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Mastercard Foundation presents
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Application Deadline: January 10, 2025
The Department of Community Health Sciences in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for Undergraduate Research Assistants/Interns focusing on Black and Racialized Peoples Health
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University of Toronto Summer Undergraduate Data Science (SUDS) Opportunities Program
Have your say on UBCO’s future academic structure (deadline: Dec. 31)
By November 30 2025:
- for UBC-V: RSVP
- for UBC-O: RSVP
To APPLY
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
DECEMBER 5 – 9 2025
ONLINE & IN PERSON #VIBFF25
Get your tickets
Associate Dean, Continuing Professional Development
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia invites applications for the position of Associate Dean, Continuing Professional Development (CPD). This role requires a time commitment of 0.6 to 0.8 FTE (3-4 days per week) for a five (5) year term, renewable for a second term pending a satisfactory review, and is expected to be filled by a candidate internal to the Faculty. The final FTE will be determined in discussion with the successful candidate, depending on time commitment
Review of applications will begin November 20, 2025 and continue until applicants are shortlisted for an interview. The anticipated start date for this position is January 1, 2026 or upon a date to be mutually agreed.
For more information
Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for the position of Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education. This position will be approximately 0.8 FTE (4 days per week) for a five (5) year term, with possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory review, and is expected to be filled by a candidate internal to the Faculty.
Review of applications began on October 23, 2025 and continue until applicants are shortlisted for an interview. The anticipated start date for this position is December 1, 2025 or upon a date to be mutually agreed.
For more information
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Did you read the REPORT?
Summit for all Black UBC-V & UBC-O undergraduate and graduate students
This summit provides an opportunity to connect with Black leaders shaping innovation, policy, finance, health, and community impact.
To APPLY by November 26 2025
Discover the UBC teacher education program!
To RSVP
EVENT for families Dec 6 @ 2-3pm
RSVP: https://www.alliancefrancaise.ca/community/event-rsvp/?event_id=1110
 | Date: Saturday, December 6th |
 | Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm |
 | Location: Vancouver – 6161 Cambie, Le Théâtre |
 | Price: 5$ members | 10$ full price |
For postsecondary students #SSHRCStorytellers
SSHRC’s Storytellers Challenge asks postsecondary students to tell Canadians—in up to 300 words or three minutes—how social sciences and humanities research is affecting our lives, our world and our future for the better.
AWARDS
Phase 1: $3,000 to the 20 finalists, plus an exclusive
online research communication workshop with your fellow finalists,
and the opportunity to compete for a spot among the five winners by presenting in person in Montréal
Phase 2: An additional $1,000 to the five winners
CHALLENGE DEADLINE
Submit your entry no later than
Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (eastern)
For more information and to APPLY
Loy Excellentia 2025/2026 Peer Mentorship Program – Call for Mentors and Mentees
Registration Links
- To sign up as a Mentor:
https://loyexcellentia.org/become-a-mentor/ - To sign up as a Mentee:
https://loyexcellentia.org/become-a-mentee/
Program Details
- Registration Deadline: November 30th, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST
- Program Duration: Winter 2026 Semester
- Who Can Apply? All students who identify as African, Caribbean, and Black enrolled in Canadian post-secondary institutions (universities or colleges)
The Loy Excellentia Initiative is pleased to announce the opening of registration for the 2025/2026 Academic Year Peer Mentor and Mentee Program, designed to support students of African descent studying at post-secondary institutions across Canada.
This free mentorship program pairs incoming or early-stage students (mentees) with experienced students (mentors), or students in their final year (Mentees) with professionals (Mentors) who can provide guidance, shared cultural understanding, and practical strategies for success in academic, personal and professional life in Canada.
Why Join the Program?
Participants in the Loy Excellentia Mentorship Program will benefit from:
- Meaningful peer connections with African and Black students/Mentors across Canada
- Cultural understanding and shared lived experiences
- Guidance from students/professionals who have successfully navigated academic and social transitions in Canada
- A supportive community that enhances both academic and personal growth
- Leadership development opportunities for mentors
- Confidence-building and success support for mentees
Whether you are settling into life in Canada, planning your academic journey, or seeking to build your leadership and mentoring skills, this program provides a valuable and supportive network.
Learn More
- Program Overview: https://loyexcellentia.org/programs-list/#one
- Full Program Information: https://loyexcellentia.org/loy-excellentia-mentorship-program-2025-2026-for-post-secondary-students-of-african-descent-in-canada/
For questions, please contact contact@loyexcellentia.org.
Connect with Loy Excellentia
- Instagram: @loyexcellentia
- Twitter/X: @loyexcellentia
- Facebook: Loy Excellentia Initiative
- LinkedIn: Loy Excellentia Initiative
- Website: https://loyexcellentia.org
Funding opportunity mostly for PhD-holding researchers
The maximum amount per award is $660,000 for up to 6 years, funded through two specific phases: *
Minimum of $60,000 per year (50%) as research allowance
At Phase 1, the maximum amount per award is $90,000 per year for up to three (3) years, for a total up to $270,000 per award.
$20,000 per year for the research allowance; and
$70,000 per year for the stipend.
At Phase 2, the maximum amount per award is $120,000 per year for up to three (3) years if NPAs spend three (3) years in Phase 1 or up to four (4) years if NPAs spend two (2) years in Phase 1.
Maximum of $60,000 per year (50%) as contribution to salary; and
Minimum of $60,000 per year (50%) as research allowance
TO APPLY
| Competition | 2026 06 ECN |
|---|---|
| Application Deadline | 2026-06-16 |
| Anticipated Notice of Decision | 2027-01-06 |
| Funding Start Date | 2027-02-01 |
Community Gala NOV 16 @ 3-7 PM
BCCA Community Gala: RISE African Excellence in a New Era is where purpose meets performance where community excellence becomes infrastructure.
