UBC History Faculty Professor Timothy Cheek Elected to the Royal Society of Canada
Cheek’s prodigious research, manifest in works like The Intellectual in Modern Chinese History, has bridged China’s past and present, international scholarly communities, and the spheres of academia and public policy.
UBC History Graduate Students Receive Support from the Japanese Canadian Students of 1942 Fund to Further Nikkei Research
UBC History PhD candidate Nicole Yakashiro and MA student Bailey Irene Midori Hoy expand the field of Japanese Canadian and Asian Canadian history with new perspectives on the past, thanks to the support from the Japanese Canadian Students of 1942 Fund.
Richard Menkis named recipient of the 2022/2023 Dean of Arts Award
Dr. Richard Menkis, Associate Professor in the Department of History, has been awarded the annual Dean of Arts Award in recognition of his exceptional leadership and impact in his field, and his service to UBC and the academy.
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.
Dr. John Christopoulos Awarded the Peter Gonville Stein Book Award from the American Society for Legal History
Dr. John Christopoulos wins the Peter Gonville Stein Book Award from the American Society for Legal History for his 2021 book, Abortion in Early Modern Italy (Harvard University Press).
Congratulations, UBC History Class of 2022: A Message from Department Head Dr. Bonnie Effros
Congratulations, UBC History Class of 2022!
Dr. Crystal Lynn Webster Wins The Library Company of Philadelphia Biennial First Book Award
Dr. Webster’s first book, Beyond the Boundaries of Childhood: African American Children in the Antebellum North (U of North Carolina Press, 2021), is the recipient of the 2022 Library Company of Philadelphia First Book Award.
Professor Emeritus Tim Brook Elected to the British Academy
UBC History professor Emeritus Tim Brook was elected as a Corresponding Fellow to the British Academy. Dr. Brook is a historian of China since the 13th century, and specializes on China’s political, diplomatic, and environmental engagements with the world.
Dr. Heidi Tworek Named Vice-President of the Toynbee Prize Foundation
The Toynbee Prize was established to recognize social scientists for significant academic and public contributions to humanity. It is awarded biennially for work that makes a significant contribution to the study of global history.
Celebrating UBC History Class of 2022
Join us in celebrating UBC History Class of 2022 and their accomplishments! Find the names and programs of our Majors, Honours, and Graduate students, along with the titles of the honours and MA theses and doctoral dissertations.