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Fraser Valley Literary Festival returns in November — alumnus is
The Fraser Valley Literary Festival returns as an in-person event this November. The 2020 version was virtual due to the pandemic, and the 2021 version was a hybrid. Most of the authors will be attending in person this year, with three attending virtually. The University of the Fraser Valley will welcome 11 authors to its…
BLM art exhibit calls out systemic racism — works are
In 2021, four Fraser Valley artists created a series of paintings with a clear focus on increasing awareness of the systemic racism faced by Black people and inspiring concrete action to tackle its existence globally and locally. UFV’s Community Health and Social Innovation Hub produced a video about the project and released it during Black…
Celebrate Black History Month by learning from UFV honorary degree
A Canadian author with links to UFV is delivering this year’s six-part Massey lecture series, just in time for Black History Month. Writer Esi Edugyan's 2021 CBC Massey Lectures, Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling, is being broadcast on CBC Radio’s IDEAS beginning the week of Jan. 24. The lectures, also published as…
UFV teacher candidates create videos highlighting Black history
Students enrolled in the secondary-level cohort of UFV’s Bachelor of Education program are filling a gap in BIPOC-focused curriculum material. In honour of Black History Month, they have created a series of videos highlighting Black Canadians and Americans. Events of the last year, especially the global reaction to the brutal killing by police of George…
UFV grad wins Champion of Diversity award
Last month UFV alumnus Marc Forcier stood up in front of almost 400 people to accept an honour he wasn’t expecting at the Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards (FVCDA). “It was shocking in a great way. I was just in awe, overwhelmed,” he says of receiving the Champion of Diversity trophy that now sits on…Fraser Valley Literary Festival returns in November — alumnus is
The Fraser Valley Literary Festival returns as an in-person event this November. The 2020 version was virtual due to the pandemic, and the 2021 version was a hybrid. Most of the authors will be attending in person this year, with three attending virtually. The University of the Fraser Valley will welcome 11 authors to its…BLM art exhibit calls out systemic racism — works are
In 2021, four Fraser Valley artists created a series of paintings with a clear focus on increasing awareness of the systemic racism faced by Black people and inspiring concrete action to tackle its existence globally and locally. UFV’s Community Health and Social Innovation Hub produced a video about the project and released it during Black…Celebrate Black History Month by learning from UFV honorary degree
A Canadian author with links to UFV is delivering this year’s six-part Massey lecture series, just in time for Black History Month. Writer Esi Edugyan's 2021 CBC Massey Lectures, Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling, is being broadcast on CBC Radio’s IDEAS beginning the week of Jan. 24. The lectures, also published as…UFV teacher candidates create videos highlighting Black history
Students enrolled in the secondary-level cohort of UFV’s Bachelor of Education program are filling a gap in BIPOC-focused curriculum material. In honour of Black History Month, they have created a series of videos highlighting Black Canadians and Americans. Events of the last year, especially the global reaction to the brutal killing by police of George…UFV grad wins Champion of Diversity award
Last month UFV alumnus Marc Forcier stood up in front of almost 400 people to accept an honour he wasn’t expecting at the Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards (FVCDA). “It was shocking in a great way. I was just in awe, overwhelmed,” he says of receiving the Champion of Diversity trophy that now sits on…
