Congratulations, UBC History Class of 2025!
Our sincere congratulations to the UBC History Graduating Class of May 2025! We are confident that your studies in the department and at UBC have offered you a multitude of exciting opportunities to explore your curiosity, pursue your passions, and grow as a person during your time here.
Alchemizing History: An Interview with Dr. Leo K. Shin
“When students ask me for career advice, I always tell them they should pursue what they are interested in, but also what they are good at,” says History and Asian Studies professor Dr. Leo K. Shin. Read this feature to learn about Shin’s personal journey from Chemical Engineering to Chinese History.
Solidarities Around the World: A Black History Month Q&A with Dr. Crystal Lynn Webster
In this Black History Month Q&A, Dr. Webster reminds us that Black excellence has always been deeply rooted in the histories of Black activism, liberation, and solidarities around the world.
No time machine, no problem: 2023/2024 UBC History Courses to take you across Time and Space
Whichever pockets of the past piques your interest, UBC History has a course just for you. See a highlight of UBC History courses offered during the 2023/2024 academic year.
Celebrating UBC History Class of 2023
Congratulations, UBC History Class of 2023! Read a message from Department Head Dr. Bonnie Effros and see a list of our graduates as well as the thesis titles of honours students and graduate students.
Dr. John Roosa Wins Association of Asian Studies’ Kahin Prize
Congratulations to Dr. John Roosa on winning the George McT. Kahin Prize of the Association for Asian Studies for his book, Buried Histories: The Anticommunist Massacres of 1965–1966 in Indonesia.
UBC History Welcomes Ukrainian Holocaust Scholar Dr. Nataliia Ivchyk
The UBC Department of History is pleased to welcome Dr. Nataliia Ivchyk, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Rivne State University for the Humanities (Rivne, Ukraine). Dr. Ivchyk is joining us as a visiting scholar for the 2022-2023 academic year.
2022/2023 History Courses to Take You Across Time and Space
History is a discipline for the curious. Whether you are fascinated by events that changed the world, or want to know more about the ordinary people who made these events happen, the inspiring and award-winning faculty in the Department of History offer incredible courses that will help you deepen your understanding of how the world as we know it came to be.
UBC History Welcomes Historian and Anthropological Archaeologist Sara Ann Knutson
Dr. Sara Ann Knutson, historian and anthropological archaeologist working on the premodern world, joins the UBC Department of History. Welcome, Dr. Knutson!
UBC History Graduate Students Shifting Tides of History
UBC History graduate students share their research at the Shifting Tides conference, their reflections on the experience, and what it means to them to study History.