Congratulations to Monica Shank Lauwo on being awarded 2019-2020 Killam Doctoral Scholarship
The Department of Language & Literacy is pleased to announce that PhD Candidate Monica Shank Lauwo is a recipient of the 2019-2020 Killam Doctoral Scholarship. Congratulations, Monica!
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Kaye Hare who has won the 2018/2019 UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award!
Kaye is being recognized for her work with UBC-Ritsumeikan Academic Exchange program, including co-designing and implementing an experiential community learning series. Congratulations, Kaye!
Congratulations to Dr. Margot Filipenko on being selected for a 2018-2019 UBC Killam Teaching Prize
Please join us in congratulating Margot on this wonderful achievement!
Congratulations to MA student Laen Hershler who has received a SSHRC CGSM Award for 2019-2020!
Congratulations to LLED MA student Laen Hershler who has received a SSHRC CGSM Award for 2019-2020! His project explores research-based theatre as a methodology for community engagement.
Congratulations to Dr. Guofang Li and her team members for being awarded a SSHRC Connection Grant
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Guofang Li, Professor in LLED and Canada Research Chair, for being awarded a $24,940 SSHRC Connection Grant to support a two-day international symposium hosted at UBC in May 2019.
Carl Leggo’s voice lives on! He and Rita L. Irwin will be receiving the ARTS Publication Award
Carl and Rita will be receiving the ARTS (Artists, Researchers and Teachers Society) Publication Award at the upcoming CSSE Conference for their refereed article “Ways of attending: Poetry and art”.
Congratulations to Dr. Annette Henry on receiving the 2019 Achievement Award in Education & Leadership
Dr. Annette Henry was one of five educators who received the 2019 Achievement Award at the annual Black History Month Legacy Dinner organized and hosted by the National Council of Black Women Foundation (NCBWF) in Burnaby on February 24th.
2018-2019 Graduate Student Endowed Awards Winners Announced
We are pleased to announce the following graduate student award winners in the 2018-2019 Graduate Student Endowed Awards competition.
Congratulations to Dr. George Belliveau and Team
Congratulations to Dr. George Belliveau, Professor in LLED and his team, for receiving a second UBC Grant for Catalyzing Research Clusters (Emerging Cluster category).
Pramod Sah has won this year’s Mary Ashworth Scholarship
Pramod Sah has won this year’s Mary Ashworth Scholarship, valued at $1000.