What to expect:
Keynote: Dacious Richardson (RARE)
Afro-Caribbean dinner by Royals Jerk Spot
Tropicraze Golden Rise Spritz launch
Real stories from youth founders building the next generation of Black excellence
Tickets: Student $50 | BCCA Members $60 (code: BCCA60) | General $100
To RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gGk__vAE
African Christmas Market 2025
Saturday, December 6 | 12 PM – 5 PM
Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre – 7646 Prince Albert St, Vancouver
Step into our African Village for a joyful day of music, crafts, fashion, food, and community! 
Celebrate the season surrounded by local African vendors, artists, and cultural experiences that warm the heart and lift the spirit.
Find unique handmade gifts
Taste delicious African dishes
Enjoy live music and good vibes all day
Bring your family and friends — everyone is welcome!
Free entry – Reserve your spot now:
Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/african-christmas-market…
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
DECEMBER 5 – 9 2025
ONLINE & IN PERSON #VIBFF25
Get your tickets
We are offering one ticket to attend:
Vancouver International Black Film Festival Opening Night, on Friday, December 5, 2025, at VIFF Center 1181 Seymour St, Vancouver:
- Red Carpet 6 PM
- Opening Ceremony & Film Screening OF MUD AND BLOOD by Jean-Gabriel Leynaud : 7 PM
👉🏾Email asap to secure the ticket!! 🌟black.caucus@ubc.ca🌟
📢Leading Through Change: Rethinking EDI in a Time of Scrutiny
In a climate shaped by growing political, social, and financial pressures, how can universities effectively sustain and strengthen equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)?
Join us for a panel discussion with EDI experts from across Canada. Together, they will explore evidence-based, results-oriented EDI approaches that balance accountability, inclusion, and academic freedom.
🗓️ Date: November 5, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (ET)
📍 Location: Virtual event on Zoom
🔗 RSVP
Shared by Dr Handel Kashope Wright Full Professor- Educational Studies- https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/ Director- Centre for Culture, Identity & Education- https://ccie.educ.ubc.ca/ Co-Editor- African and Diasporic Cultural Studies Book Series, University of Toronto Press. Associate Editor- Critical Arts – https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcrc20/current Senior Research Associate- School of Communication, University of Johannesburg https://www.uj.ac.za/faculties/humanities/school-of-communication/ Distinguished Fellow- Emengini Institute for Comparative Global Studies- https://www.emengini.org/
ETHOS LAB
To Apply
Dr Terri Givens will present her new book, Reckoning: Creating Positive Change through Radical Empathy.
To RSVP
To Purchase the book
Across Boundaries is hiring:
Deadline for application: Monday, October 20, 2025.
Student work placements in the 3CV project (Community-centred controlled vocabularies) – Vancouver Black Library
For more information
Other jobs for students
One-year anniversary of the Black Student Space
Organized by The Black Student Success Program (BSSP)
For more information
Over $1.4 million is awarded annually through scholarships and awards to UBC students participating in Go Global international learning programs.
Deadline November 6, 2025 at 4:00 pm
For more information
For more information
Graduate support program for students who identify as Black or Indigenous and are applying to graduate school in linguistics in North America. This program is open to students applying to any graduate program in Canada/the United States, and not necessarily to the University of Toronto. Students interested in participating will receive one round of feedback on their application materials.
Vancouver International Film Festival (October 2 – 12)
Canadian Premiere
“Academic ghostwriting isn’t a side hustle — it’s a billion-dollar global industry. In Kenya, tens of thousands of underemployed graduates power this shadow economy, producing essays, theses, and dissertations for students across the Global North…”
Oct 10: Q&A
VIFF is offering to UBC Black Caucus members $5 OFF voucher valid for any regular screenings of the film: VF25UBCBCSS5OFF 😍#viff2025
For more information & tickets
“Displaced by war, five exiles of Sudan’s capital give voice to their experiences through reenactment, animation, and recollection…”
VIFF is offering to UBC Black Caucus members $5 OFF voucher valid for any regular screenings of the film during the festival: VF25UBCBC5O
#viff2025
For more information & tickets
“What does it mean to decolonize a library? In How to Build a Library, Kenyan visionaries Angela Wachuka and Wanjiru Koinange attempt to answer that question.”
VIFF is offering to UBC Black Caucus members $5 OFF voucher valid for any regular screenings of the film during the festival: VF25UBCBC5O
#viff2025
For more information & tickets
Remember your orange shirt tomorrow in solidarity!
More information
Job Opportunity | Join CMS as a Research Associate
CMS invites applications for a full-time Research Associate position starting as early as October 2025. The role will support policy-relevant research, public engagement, and migration-focused training at the Centre. Review of applications will begin soon after October 3, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.
_Online_ .Threads: Cultural Conversation 2025
Join Threads: Cultural Conversations on October 7-8 for a cross-cultural learning event bringing together Indigenous, Newcomer, and non-Indigenous voices to imagine a more just and connected society. This conference explores how culture, migration, and creativity intersect, showing how diverse experiences shape inclusive policies, programs, and community engagement. This year’s theme, “Reimagining,” calls on workplaces, institutions, and communities to honour every voice and culture.
Speakers include:
- Dr. Jean Augustine, the first Black woman elected to Canadian Parliament
- Yann Martel & Alice Kuipers, authors reflecting on creative collaboration across cultures
- Elder Senator Nora Cummings and Knowledge Keeper Lyndon Linklater, on intergenerational resilience and reconciliation
- Khodi Dill, educator and poet on racial identity, language, and self-expression
Public Humanities Hub Graduate Research Fellowships
- Deadline: October 27, 2025 (Monday)
- Value: $3,000/grant. Up to 4 grants awarded.
- Eligibility: UBC-V Doctoral Students who have completed a minimum of 12 months in their UBC graduate program by the application deadline, in the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, and Allard School of Law. Domestic and international applicants are eligible.
- Applications require a letter of support from the Supervisor.
