Life+work-balance=me
Last week as I was updating my Twitter account I noticed a link that fellow-Terry blogger Jody Wright had posted on a Tedx Talk on ‘Life-Work…
Read articleMubarak Resigns, Egypt Celebrates
Image credit to Al Jazeera Online Mubarak has resigned power to the military and steps down from Presidency after a 30-year rule. A momentous moment for…
Read articleInternational Development Week at UBC, thanks to the Global Lounge
International Development Week (IDW) at UBC will be happening at the Simon K.Y. Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre (henceforth referred to as the GL) from…
Read articleExcuse me ridiculously long list of readings, I am trying to LEARN here!
Do you know how frustrating it is to READ about actor-based models of transition to democracy when transition might ACTUALLY be taking place? Pardon me, Samuel…
Read articleIslamophobia: Implications for Global Health
Join us for a dialogue on how Muslim identity and the current social and political context in which it is shaped affects the health of Muslims…
Read articleAfrica, A Place of Promise
Last semester, Terry had the pleasure of hosting two notable African speakers at the Terry Global Speaker Series. We kicked off the term with K’Naan who…
Read articleDoes it get better?
Many of you have likely noticed reports over the last few months (mostly South of the border) of increased homophobic bullying and the resulting spike in…
Read articleDambisa Moyo Debrief Update
Hello Everyone, Thank you so much for your interest in the Dambisa Moyo debrief scheduled for November 16th, at 6pm. Unfortunately, we will be cancelling the…
Read articleAn Introspective Look at Colored Bodies in Academia
The COLORED COLLECTIVE (COCO) are holding another fantastic event that promises to showcase a whole new perspective in academia. The Dialogue Series, ‘Performing Difference” will be…
Read articleCanada, Where Are You? Shaping Our Future With Africa: A Nation-wide Citizen Consultation
Workshop: “So, you want to ‘save’ Africa?” Recent advocacy campaigns have done a lot to bring armed conflict and human suffering, especially in Africa, to the…
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