PhD and MA Convocation and Awards 2018
Congratulations to the most recent graduates of our PhD and MA programs, and to the recipient of the W.J. Stankiewicz Prize. We took time to celebrate after the spring convocation to recognize the achievements of our most recent graduates.
MP Joyce Murray visits Chowdhury’s Security Studies Class
Member of Parliament, Joyce Murray (Vancouver-Quadra), visited Assistant Professor Arjun Chowdhury‘s POLI360 Security Studies class on Tuesday, March 13, 2018.
PhD Student Miriam Matejova Publishes New Book of Stories on Canadian Immigrant Women
In Wherever I Find Myself, the third anthology in the Canadian women series, edited by Matejova, over twenty Canadian immigrant women from a variety of ethnicities and intersecting identities share their diverse and personal stories. The stories touch on much more than the discussion of diversity in Canada, and rather detail the “emotionally complex journey” of immigrant women, including battling feelings of loneliness and isolation.
New Article: “Role of Social Group Membership on Classroom Participation” by PhD Candidates Yaylaci and Beauvais
In a new article in PS: Political Science and Politics, entitled “The Role of Social Group Membership on Classroom Participation”, UBC Political Science PhD Candidates Şule Yaylaci and Edana Beauvais analyze how social group membership influences classroom participation, and offer strategies for how instructors may increase student participation in the classroom.
Congratulations to Danika Hammond on being named a Wesbrook Scholar
Congratulations to Danika Hammond on being selected as a 2017 Wesbrook Scholar, one of UBC’s most prestigious designations, awarded annually to 20 senior students with outstanding academic performance, leadership, and involvement in student and community activities.
Şule Yaylacı, UBC-Yale Fox Fellow
Political Science PhD Candidate, Şule Yaylacı, was recently awarded the UBC-Yale Fox Fellowship, and is now at Yale, where she will be wrapping up and disseminating her PhD research, and engaging in the academic community at one of the most prestigious universities in the world.