- For queries related to this grant, please contact the Public Humanities Hub Academic Director, Althea Thauberger, althea.thauberger@ubc.ca.
To apply
UBCO
Black Student Orientation Kickback Overview
Date: September 11, 2025 | 3-6PM
Location: Courtyard and COM121
Event Calendar Link: BSSP Black Student Orientation: Kickback – UBC Okanagan Events Calendar
Registration Link: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bOSDrY1Y8KIWu3A
Abaantu Series Overview
Date: September 13, 2025 | 1-8pm
Location: OKIB
Event Calendar Link: BSSP Weeks of Welcome (WOW) Abaantu Vol V Series – UBC Okanagan Events Calendar
Registration link: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eWdICAoE2jVgR26
Financial Literacy Overview
Date: October 16, 2025 | 5:30-6:30 pm
Location: Black Student Space (COMS121)
Event Calendar Link: BSSP Weeks of Welcome (WOW) Financial Literacy – UBC Okanagan Events Calendar
No registration needed
UBC V
To RSVP
UBCO Black Student Orientation: Kickback
September 11 at 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Courtyard (3333 University Way) and The Commons (3297 University Way)
BBQ, mingle, enjoy music, play lawn games and more. This event is open to all Black-identifying undergrad and graduate students, faculty, staff and allies. RSVP
To RSVP to the in person meeting
To participate through 1 minute SURVEY
Work Learn Program Winter 2025/2026 jobs
Apply by Aug 13 2025
Department Assistant UBCO
- Posting End Date August 5, 2025
- Compensation Range $4,095.00 – $4,695.00 CAD Monthly
- Job Requisition JR21671
- UBCO
- APPLY
Research Program Manager
- Posting End Date Aug 6, 2025
- Compensation Range$6,747.50 – $9,701.42 CAD Monthly
- Job Requisition IDJR21727
- Location Vancouver
- APPLY
Senior Manager, Centre for Migration Studies
- Posting End Date Aug 7, 2025
- Compensation Range$7,622.83 – $11,886.67 CAD Monthly
- Job Details
- Job Requisition IDJR21677
- Location UBC V
- APPLY
📌 Register now: https://forms.gle/BoCQtQ5agbqUDbkt7
About loy Excellentia: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-snCRfXN5OQ
The GSS is looking for 2 Event Production Assistants and 2 Advocacy Coordinators to join our team!
- Event Production Assistants will support the setup, coordination, and smooth running of GSS events on campus. Learn More and Apply Here
- Advocacy Coordinators will support grad students facing academic or personal challenges and help promote a culture of consent and inclusion. Learn More and Apply Here
Application deadline: Wednesday, August 13
Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Society of BC presents the Caribbean Days Festival
Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association – Vancouver (CCFA-Vancouver) presents:
Solidarity Across Nations: Moncada’s Revolutionary Legacy
With Special Guest Speaker & Book Signing by Gerald Horne
📅 Date: Saturday, July 26
🕡 Doors Open: 6:45 PM
🕖 Event Start: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Russian Hall – 600 Campbell Ave, Vancouver, BC
To PURCHASE
10305 City Pkwy #105, Surrey, BC V3T 4Y8
Department Assistant UBCO
- Posting End Date August 5, 2025
- Compensation Range $4,095.00 – $4,695.00 CAD Monthly
- Job Requisition JR21671
- UBCO
- APPLY
Research Program Manager
- Posting End Date Aug 6, 2025
- Compensation Range$6,747.50 – $9,701.42 CAD Monthly
- Job Requisition IDJR21727
- Location Vancouver
- APPLY
Senior Manager, Centre for Migration Studies
- Posting End Date Aug 7, 2025
- Compensation Range$7,622.83 – $11,886.67 CAD Monthly
- Job Details
- Job Requisition IDJR21677
- Location UBC V
- APPLY
Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships
Deadline for application
The deadline for applications on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
$77,263 to $93,778 annually based on a 37.5-hour work week,
TO APPLY
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM EST
Location: Zoom
You can participate to the consultation until Aug 28 2025
Akofena Afro-Theatre Society, I warmly invite you and your family to our upcoming anti-Black racism and anti-White hatred play, Through a Film Darkly, written by Joe deGraft and directed by Stephen Yaw Oppong (UBC Graduate Student, Department of Theatre and Film). It also has 4 Black UBC students as part of the cast.
Set in post-independence Ghana, this psychological drama explores race, identity, belonging, and the lasting impacts of colonialism—issues still deeply relevant in Canada today. Janet and Fenyinka, an interracial couple face cultural tension and personal alienation in the changing Ghanaian society. At the core of this play is the recital abuse African and Black students face in the Western world and its devastating cyclical effects. This play is like nothing you know or you have seen.
Showtimes:
📅 July 24–26 | 7:30–9:30 PM
📅 July 27 | 3:00–5:30 PM (includes a talkback)
📍 Anvil Theatre – 777 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC
🎟️ Admission: FREE (Without any seat booking. Just walk in).
Register for updates and reminders: https://ow.ly/vSOl50Wl8LJ
We would appreciate it if you could share this widely among your contacts or communities who may find this theatre production valuable.
Full event details on Anvil theatre webpage here: https://anvilcentre.com/our-events/through-a-film-darkly/
Student focus group
We’re hosting a series of conversations about how language, accent, and voice shape student life at UBC, in classrooms, group work, job searches, and beyond. We’re especially looking to hear from students who speak English with accents or dialects that aren’t considered “standard,” or who speak multiple languages.
Details:
- Format: Small, informal group conversation (not recorded for public use)
- Duration: 30–45 minutes
- Participation is voluntary and confidential
- Each participant will receive a $20 gift card
We’d love your help in spreading the word or nominating members of your community who may be interested. If anyone would like to join, they can express interest here.
