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Tag Archives: Board of Governors
UBC: Failures in governance are slowing down the pace of academic renewal
I had promised many things to those who elected me to the Board of Governors as a faculty representative for UBC-Vancouver. But as I mentioned in a previous post, a data dump from the faculty association last October opened my eyes … Continue reading
Why I am voting against the tuition increases for domestic students
During my previous two terms on the UBC Board of Governors from 2008 to 2014, I always voted in support of the administration’s maximum government-allowable 2% increases in tuition fees for domestic students. But things are different this time. The … Continue reading
Thank you Chair Montalbano and Chancellor Gordon: UBC couldn’t have done it without you
“I think governance is always expressive of the gang that are there doing it at any one point in time.” With this statement, Stuart Belkin seems to be distancing himself from the practices of former Chair, John Montalbano, Chancellor Lindsay … Continue reading
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Tagged Arvind Gupta, Board of Governors, Faculty Association, John Montalbano, Lindsay Gordon, Stuart Belkin, UBC
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Faculty Awakening has already made a difference
Do not despair, Carla. There is no reason to feel blue. You have not only awoken your faculty friends, you have reminded them that they are the university. You have empowered them again and they appreciate you for it. The “assholes” … Continue reading
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Tagged Academic freedom, Board of Governors, Carla Nappi, Divestment, UBC
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Arvind Gupta was never given a chance: A personal account
This post was published by the Vancouver Sun. My first reaction to the resignation of UBC president Arvind Gupta was relief – Arvind’s nightmare was finally over. He could go back to what he does best: work to make this … Continue reading
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Tagged Arvind Gupta, Board of Governors, Jennifer Berdahl, John Montalbano, Lindsay Gordon, UBC
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The UBC Board of Governors is operating in the “shadows”
This is according to a scathing letter sent today by the Executive of the UBC Faculty Association to thousands of its members. It is becoming clear that the replacement of John Montalbano by Stuart Belkin as Chair of the Board … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Wilkinson, Arvind Gupta, Board of Governors, Christy Clark, Stuart Belkin, UBC
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Spring cleaning has started early at UBC
It was historic, it was rowdy, and it was fun. It has been a while since UBC has seen a couple of hundred of its faculty screaming their heads off, protesting the Board of Governors meeting, and demanding UBC management and Board accountability. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arvind Gupta, Board of Governors, Faculty Association, Jennifer Berdahl, UBC
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Together we can make UBC transparent and accountable
UBC faculty, staff and students will gather on Tuesday, February 2 at 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, 6163 University Boulevard. They will protest the upcoming UBC Board of Governors Meeting, and will publicly demand that the Board of … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Governors, UBC, UBClean
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Why the UBC Leadership Crisis Matters Beyond the Ivory Tower, by Professor E. Wayne Ross
The ongoing drama at University of British Columbia may look like a tempest in a teapot, but the dispute among university governors, managers, and faculty has implications that reach beyond the ivory tower. Two principles are at the heart of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Academic freedom, Arvind Gupta, Board of Governors, John Montalbano, UBC
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Bye Bye Board
Yesterday was my last day on the UBC Board of Governors, the end of an extremely rewarding six-year stint. To the faculty who elected me decisively twice for the Board and another time for the Presidential search committee, I say … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Governors, Brad Bennett, Doug Mitchell, John Montalbano, Stephen Toope, UBC
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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
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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
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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
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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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Piece of Mind 