Society, culture & education
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UVic prof recognized nationally for transformative teaching
UVic English professor, Rebecca Gagan, has been named Canada’s 2025 3M National Teaching Fellow, the country’s highest honour for post-secondary educators.
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How ‘beneficial fire’ reduces risk of wildfire: report
Beneficial fire will be essential to reducing wildfire risk and promoting wildfire resilience, according to a report by the POLIS…
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Graphic novel shares Syrian survivor’s story of imprisonment
“I was thinking, why is my story is special? Why can it be represented in a graphic novel?” For Akram…
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Learning relational responsibility
Since the fall of 2023, students and community members have gathered at the University of Victoria to learn what it…
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How UVic teamed with waste pickers in Brazil to build a university
UVic’s Division of Continuing Studies is issuing micro credential certificates for UNICATA students who complete learning modules.
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Finding trans community in the archive
Fourth-year English and art history student Sky Dragushan is blending their study of literature and art history to gain archival…
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Learning from one another with the Elders Engagement Fund
This year, we were proud to highlight the ITOTELNEW̱TEL ȽTE: LEARNING FROM ONE ANOTHER—Elders Engagement Fund as one of our…
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Preserving cultural heritage in times of war
Post-doctoral fellow Nathaniel Brunt’s field work in northern Iraq is shaped by present-day geo-political forces, human rights violations, and the…
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Visual anthropology grad inspires hope
Long-time photographer and artist, Graydon Smith, found inspiration in UVic’s visual anthropology graduate program. He graduates this fall with a…