2025 Strategic Equity & Anti-Racism (StEAR) Progress Report
Highlights:
- 81 per cent of institutional strategic actions are now underway or completed – an increase from 73 per cent in 2024,
- stronger efforts in place around accessibility, inclusive teaching, equitable hiring and human rights supports, and
- strong decentralized momentum, with over 90 units contributing updates aligned to 18 equity objectives.
- View the 2025 StEAR progress report, as well as the recently published Report on UBC’s Accessibility Plan and Black Excellence Ecosystem Report.
- View the breadth of equity, diversity and inclusion activities across UBC in our now updated catalogue of decentralized initiatives.
RSVP: https://forms.gle/N11q3zuKiPKMLFwV8
Aboriginal Lawyers Forum presents:
18th National Indigenous Peoples Day Auction 2025
From June 20 to June 28 2025
For more information
Foundation for Black Communties Black Medical Student Bursary for:
– Dalhousie Medical School
– McGill School of Medicine
– Toronto Metropolitan School of Medicine
The FFBC Black Medical Student Bursary is a $10,000 needs-based award for Black students entering their first year of medical school at select Canadian universities
Deadline for application July 4, 2025
FREE EVENT presented by VANSUYA FOOD BANK (SURREY)
Friday, June 27, 2025 🕠 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 📍 Vansuya Restaurant – 10767 King George Blvd, Surrey
Enjoy light refreshments and good company
To RSVP
African Youth Heritage Program
July -Sept 2025
Hi Colleagues & students,
I got a small UBC grant “Empowering all youth to lead a productive life”
Though centered on African heritage, the program is inclusive and open to all youth (13-29) in BC regardless of race, gender orientation, sexuality, or ability.
See attached.
See you.
Best
Dr Khumbo Kalua (He, Him, His) | PhD, MSC, MMed, MD
Professor
School of Population and Public Health
Faculty of Medicine
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
2206 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z3
www.spph.ubc.ca
Contact: Terrance Mansaray
Phone: 778 858 6741
Malawian Association malawianassociation@outlook.com
Website https://malawianassociationofbc.org/
Research Grants Facilitator
Posting End Date: June 24, 2025
- Job Requisition IDJR21146
- Location: UBC Vancouver Campus
- Compensation Range: $6,747.50 – $9,701.42 CAD Monthly
https://wd10.myworkday.com/ubc/d/inst/15$158872/9925$50842.htmld
Development Officer, Awards
Posting End Date: June 25, 2025
- Job Requisition JR21147
- Location: UBC Vancouver Campus
- Compensation Range: $7,283.75 – $10,474.08 CAD Monthly
https://wd10.myworkday.com/ubc/d/inst/15$158872/9925$50848.htmld
Student Development and Leadership Coordinator-1
Posting End Date: June 23, 2025
- Job Requisition ID: JR21163
- Location: UBC Vancouver Campus
- Compensation Range: $5,365.42 – $7,709.92 CAD Monthly https://wd10.myworkday.com/ubc/d/inst/15$158872/9925$50793.htmld
Associate Director, Faculty of Arts
Posting End Date: June 17, 2025
Job Requisition ID: JR21155 / Location: UBC Vancouver Campus
Compensation Range: $8,305.08 – $12,952.33 CAD Monthly https://wd10.myworkday.com/ubc/d/inst/15$158872/9925$50834.htmld
Associate Professor (grant tenure)
Posting End Date: June 29, 2025
Job Requisition ID: JR20893 / Location: UBC Off-Campus Hospital Sites
Compensation Range: $160,000 – $200,000 per annum https://wd10.myworkday.com/ubc/d/inst/15$158872/9925$50253.htmld
Advisor, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Posting End Date: June 20, 2025
Job Requisition ID: 43160 / Location: UFT St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Compensation Range: $82,083 – $136,802 per annum https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Advisor%2C-Equity%2C-Diversity-&-Inclusion-ON/592725717/
Hello All:
I thought you might be interested in the Scarborough Charter Progress Report and Strategic Priorities released by the
Charter Secretariat.
Best…..
Handel Kashope Wright
Co-Editor- African and Diasporic Cultural Studies Book Series, University of Toronto Press.
Associate Editor- Critical Arts – https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcrc20/current
Professor- Educational Studies- https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/
Senior Research Associate- School of Communication, University of Johannesburg
- Dedicated EDI Offices and Leadership Positions
- Race-Based Data and Survey Initiatives
- Black-Focused Research, Research Chairs, Studies, and Related Programs
- Leadership Initiatives for Black Faculty and Staff: Some of these initiatives ranged from specific funding for Black scholars to mentorship programs, support for curriculum development, and hiring of leadership positions with a focus on Black inclusion.
- Support Initiatives for Black Students
- Training Programs, Events and Educational Opportunities
- Community Engagement
- Biennial Inter-Institutional Forum event
- Collective Supports from Charter Partnerships and Networks: In 2021, the Scarborough Charter launched with 40 signatories. Membership has now grown to 59 members, representing a 48 per cent increase over four years.
- Retention of the Inaugural Executive Director of the Scarborough Charter
SFU
- In 2021, SFU appointed its first Special Advisor to the President on Anti-Racism.
- More recently, SFU recruited the first Vice-President, People, Equity and Inclusion, a Senior Leader in EDI and well-being initiatives, and five Directors of EDI across various departments.
- Additionally, an Associate Director for the Black Student Centre was hired
- SFU reached a significant milestone by securing Special Program approval by the B.C. Human Rights Commissioner for preferential hiring of Black and Indigenous faculty and staff.
- SFU is actively working toward the establishment of a permanent Black Student Centre, underlining its commitment to the academic success and well-being of Black students.
- SFU continues to strengthen its support for the SFU Institute of Black and African Diaspora Research. Led by Dr. June Francis and Dr. James Busumtwi-Sam
- SFU Introduced the role of Conflict Resolution and Investigation Specialists
- SFU has significantly expanded its support for Black students through a variety of dedicated scholarships, bursaries and fellowships.
