University of British Columbia Archives

A Vice-Chancellor for Oxford and Cambridge Universities

Posted By: adminon: February 04, 2022In: BookspaceTags: Brexit, CHINA, COVID-19, Harvard University, UK, University of British Columbia, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of St Andrews, University of TorontoNo CommentsViews:

With both Oxford and Cambridge seeking new vice-chancellors, Rosa Ellis examines the unique pressures of leading these prestigious universities and the qualities that successful candidates w... Read more

See what Anti-Black Violence in South Africa Has Done to Segun Adeniyi’s From Frying Pan to Fire

Posted By: adminon: October 15, 2019In: FlashbackTags: Admiral Augustus Aikhomu, Hegemony, Jerry Rawlings, Nigerian DNA, Prof Derek Gregory, University of British ColumbiaNo CommentsViews:

Nigerian journalist, Segun Adeniyi, published his From Frying Pan to Fire in 2019. The strength of that text is in the insider account it provides and, therefore, the gap it fills in terms o... Read more

One More Tribute to Prof Pius Adesanmi, This Time By CODESRIA*

Posted By: adminon: March 12, 2019In: BookspaceTags: African Doctoral Lounge, African Union Vision 2063, AU-ECOSSOCC, Canada, Canada Bureau of International Education Leadership Award, CODESRIA Bulletin, Penguin Prize for African Writing, University of British Columbia, University of Ibadan, University of IlorinNo CommentsViews:

CODESRIA has learned with extreme sadness and sorrow of the passing on of Prof. Pius Adesanmi in the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 that crashed upon take-off from Addis Ab... Read more