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Tag Archives: Board of Governors
The people who let you “matter” and those who don’t
Being singled out by the Ubyssey as one of “The people who mattered at UBC in 2012-13” brought much honour and satisfaction, but also introspection. For someone who fusses regularly about whether his latest actions mattered, the mention by the venerable … Continue reading
University Governance, Gender Equity and the 2% Solution
It has been the talk of the town. Not that UBC is addressing past gender inequity in professors’ pay, but by the way it is doing it. Other Canadian universities have distributed salary adjustments to female faculty, but UBC was … Continue reading
Posted in Board of Governors
Tagged Board of Governors, decentraliztion, gender equity, university governance
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University governance: From UBC to the University of Virginia and back
“What’s happening at the University of Virginia is surreal, a real estate developer is now running the place,” wrote Jay Rosen, a professor of journalism at NYU. At the same time, UBC, normally at the receiving end of this kind of statement, was being commended … Continue reading
Posted in Board of Governors
Tagged Board of Governors, Helen Dragas, Kris Olds, Teresa Sullivan, U. Virginia, UBC
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The business community to the rescue of the research community
Tuesday’s UBC Board of Governors meeting was the best I’ve witnessed in my last four years on the Board. A worthwhile agenda loaded with potentially transformational items, a great display of sound “governing” by the Governors, a magnificent presentation by … Continue reading
Posted in Board of Governors
Tagged BIRS, Board of Governors, Brad Bennett, Innovation, Karen Prentice, Mitacs, Stephen Toope
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Why this blog?
I have been scratching my head for a while as to what it means to represent the faculty on the Board of Governors. How can I know the issues that my colleagues care about, and where they stand on them? … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Governors, Faculty Association, Nassif Ghoussoub, UBC
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No Stephen O, the university can never live off its land
Stephen Owen, UBC’s vice-president, external, legal and community relations, is a man of high integrity, credibility, and respect, with whom I agree on most issues. I however, happen to fundamentally disagree with some of his premises in his latest article … Continue reading
Posted in Board of Governors, UBC Housing Action Plan
Tagged Board of Governors, Stephen Owen, UBC land
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