- In September 2024, SFU launched a demographic and diversity survey to collect data that supports our regulatory obligations and institutional commitments
UBC
- Launched centralized university Student Diversity Census with disaggregated ethno-racial categories.
- Launched Black Student Spaces, Black Student Orientation Programs and other wrap-around student success services on both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.
- Launched and continue to expand Beyond Tomorrow Scholarship Program, attracting
- and celebrating a cross campus community of Black student award recipients.
- Expanded institutionally supported pan-institutional Black Faculty Network.
- Launched and continuing to recruit for a faculty cohort initiative to hire up to 23 Black scholars by 2026/2027
- Launched Black Student JD Application
- Process and established a Black Student JD Entrance Award Fund.
- Launched Black Student MD Pathway Program and established Entrance Award in Medicine for Black Students.
- Office of the Vice-President, Students established an IBPOC Strategic Initiatives Team to advise the VPS portfolio on the development, implementation and evaluation of policies and programs with an anti-racism lens.
- The Office of the Vice-President, Students established an embedded Black counsellor to support Black student health and wellness.
UNBC
- Magnifying Black Voices pilot program has been renewed for 2025.
- The program was awarded the President’s Award for Creative Initiative at UNBC and the Community EDI Impact Award from the local Afro-Caribbean Society of Northern BC (ACSNBC).
- UNBC hosts one of six nationwide regional Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hubs (BEKH).
- The Researcher excellence marketing program has been designed to address inequities in amplifying equity deserving researchers, including Black faculty.
- The Office of Equity and Inclusion launched the Count Us In data initiative and framework to focus on systemic inequities.
- The Office of Equity and Inclusion continues to support the Afro-Caribbean Students Association (ACSA) by funding initiatives, providing event support, and the amplification of student achievements.
- The Educational EDIA Framework has beendeveloped by the Office of Equity and Inclusion at UNBC.
UVIC
- Indigenous and BPoC Knowledge Connection Fund – provide course release for BIPOC faculty spending significant service time working on EDI issues.
- Started Better Data Project in November 2023 to collect disaggregated data
- Black Scholars Fund to support Black faculty recruitment (July 2024)
- Partnered to submit proposal for phase one of SSHRC grant.
- Canada Summer Research Opportunity Program for Black, Indigenous, and other students of colour.
- For 2024/25, received an allocation of 52 NSERC awards and unlimited awards for self-identified Black and Indigenous student researchers.
- Allotted 3-SSHRC and 2-CIHR awards that are exclusively for Black student researchers.
- Launched a Black Admissions Stream in December 2023.
- Launched Black Inclusion website in February 2024.
- Outreach to community organizations and leaders highlighting their business as a resource to developing Black resource page at UVic.
- Lack of Financial and Human Resources
- Charter Work Often Shouldered by Black Staff and Faculty
- Attack on EDI and Anti-Black Racism
- Disaggregated Data and Guidelines
- Change in Leadership
- Institutional Pressures and Changing Priorities
- From Self-Reported Survey to Measurable Survey
- Charter Accountability and Transparency
To APPLY
To APPLY
To APPLY
At the UBC Okanagan campus and at the Kelowna General Hospital
RSVP: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1T7XhDV2Ev0YUXs
Mini Med Schools for BLACK and INDIGENOUS students,
you will learn everything you need to know about applying to the UBC Doctor of Medicine program, our admissions process and the different pathways to becoming a doctor. You’ll also take part in fun hands-on activities to see what it’s like to be a doctor for a day! RSVP https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e5NtFGputR32vKC
For more information: https://www.ams.ubc.ca/about-us/finances/opt-out-opt-in/
P/T work on campus: Doctoral Writing Consultant
10 hrs/wk | Sep 2025 – Apr 2026 | Learn more and apply today.
Interviewing and hiring happens quickly.
Position closes May 23.
KELOWNA EVENT
22 APRIL 2022 – 2025 WHAT IS NEW?
Shirley Chau & Handel K. Wright
ARIE Task Force Co-Chairs
the UBC President’s Task Force on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence (ARIE TF) has concluded its work and submitted its final report which includes 54 comprehensive recommendations for addressing various forms of racism and related forms of discrimination
Foster belonging for Black students, staff and faculty at UBC
Implement the proposal of a holistic program from UBC Black Law Students’ Association, Allard School of Law
Establish an effective process for receiving and handling Black race-based complaints
Improve Black student mental health and wellness
Establish Black studies and elevate Blackness in the academy Develop a comprehensive Blackness Strategic
Plan Transform recruitment and retention of Black staff and faculty at UBC
Addressing workload and lack of support for Black staff and faculty
Addressing anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination in UBC Medicine
Key recommendations from the Blackness Committee include:
a. The need to foster a sense of belonging for Black students, staff and faculty at UBC
b. Development of Black race-based complaint system
c. Recruitment and retention of Black staff and faculty.
Two recommendations of note presented by the Committee include the following: 1) proposal of a holistic program from UBC Black law students; and 2) the need to address anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination at the Faculty of Medicine.
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| JOB at The Centre of Family Equity |
| Centre for Family Equity (CFE) carries out research, community engagement, and advocacy towards evidence-based public policy solutions and provide support programs to address family poverty in BC. CFE is hiring for the following position :Racial Equity Coordinator (Full-time) Deadline for application: Wednesday, April 23, 2025. |
YWCA is hiring for the following position:
The deadline for applications on Friday, April 25, 2025.
