Featured Projects
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Faculty of Arts Endowment Fund
The Faculty of Arts Endowment provides vital support for student-run societies and other critical learning opportunities outside the classroom. more
Student Learning
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School of Music
The UBC School of Music is today one of the leading music schools in Canada and the largest in western Canada with some 300 undergraduates, 100-plus graduate students, and over more
Student Learning
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Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions
Located within the Department of Political Science and established through a generous gift from Gail and Stephen Jarislowsky, the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) seeks to more
Research Excellence
Impact Story
A daughter’s privilege: Advancing the arts, forestry and medical discoveries
For Dr. Irene Bettinger, the job of giving away money is a privilege, as she gets to choose projects of great consequence in keeping with her parents’ final wishes. Edwina and Paul Heller, a UBC pianist and BC lumber mill owner, were great supporters of music, education and Vancouver’s Jewish community. Having fled Europe shortly […] more
Research Excellence, Student Learning
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Black Box Theatre
The Faculty of Critical and Creative Studies at UBC’s Okanagan campus has a unique vision that separates the faculty from a regular Faculty of Arts program. Celebrating creative culture through more
Community Engagement
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Mary Sue Stephenson Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
Professor Mary Sue Stephenson has been the face and cornerstone of the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS) at UBC having taught all students in their core courses more
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The Judith Saltman Prize
In honour of Judith’s approaching retirement in June 2016, we would like to establish the Judith Saltman Prize – a $1,000 annual prize awarded to a student studying in the more