Students at a new field school learn by visiting the sites where Japanese Canadians were held in internment camps during the Second World War.

Amy Tang, who graduated with her PhD in English this month, is now well-recognized as a researcher, visual artist and community organizer.

Devi Dee Mucina, director of UVic’s Indigenous Governance program, is launching a powerful new book which draws upon anti-racist, African feminist and Ubuntu theories.

Landscapes of Injustice, launched six years ago and led by UVic, unveils a new exhibition Sept. 26 sharing the truth and untold stories about dispossession of Japanese Canadians in the 1940s.

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Paul Whitinui (School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education) is an Indigenous Māori scholar from Aotearoa New Zealand and is available to media to discuss this week’s announcements that the Washington Redskins and the Saanich Braves, under increasing public and financial pressure, will change their nicknames.

Graduating honours artist Rudra Manani explores her Indo-Canadian identity through her contemporary art practice by challenging generic spiritual practices like yoga.

When UVic student Simone Blais was invited to attend a 2016 summit in Toronto for Indigenous and racialized students at the start of the Black Lives Matter movement, she jumped at the opportunity. It was a profound experience, one that compelled her to question the usefulness of post-secondary education. But Blaise has since used her experiences outside of the classroom to build on her studies.

Q & A on Racism with Moussa Magassa

Message from President Cassels: "As a university, and as individuals, we must continue the necessary work to confront racism, recognizing that many current assumptions, attitudes and habits stand in the way of change."

One researcher looks forward, the other back. But a commitment to justice unites two scholars being honoured for their respective efforts to strengthen Indigenous and Japanese Canadian communities in BC. Conservationist Chris Darimont and historian Jordan Stanger-Ross are the 2020 recipients of the Provost’s Award in Engaged Scholarship.

Three artists are transforming the stories of Holocaust survivors into graphic novels to share lasting lessons with new generations as part of an international project to illuminate one of the darkest periods in human history, led by Holocaust historian and UVic scholar Charlotte Schallie.

Retelling the Holocaust

A Q&A with Dr. Irehobhude (Ireh) Iyioha, a new faculty member at UVic Law whose research interests include health law.

An international workshop on visual storytelling held at a former Nazi concentration camp for women brought Holocaust scholars, graduate students and visual artists from Canada, France, Greece, Germany and Israel together to examine how graphic novels can be used for Holocaust education.

Cindy Blackstock will present "Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciliation" at UVic's First Peoples House on Nov. 14. On Nov. 13, as part of Fall Convocation, UVic will acknowledge Blackstock for her many achievements, presenting her and Spirit Bear with honorary degrees.