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UBC Mathematician Lauded for Education, Outreach Leadership
By UBC Science on March 27, 2012
UBC’s Mark MacLean has been awarded the 2012 Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Education Prize for his efforts in educational transformation, outreach and aboriginal engagement.
Greetings from NITEP Director Jo-Ann Archibald
By Jo-ann Archibald on March 26, 2012
Greetings! I am from the Sto:lo – River People and the Xaxli’p First Nation (Lillooet). On September 1, 2011, I returned to NITEP as its Director. I also began my second term as Associate Dean for Indigenous Education in the UBC Faculty of Education. My journey with NITEP began in 1981…
UBC offers new $20,000 Scholarships for Aboriginal Students
By Thane Bonar on March 21, 2012
The University of British Columbia has launched two new major entrance scholarships for First Nations, Métis and Inuit students entering UBC undergraduate programs from secondary school, in an effort to attract and support the most accomplished and promising Aboriginal students from across Canada.
Alumnus and M.Ed Student Rupert Richardson on His University Experience
By Rupert Richardson on March 15, 2012
Rupert Richardson, a recent NITEP graduate, is now an M.Ed. student in the Education Studies Department and works for the Institute for Aboriginal Health and College for Health Disciplines. Here he shares some of his story.
Indigi-Digitization
By Xelsilem Rivers on March 1, 2012
I am an indigenous person who is extremely passionate about cultural resurgence in my community, about decolonizing, and reclaiming our old ways. My chosen path has identified my ancestral languages as one of the areas where I can help my people…