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UBC Education professor re-imagines university housing for “living, learning, and working together in more equitable ways.”

October 21, 2021 Written by Heidi Rennert Dr. Michelle Stack has forged a formidable career path in education, government, advocacy and academia–but for her latest project, she’s returning to her roots.  Before entering academia, she worked in policy positions and as an adult educator, and then as a communications director in an office that, investigated […]

UBC filmmaker reflects on public engagement with refugee communities

UBC filmmaker reflects on public engagement with refugee communities

Dr. Erin Goheen Glanville uses narrative storytelling and documentary methods to “support public dialogue on refugee discourse.”

UBC filmmaker reflects on public engagement with refugee communities

UBC filmmaker reflects on public engagement with refugee communities

  October 5, 2021 Written by Heidi Rennert   Near the end of the documentary Borderstory, poet Juliane Okot Bitek offers a redefinition of “borders”: “The border is not a scary place. The border has so much possibility.” Over the course of 24 minutes, director Dr. Erin Goheen Glanville meditates on the meanings of “border” […]