Bernice Wong

Select UBC graduate programs are re-opening their applications from April 14–18, which are aimed at recruiting students from the United States. This announcement comes within the backdrop of budget discussions at the recent March 31 Board of Governors meeting.

UBC’s Board of Governors met in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre at UBC Vancouver on Friday to discuss the Student Affordability Task Force Report and approve UBC’s 2025/26 budget. During the meeting, a protest organized by Peoples University UBC was happening outside the Alumni Centre. Protestors were calling on the Board to divest from companies they say are complicit in Palestinian human rights abuses. Campus Security and RCMP were also present at entry ways, keeping them locked.

On March 19, Senate met to vote on curriculum proposals and discuss the strengths and limitations of the strategic plan. Here’s what you might’ve missed. Senate passes three curriculum committee motions Curriculum Committee Chair Catherine Rawn presented three motions to Senate. The first motion creates a new shell course to balance out a Workday issue in how it designates course credits.