Prof. Heidi Tworek: How to Avoid Spreading Misinformation about Ukraine
Heidi Tworek, associate professor of public policy at the University of British Columbia, says it’s important to view information with a critical eye.
Know Your Profs with Dr. Bradley Miller
In this instalment, Dr. Bradley Miller shares with us why he pursues collegial disagreement, what it takes to succeed in his classes, and how gaining work experience outside of academia sparked his life-long passion for the history of law.
Dr. Leo Shin awarded UBC Public Humanities Faculty Fellowship
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Leo Shin on his appointment as one of four UBC Public Humanities Fellows for 2021-22! These fellowships are awarded annually to support research excellence among humanities scholars in the Faculties of Arts, Law, and Education at UBC and to develop and highlight public-facing research in the humanities. Dr Shin’s […]
Two UBC Historians Shortlisted for the Canadian Historical Association’s Wallace K. Ferguson Prize for Best Book on a Non-Canadian Subject
Congratulations to Dr. David Morton and Dr. Heidi Tworek! Dr. David Morton’s Age of Concrete and Dr. Heidi Tworek’s News from Germany were among the five shortlisted for the 2020 Wallace K. Ferguson Prize for best book published in 2019 on a non-Canadian subject. Find out more about Dr. Morton here, and his book here, […]
Black History Month
February is Black History Month. While we should celebrate Black history and excellence every day, this is an opportunity for a focused, intentional, and elevated reflection and recognition of Black history and achievement – and the many contributions of Black Canadians, Black British Columbians, and Black students, faculty and staff at UBC.
Questions of Inclusion and Belonging: A Q&A with Ben Bryce
Benjamin Bryce is an assistant professor of history at the University of British Columbia. Get to know him (and his research) in our new Q&A! Tell me about your research. What are you currently working on? One thing I am working on right now is a project about immigration restriction in Argentina at the turn of […]
Alumni Interview: Emily Dishart (Law Student, focus: Indigenous Law)
The history department at UBC taught me the importance of cultivating relationships with your classmates and professors, as the professors in the history department are among the most approachable and helpful at UBC. I have continued this pattern of familiarizing myself with classmates and professors and I think it has been helpful so far! […]