EDI Updates

Our work on EDI and VPFO projects supporting UBC’s EDI journey

Check back regularly for updates on our EDI progress and to learn how we’re performing as a portfolio. We will also be posting feature stories to illustrate how EDI at UBC comes to life though our day-to-day work.

 

Feb 11, 2021
What is a land acknowledgement and how do you do it?
Over the past decade, acknowledgement of the land where UBC operates has become common practice at university events, business meetings, and in official documents.

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Feb 10, 2021
External audit of gender diversity
UBC has engaged the services of TransFocus Consulting, to conduct an independent, university-wide audit of gender diversity inclusion.

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Jan 18, 2021
Seeking nominations for the President’s Task Force on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence
UBC is now seeking nominations from UBC students, faculty and staff to serve on the task force on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence. We are keen to encourage nominations from members of equity-deserving groups that have been traditionally underrepresented. The task force will require a brief but intense period of engagement over a term of 45-60 days.

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Dec 09, 2020
Update on UBC’s initiatives to address anti-racism
Recognizing the importance of addressing systemic racism within our community, Executive Co-Leads would also like to highlight some staffing updates and four new initiatives.

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Oct 28, 2020
Building Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within the VPFO
A lot has happened in the world and our university to bring unconscious bias, systemic racism, and other related equity and inclusion conversations to the forefront. Our journey together into EDI is one I am looking forward to and ask you to embrace it with me. This will be one of the first opportunities we have to go forward as a one team, as we outlined in our strategic plan.

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