The University of British Columbia
UBC - A Place of Mind
The University of British Columbia
School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Faculty of Arts
School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Faculty of Arts
  • Graduate Program
    • Program Benefits
    • Admissions
    • Curriculum
    • Capstone: Global Policy Project
    • Career Development
    • Tuition & Funding
    • Our Students
    • Our Alumni
  • People
  • Research & Impact
    • Programs & Initiatives
    • Faculty Expertise
    • Media & Publications
  • News & Events
    • News
    • Events
    • Newsletter
  • Institutes & Centres
    • Institute of Asian Research
    • Liu Institute for Global Issues
    • Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions
    • Office of Regional & International Community Engagement
    • Pacific Affairs
  • About
    • Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
    • Annual Reports & Strategic Plan
    • Opportunities
    • Facilities
    • Donate
    • Contact Us
Home / Phil Lind Initiative

Event Tag Archives: Phil Lind Initiative

The Phil Lind Initiative Presents: Robert Bullard

15 January 2019 6:00 pm
  • Venue: Frederic Wood Theatre
  • Categories: Featured Homepage
  • Tags: Lind19, Phil Lind Initiative, Robert Bullard

We begin the Phil Lind Initiative 2019 series with Robert Bullard, considered the “Father of Environmental Justice” and a Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy,

The Phil Lind Initiative Presents: Elizabeth Kolbert

12 February 2019 6:00 pm
  • Venue: Frederic Wood Theatre
  • Categories: Featured Homepage, Featured News & Events
  • Tags: Elizabeth Kolbert, Lind 2019, Phil Lind Initiative

The Phil Lind Initiative 2019 series presents Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, staff writer for The New Yorker and book author.

Claudia RankineThe Phil Lind Initiative Presents: Claudia Rankine

15 January 2020 6:00 pm
  • Venue: Frederic Wood Theatre
  • Categories: Featured Homepage, Featured News & Events
  • Tags: Claudia Rankine, Phil Lind Initiative, Thinking While Black

The School of Public Policy and Global Affairs presents Claudia Rankine, New York Times bestselling poet, MacArthur “Genius” award recipient, and Professor at Yale University, in conversation with Kaie Kellough, novelist, poet, and sound performer as part of the 2020 Phil Lind Initiative series on Thinking While Black.

Lind 2020 ROXANE GAYThe Phil Lind Initiative Presents: Roxane Gay

25 February 2020 6:00 pm
  • Venue: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
  • Categories: Featured News & Events
  • Tags: Phil Lind Initiative

UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is proud to host Roxane Gay, author and cultural critic, as the third speaker in our 2020 Phil Lind Initiative series on Thinking While Black.

Lind 2020 Ibran X. Kendi Talk Graphics_SPPGAPOSTPONED – The Phil Lind Initiative Presents: Ibram X. Kendi

17 March 2020 6:00 pm
  • Venue: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
  • Categories: Featured Homepage, Featured News & Events
  • Tags: Phil Lind Initiative

POSTPONED – UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is proud to host award-winning historian and author Ibram X. Kendi as the fourth speaker in our 2020 Phil Lind Initiative series on Thinking While Black.

POSTPONED – The Phil Lind Initiative Presents: Jesmyn Ward

24 March 2020 6:00 pm
  • Venue: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
  • Categories: Featured Homepage, Featured News & Events
  • Tags: Phil Lind Initiative

POSTPONED – UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is proud to host Jesmyn Ward, MacArthur Genius and two-time National Book Award winner, as the final speaker in our 2020 Phil Lind Initiative series on Thinking While Black.

Lind 2021 Michael Sandel GraphicThe Phil Lind Initiative Presents: Michael Sandel

21 January 2021 5:00 pm
  • Categories: Featured Homepage, Featured News & Events
  • Tags: Phil Lind Initiative

Watch a clip of the talk by political philosopher Michael Sandel on “The Anti-Democratic Turn” as part of the 2021 Phil Lind Initiative at UBC.

Lind 2021 General Series Graphics_WebsiteThe Phil Lind Initiative Presents: The Anti-Democratic Turn

21 January 2021 5:00 pm - 18 March 2021 6:30 pm
  • Categories: Featured News & Events
  • Tags: Phil Lind Initiative

The 2021 Phil Lind Initiative series examines emerging fault lines in U.S. democracy and their wide-ranging implications for democracy everywhere.

Lind 2021 Charles Blow Graphics_Website FTThe Phil Lind Initiative Presents: Charles M. Blow

04 February 2021 5:00 pm
  • Categories: Featured Homepage, Featured News & Events
  • Tags: Phil Lind Initiative

Watch a recording of our event with Charles M. Blow on “The Anti-Democratic Turn” as part of the 2021 Phil Lind Initiative at UBC.

john mcwhorter phil lind initiative event 2023The Phil Lind Initiative: John McWhorter

16 February 2023 6:00 pm
  • Venue: Frederic Wood Theatre
  • Categories: Featured Homepage, Featured News & Events
  • Tags: Phil Lind Initiative, Phil Lind Initiative series

The 2023 Phil Lind Initiative series continues on February 16 with John McWhorter— New York Times best-selling author specializing in linguistics and race, host of Lexicon Valley podcast.

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Faculty of Arts
1234 Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V0V 0V0
     
Contact Us
We acknowledge that the UBC Vancouver campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).
The University of British Columbia
  • Emergency Procedures |
  • Terms of Use |
  • Copyright |
  • Accessibility