Patient Programs Coordinator, VFMP
Posting End Date April 24, 2025
Job Profile
CUPE 2950 Salaried – Sr Program Asst-Med Ed (Gr8)
Compensation Range$4,739.00 – $5,102.00 CAD Monthly
Job Requisition ID JR20579
Location UBC Off-Campus Hospital Sites
To APPLY
Student Information and Program Assistant
Posting End Date
April 28, 2025
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job Profile
CUPE 2950 Salaried – Student Info Support 3b (Gr6)
Compensation Range
$4,449.00 – $4,676.00 CAD Monthly
Job Requisition ID
JR20622
Location
UBC Vancouver Campus
To APPLY
Mindfulness Instructor
Posting End Date April 24, 2025
Job Requisition ID JR20653
Location UBC Vancouver Campus
The expected pay for this position is 50/hr (~5 hrs/wk)
To APPLY
HR Manager
Posting End Date April 23, 2025
Job Requisition ID JR20616
Location Location Name UBC Off-Campus Hospital Sites
Compensation Range $5,365.42 – $7,709.92 CAD Monthly
To APPLY
Communications Specialist
Posting End Date April 24, 2025
Job Requisition ID JR20601
Location UBC Vancouver Campus
Compensation Range $5,791.00 – $8,323.42 CAD Monthly
To APPLY
Coordinator, Student Development and Support
Posting End Date April 22, 2025 until 11:59 PM
Job Requisition ID JR20607
Location UBC Vancouver Campus
Compensation Range $5,365.42 – $7,709.92 CAD Monthly
To APPLY
Director, Human Resources
Posting End Date April 22, 2025 until 11:59 PM
Job Requisition ID JR20588
Location UBC Vancouver Campus
Compensation Range $9,859.25 – $15,380.75 CAD Monthly
To APPLY
Manager, Administration
Posting End Date April 27, 2025
Job Requisition ID JR20580
Location UBC Okanagan Campus
Compensation Range $9,859.25 – $15,380.75 CAD Monthly
To APPLY
Featured Networking event & free Afrocentric meal!
✨Highlights include:
- Meet and greet with Black students, staff, and faculty
- Panel discussions on careers and mental health awareness
- Afro-centric Food, Music and fun activities
UBC-V
✨Highlights include:
- Meet and greet with Black students, staff, and faculty
- Panel discussions on careers and mental health awareness
- Afro-centric Food, Music and fun activities
Reserve your free ticket before March 10th
UBC-O
Reserve your free ticket before March 10th
Pick-up points at UBCV & UBCO will be sent to the 80 winners 🤩🙌🏾
To APPLY by March 30 2025
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FOR INFORMATION & TO APPLY
To APPLY
To APPLY
TO RSVP
UBC Career Centre is seeking to hire 7 students in partnership with the Graduate Student Society and Library
10 hours/per week (Feb-Apr, 2025)
20 hours/per week (May-Aug, 2025)
PAY: 26.02 per hour
please email the following by February 9th to Shabnam Khalaj at shabnam.khalaj@ubc.ca:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- The position titles you are applying for
- Email Title: First Name_Last Name_Position Title
The College of Graduate Studies presents a panel at UBCO
FOR RSVP
Performances such as a live music by Emerald Osagie and a conversation with Randy Clarke, former resident of Hogan’s Alley
FOR RSVP
The Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office (ARCDO) presents:
Enhancing Well-Being: Black Mental Health Supports in the University Environment
IN PERSON & VIRTUAL February 5, 2025 Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
FOR FREE RSVP
Join Dr. Dennis Britton in a conversation about Shakespeare and to examine how racialized peoples use cultural artifacts that are assumed to belong to White culture.
FOR RSVP
Author Talk with Ruby Diaz: Searching for Serafim, Richmond public library
FOR RSVP
More information
UNICEF Canada is hiring for the following position:
If you require any accommodations during the hiring process, please contact eguindon@oxfordhr.com.
Deadline for application
The deadline for applications is Friday, February 7, 2025.
FREE
RSVP: HERE
More information
📅 Dates: Thursday, February 6 – Saturday, February 8 2025
📍 Venue: Anvil Theatre
🎟️ Tickets and Info: Anvil Theatre – King Musu
Black Graduate Spotlight Scholarship – Deadline Extension
Application deadline: December 20, 2024!
Don’t miss this chance to showcase your research, connect with a community of scholars, and compete for a $1,000 award!
Learn more and apply here : https://forms.gle/KNFhKUUrvdLv2Je5A
Celebrate Black excellence and let your work shine!
EQUITABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES
The Black Communities Technical Housing Resource Centre (BCHC)
The African Canadian Village Model
Share the giveaway details with your members and encourage them to register here: RSVP
Priority Thematic Public Humanities Research Incubator Grants
Deadline: January 20, 2025
Priority Thematic Public Humanities Research Incubator Grants support new, interdisciplinary and collaborative public humanities research projects in initial stages proposed by small (2) or larger (3+) teams with the intent subsequently to apply for Tri-Council funding. The grants enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new Humanities methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas.
Interdisciplinary Themes:
- Global Race, Anti-Racism & Social Justice Humanities
- Environmental/Climate, Land & Place-Based Humanities
- Health, Body, & Dis/Ability Humanities
- Critical Digital Humanities and New Publics
- Law, Culture and the Humanities
More information
UBC Data Science Institute – Data Science for Social Good Program
Summer paid fellowship opportunity for students
- 14-week summer full-time paid fellowship
- open to eligible UBC students from all disciplines and backgrounds
- application deadline is January 31, 2025
- To apply and more information: Data Science for Social Good | Data Science Institute
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
DECEMBER 13 – 17 2023 #VIBFF24
UBC BLACK CAUCUS is co-presenting:
“Being Black in Canada” on Dec 14, 2024 – 1PM & 3:30PM!!!!🙌🏾
Website – https://vancouverblackfilmfest.com/
Passes & Tickets: https://vancouverblackfilmfest.com/all-access-passes-tickets/
Press Release: Press release
Film selection: https://vancouverblackfilmfest.com/2024-films/
The Canadian Cancer Society’s (CCS) Research Training Awards program for Black and Indigenous masters students
up to $30,000/year for up to 2 years with the potential for one year of funding in PhD
Informational webinar on January 7th, 2025 from 2-3pm EST.
RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpde2hrDItE9UiYNUogzrKhmj_tl3nRAca
Call for Abstracts
December 4, 2024 – January 27, 2025
For more INFORMATION
To submit an ABSTRACT
The Revitalization of African-centered Psychology: A Suite of 9 Texts
By Dr Daudi Ajani ya Azibo
To purchase the books: LINK
THE FRENCH 3 MINS THESIS (MT180S) information session:
11 décembre 2024 : Séance d’information MT180 en francophonie canadienne
Black Future Lawyers: new outreach program to support Black undergraduates interested in the legal profession in British Columbia!
To SIGN UP / More information: https://bfl.law.utoronto.ca/
🌍 Ready to take your global education to the next level? Join us for the Go Global Application Co-Working Sessions! ✈️💼
📅 Drop-in sessions will take place in the UBC Life Building (Room 1501) on the following dates:
Tues, Dec 3 at 11 am – 12 pm
Thurs, Dec 5 at 3 – 4 pm
Mon, Dec 9 at 10 am – 12pm
Wed, Dec 11 at 1 – 4 pm (during drop-in advising)
⚠️ Application deadlines:
✅ For Global Seminars: Thurs, Dec 5 at 11:59 pm
✅ For term-based exchange, summer abroad and research abroad: Wed, Dec 11 at 11:59 pm
🔗 Visit our website for details: goglobal.ubc.ca
Panelists from various well-being departments at UBC
Wednesday, December 4th from 3- 4.30pm at the Black Student Space
To RSVP
- January 21, 2025 | SSHRC Storytellers Competition
- March 20, 2025 | Heart & Stroke Personnel Awards for Black and Indigenous Scholars (MSc, PhD). Apply directly to Heart & Stroke
Submissions are now open for the CMS International Art Competition 2024-25!
This year’s theme, African Diasporas, Migrations, and Mobilities, invites visual artists to explore the diverse histories, cultures, and experiences shaped by the movement of African peoples across the globe, whether through forced or voluntary migration, and across both past and contemporary periods. Visit our website for more details and submission guidelines.
The competition is open to all, regardless of geographic location, citizenship status, or other identifiers. Artists may submit up to three artworks, and two prizes will be awarded by the jury:
Prizes: 1st Prize: CAD $1,500 | 2nd Prize: CAD $500
Submission deadline: February 17, 2025
For more information
UBC Okanagan EVENT
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
DECEMBER 13 – 17 2023
ONLINE & IN PERSON #VIBFF24
VIBFF is graciously offering to UBC Black Caucus members some tickets to attend the films:
- “FIGHT LIKE A GIRL”, the opening night film on Dec 13, 2024 – 7PM
- “Being Black in Canada” on Dec 14, 2024 – 1PM or 3:30PM (we are co-presenting!!!!🙌🏾)
👉🏾Email asap to secure a ticket!! 🌟black.caucus@ubc.ca🌟
JOBS
Post-Doctoral Fellow in the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
Posting End Date: October 31, 2024: APPLY
SFU Burnaby – full-time Associate Director (Black Student Centre)
Posting End Date: October 31, 2024: APPLY
UBC Department of Psychiatry & Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health full-time Assistant Professor (tenure track)
Posting End Date: October 30, 2024: APPLY
UBC Peter A. Allard School of Law
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor Appointment
Posting End Date: October 31, 2024: APPLY
Posting End Date: November 18, 2024: APPLY
UBC Faculties of Land & Food Systems, and Forestry Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)
Posting End Date: November 25, 2024: APPLY
UBC Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (OSOT) full-time Assistant Professor (tenure track)
Posting End Date: November 29, 2024: APPLY
Invitation | UBC Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion | 30 October 2024
For more information and RSVP
Grant for Canadian Francophone students
To register RSVP
Official opening of the Black Student Space (BSS)
on October 23 at 12:30 PM in Commons 121.
More information: here
The Institute for Black and African Diaspora Research and Engagement (IBADREngage) at Simon Fraser University
monthly Reasonings event on October 21st at 1:00 PM.
The event will take place at AQ6106, Simon Fraser University Burnaby Campus
Light refreshments will be provided.
Online option: Zoom link
For more information and to register, please see our Eventbrite page
Jean Beaman, Associate Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) and the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Her research is ethnographic in nature and focuses on race/ethnicity, racism, international migration, and state violence in both France and the United States
RSVP C.K. Choi 351
1855 West Mall, Vancouver,
Job Opportunity | Assistant Professor, Immigration and Comparatives Politics
The department of Political Science at Concordia University is hiring for a new Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, specialized in immigration and comparative politics. The country or region of focus and methodological specialization are open.
Application deadline: November 1, 2024
More information
NO POWER NO CHANGE💪🏾 Last day to cast your vote!
For information: https://elections.bc.ca/
The Global Pathfinder Award – Equity Based Funding For International Student Mobility
Global Pathfinder Award, which offers funding for students facing barriers to participating in Go Global programs
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 8 @ 4:00 pm
For more information & apply
Go Global Open House Wed., Oct. 9 from 1-4pm in the Life Building.
More info: https://goglobal.ubc.ca/
Undergraduate Students Research Awards (USRA)
for the upcoming cycle 2025-26
Presented in French/German/English with French/English subtitles
🍷 Reception:
Mingle with the filmmaker and fellow attendees over some wine and light snacks after the discussion
💰 FREE and open to all
CCEL Social Impact Grants for Students
$1,500 to $10,000 of funding available per project. Applications close January 31, 2025.
For more information: Information on GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme
New Quality of Life Indicators from the Canadian Social Survey, second quarter 2024 (e.g. levels of loneliness)
SSHRC launched the Action Plan for Black Researchers (2024 – 2029)
Government of Canada seeking input on strengthening Canadian workforce
online questionnaire, available until September 30, 2024
👉🏾: More information
For Not for profit organizations 👉🏾The Intersectoral Action Fund
Funding is available between $25,000 and $250,000 over 24 months.
