In light of the ongoing complications of the Euro crisis, we sought clarity on the situation with Dr. Kurt Huebner, the Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration and Global Political Economy, and Director at the Institute for European Studies at UBC. Dr. Huebner will soon be speaking at a roundtable discussion entitled, “Will the Euro [...]

Sources is a new podcast series launched in November 2011 by the department of Classical, Near Eastern & Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia. This educational series of video podcasts, streamed via YouTube, aims to explore the civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean world, and their influence on modern society. The introduction and trailer [...]

The drop in housing prices in the U.S. is making Americans feel poorer, says UBC Economics professor Francesco Trebbi, and as such, real estate and housing will be a crucial issue in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. “Based on our work on the impact of foreclosures on the current downturn, we expect a continuing negative [...]

UBC Political Science professor Yves Tiberghien is a leading expert in international political economy who speaks seven languages and lectures at universities across the world. His specialty in Japanese, Chinese, and European politics has led to a number of books and articles on the subject, and he is presently finishing up a French-language book entitled [...]

History PhD student and Trudeau Scholarship winner Laura Madokoro looks at the historical crossroads between foreign policy and immigration practice. Madokoro’s research traces the movement of Chinese refugees that fled the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from 1949 to 1989, and the politics of Chinese refugee settlement in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. [...]

Check out some of the Faculty of Arts’ biggest social media users. Faculty Maxwell Cameron http://blogs.ubc.ca/cameron/ Professor, Political Science; Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies. Cameron’s blog keeps track of democracy movements, monitors elections in Latin America, and provides commentary on Latin American issues, most recently in the 2011 Peruvian elections. [...]

Got some spare time?  Visit these internationally acclaimed Faculty of Arts venues for culture, performance and visual arts. Museum of Anthropology (MOA): MOA is world-renowned for its collections, research, teaching, public programs, and community connections. It is also acclaimed for its spectacular architecture and unique setting on the cliffs of Point Grey. Current exhibits include [...]