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UBC announces new president, Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon

July 20, 2023

UBC has been espousing his engagement with students, faculty and staff, and the broader post-sec community; his accomplishments enhancing student success, research funding, and fundraising, Indigenous initiatives, wellness, EDI, and sustainability.

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On Leonie Sandercock, who redefined planning for good

July 6, 2023

Leonie Sandercock, cherished professor, mentor, colleague, friend, and lifelong advocate of the best form of community and regional planning, celebrated her retirement with an extraordinary new book about her life and perspectives.

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