A Conversation with EDI Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Jennifer Gagnon
UBC Library interviews Dr. Jennifer Gagnon, UBC Library EDI Scholar-in-Residence 2025/2026
EDI Scholars-in-Residence: Disability Justice Book Club — Disability Allies Cohort with Dr. Jennifer Gagnon
Monday, December 15, 2025, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
EDI Scholars-in-Residence: Disabled and Proud Cohort — with Dr. Jennifer Gagnon
Thursday, November 27, 2025 – 2.00-3.00PM PT
EDI Scholars-in-Residence: Disability Allies Cohort
Monday, November 24, 2025 – 2.00-3.00PM PT
November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance
History of Transgender Day of Remembrance Transgender Day of Remembrance was co-founded by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, Nancy Nangeroni, and Jahaira DeAlto and first observed on November 20, 1999. The group created this day to memorialize the murders of transgender people as a result of transphobia and was first inspired by the deaths of Rita Hester […]
EDI Scholars-in-Residence Hosts the Disability Justice Book Club with Jennifer Gagnon
Date & Time: Monday, October 27, 2025 – 2.00-3.00PM PT
2026-2027 BC History Digitization Program Call for Submissions
The British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is now accepting applications for project funding. The program, initiated by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006, provides matching funds to support digitization projects that make unique British Columbia content freely available. Since its inception in 2006, the BCHDP has awarded more than $3 million of […]
Invisible Disabilities Week: October 19-25
What is an invisible disability? Not every disability is obvious or visible from the outside. Some physical, mental, or neurological conditions impact people’s movements, senses, or activities but are not symptoms that can be seen by others. Debilitating pain, fatigue, dizziness, cognitive dysfunctions, brain injuries, learning differences, mental health disorders, and hearing and vision impairments […]
“The Life of a Writer” – A Conversation with UBC Library’s Writer-in-Residence Evelyn Lau
Peña Room (Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Level 3)
Date & Time: Thursday, October 16 – 3.00-4.00PM PT