response rate at UBC Vancouver, and […]
On January 25, join students, faculty and staff from faculties and portfolios across UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver for a virtual forum to recognize the work of the ARIE TF, learn about key recommendations from the ARIE TF Final Report and find out about next steps for implementation of UBC’s equity and anti-racism commitments.