Community leader Tamara Taggart, who received an honorary doctorate from UFV in 2017, will return to the Abbotsford campus on March 6 to lead a panel in honour of International Women’s Day. The event, part of the President’s Leadership Lecture Series presented by UFV President Joanne MacLean, will take place at 3 pm in Evered […]
Expand your academic palate and sample new subject areas with an interdisciplinary afternoon showcasing faculty research at UFV. Faculty presenters each take the stage for a maximum of two minutes and speak about the exciting findings and implications of their research. Feed your academic appetite and learn about 15 new topics in under an hour […]
Although all people, regardless of gender identity or expression, may experience violence and abuse, Indigenous women and children are disproportionately impacted. This February, UFV will be taking a stand to prevent violence against women and children by participating in the Moose Hide Campaign. From Feb. 10-27, UFV students, staff, and faculty may learn more about […]
It is a commonplace assumption that the politics of many established democracies have become increasingly polarized. But what does polarization really mean, and what do we know about its sources and effects? Most importantly, can we get beyond polarized politics? UFV’s Politalk roundtable series will address this topic in a free public presentation on Thursday, […]
Governor General Award-winning author Jean Barman will present a talk about Abbotsford teacher Irene Kelleher at the University of the Fraser Valley on February 10. In her new book, Invisible Generations: Living Between Indigenous and White in the Fraser Valley (Caitlin Press), Barman explores the history of the region and the prejudice people of mixed Indigenous and […]
If you’ve been to the UFV Careers home page lately, you might have seen some familiar faces. As part of a larger campaign to increase local and national awareness of UFV as an employer, Human Resources at UFV turned to our own employees to tell the UFV story. Working with the UFV Marketing team (part […]
Business, politics, poultry and more will all be on the table when former mayor and MLA John Jansen becomes the first President’s Leadership Lecture Series guest of 2020 Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 3 pm on UFV’s Abbotsford campus. An accountant by trade, this 2019 UFV honorary degree recipient led the acquisition of 200 acres that […]
If you could go back in time, what would you do? Food expert Lenore Newman would travel to ancient Rome and try silphium. It’s an herb that was “loved to death” by the Romans, and it’s not the only vanished victual featured in Lost Feast, Newman’s new book about extinct animals and plants that were […]
