Neal Yonson
New Minister at CSCD, responsible for UBC oversight
Peter Fassbender is your new Minister of Community, Sport, and Cultural Development.
Province Extends U-Pass BC Program for 2 More Years
The province has agreed to extend the U-Pass BC program until 2018.
Resignation Letter From Men’s Hockey Coach Offers Harsh Critique of UBC Athletics
“Nobody should be treated with such ignorance and disrespect as my hockey program, players, and staff were in the past two years.”
UBC taps property developer to lead, pay for planning review
It’s hard to come up with a more textbook example of a conflict of interest: UBC’s property development arm is leading and paying for a process which will set the rules governing their future activities.
The Board of Governors Wants You To Be Ignorant
The highest governing body of a very large public institution is trying to withdraw from the public eye.
UBC Explores Parking Stall-Sized Apartments
UBC is proposing 145 sq ft “micro unit” apartments.
FOI Releases Shed Light Into Board Appointment Process
Two recent Freedom of Information releases about provincial appointments to the UBC Board of Governors attempt to shed some light on the process by which the members of the university’s highest governing body are chosen.
May 2015 Senate Roundup: Everybody Graduates!
Senate Roundup, May 2015
School of Kinesiology Holds Successful Tuition Referendum
This referendum result should not stand.
Arvind Gets Ready to Rebuild
Now the rebuilding begins. Hopefully it means we’ll get a far clearer sense for where the university is headed during Arvind’s tenure, something which has been sorely lacking up until this point.
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