For more information and to apply for this grant:Intersectoral – action-fund
FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
👉🏾APPLY
Funding: 4000$
Application deadline: July 15, 2024
Implementing UBC’s equity anti-racism priorities: Progress update
Date: June 24, 2024
Time: 10:45am – 12:00pm
Location: Zoom
Who: In an effort to center the voices and experiences of racialized UBC community members, only students, faculty and staff who identify with this community are invited to join this session.
For more information: event registration page.
🙋🏾♀️📢Le Relais Francophone et GCSPAP s’associent pour organiser:
BBQ, Soccer et cours de danse d’AfroHiit. Le tout GRATUIT.
Garde d’enfants et Prix à gagner !
The Relais Francophone and GCSPAP join forces to organize:
BBQ, Soccer, and AfroHiit dance All FREE !
Babysitting in place and Prizes to grab!
Merci de vous enregistrer / RSVP
#community #closm #activiteenfrancais #britishcolumbia #healthylifestyle #GCSPAP
#healthequity #closm #diversity #britishcolumbia #health
To apply: Careers (myworkdayjobs.com)
The BC Black History Awareness Society presents:
British Columbia’s Black Pioneers influenced the Vision of Canada features 20 stories, 9 videos and 86 gallery items that include images, photographs, maps, and archival documents; all are bilingual.
STEMCELL Technologies:
Session to discuss Co-op and Internship programs and processes
STEMCELL Technologies: Virtual Office Hours
Date: May 21st, 2024
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am (Pacific Time Zone)
Format: Online
RSVP: https://www.stemcell.com/forms/virtual-office-hours.html
Allard School of Law
LSAT Virtual Prep Course for Black and Indigenous Students
Free of charge
June 17 to August 22nd,
Live virtual session on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6 pm – 8 pm PST.
Open to all students who are entering their final year of their undergraduate studies or who have graduated and self identify as Black and/or Indigenous (First Nations,Métis, or Inuit). You do not have to be a UBC student or alumni.
Questions?: admissions@allard.ubc.ca / 604 822 6303.
RSVP: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_55z0gG7BGZ5xBhc
Experience the Vibrancy and Diversity of Africa at Festival Afri’Ca Fest 2024!
Date: May 25 & 26, 2024
Cost: Free of Charge
Want to be involved? issambacentre@gmail.com
– FOOD VENDOR: https://forms.gle/ijvDnCGMDZKKAZio7
– Craft & other: https://forms.gle/yQKEd8pf3TYacvFSA
– Artist: https://forms.gle/czZgeDrSRkwTqU4F6
– Volunteer/Ambassador: https://forms.gle/hVBKA69xWMmuDWgm9
Afro World Expo 2024
WESTERN CANADA’S BIGGEST EXPO OF AFRICAN & CARIBBEAN PRODUCTS AND CULTURE!
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/afro-world-expo-2024-tickets-781859712447?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Personnel Awards for Black Scholars
These awards aim to promote strategic growth in heart and brain health science with Black communities
by supporting Black students pursue their post graduate studies.
PhD $30,000 per year for up to three (3) years
MSc $25,000 per year for up to two (2) years
Competition closes May 22, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Applications are to be submitted via Heart & Stroke’s online grants management system, CIRCUlink.
OPPORTUNITY
ONGOING RESEARCH
Black Faculty Cohort Hiring Initiative (BFCHI) UBC to recruit up to 23 Black scholars over the next four years.
The Faculty of Arts:
will be hiring six positions under two clusters:
- Black Studies: Mobilities, Place-Making and Power: includes three positions across the Departments of Political Science, Geography, and Anthropology to support a Centre for Black Studies at UBC
- Black Informatics and Creative Arts
More information: black-faculty-cohort-hiring-initiative-Arts
Job postings:
- Assistant or Associate Professor in Black Speculative Writing:
- Review of applications will begin on December 11, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.
- Any inquiries may be sent to Nalo Hopkinson at nalo.hopkinson@ubc.ca.
- Please put the phrase “BFCHI HIRE” in the subject heading.
- Assistant Professor in Sociocultural Anthropology – Black Diasporas:
- Review of application materials will begin on January 3, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.
- Any inquiries may be sent to the Department Head, Alexia Bloch at: abloch@mail.ubc.ca.
- Application through the Department of Anthropology portal: https://anth.air.arts.ubc.ca/application-assistant-professor-of-sociocultural-anthropology/
Faculty of Education:
Search: Three tenure-stream positions for Black scholars, including Tier 2 CRC: Deadline to apply: by January 5, 2024 or until the position is filled
Search: Associate Professor or Professor (with tenure) in Art Education
Search: Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Economics of Educational Equity
Faculty of Science:
Two tenure-stream Assistant/Associate Professors with an expected start date of 1 July 2024.
Deadline for application is Nov 30, 2023.
https://science.ubc.ca/blackscholars
Allard School of Law:
- Black Stream Associate Professor or Full Professor Faculty Appointment (PDF) – deadline to apply: November 16, 2023
- Articling Student (PDF) – deadline to apply: November 26, 2023
Faculty of Forestry and Faculty of Land and Food Systems:
Will be hiring for two positions to start July 1, 2024 and a third position for July 1, 2025.
Faculty of Applied Science: none listed
Faculty of Medicine: none listed
Suicide crisis helpline 988 https://988.ca/ !
Campus Vision 2050 Update
After 18+ months of deep community engagement and detailed policy and technical work, the final drafts of Campus Vision 2050 (the Vision), the Housing Action Plan (HAP) and the amended Land Use Plan (LUP) are available for review
To download the documents and for more information on each, visit: Final Drafts of Campus Vision 2050, the Land Use Plan, and Housing Action Plan.
💰BPOC GRADUATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: contact your graduate programs
Stay Safe & Connected!
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UBC Black Caucus Executive
black.caucus@ubc.ca | Instagram: @ubcblackcaucus