Congratulations to our 2025 Award Winners!
On May 22, we celebrated our graduate and undergraduate award winners from the Class of 2025 at a reception in the Alumni Centre.
Maryam Begzada (BA’25) reflects on her time at UBC as she crosses the stage
Maryam’s journey to UBC from Afghanistan was shaped by determination and a commitment to making a difference.
2025 PSSA Digital Policy Award
This year, the Political Science Students’ Association (PSSA) was proud to present the first ever edition of the Policython.
Stay-at-home son and UBC Political Science MA alum Brendan Liaw on his Jeopardy! experience
Brendan Liaw is a multi-day Jeopardy! champion and Stay-at-Home Son as seen on TV. He graduated from UBC with a BSc in Chemical Biology in 2020 and he completed his MA in Political Science at UBC in 2024. Brendan’s master’s thesis was on bipartisan lawmaking in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973-2021, investigating what […]
Prof. Michael Byers comments on plans to expand Canada’s presence in the Arctic
In CBC News, Prof. Byers says allied nations should be invited in greater numbers than they have in the past as a signal of solidarity.
Prof. Terri Givens comments on why some NDP voters flipped to Conservatives in the election
In Global News, Prof. Givens says that many ‘frustrated’ union workers who previously voted NDP are looking for a change.
Prof. Emeritus Richard Johnston elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The Academy is one of the United States’ oldest learned societies and recognizes excellence and leadership across disciplines.
Op-ed: Prof. Terri Givens on the impact of strategic voting in Canada
The Liberals benefited from strategic voting, but it was the NDP that appeared to lose the most from this strategy.
Immigration policy has fallen among voters’ concerns, Prof. Antje Ellermann noted in NYT
“If it hadn’t been for Trump, we would see immigration as a quite salient issue in this campaign,” said Prof. Ellermann.