School of Public Policy and Global Affairs

Faculty of Arts

News & Events

Featured News

Cassandra

UNDP Cambodia Reflections by MPPGA Student Cassandra Jeffery

MPPGA student Cassandra Jeffery reflects upon her summer internship with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Cambodia.

The Road to Reconciliation Starts With the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

In her article for The Conversation, SPPGA Professor Sheryl Lightfoot asserts that much still needs to be done to redress past injustices against the Indigenous community.

Green Party Gaffes Won’t Make Much of a Difference Come Election Day

Controversy over Green Party candidates’ ideologies may have party supporters shaking their heads, but SPPGA Acting Director Maxwell Cameron says it’s not going to have much of an impact on election results.

Professor Rashid Sumaila Named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Professor Rashid Sumaila (Institute for Oceans & Fisheries; School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, UBC) was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

In the Media

The Road to Reconciliation Starts With the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

September 13, 2019

Green Party Gaffes Won’t Make Much of a Difference Come Election Day

September 11, 2019

Japan May Dump Radioactive Water from Fukushima into Pacific

September 10, 2019

Research & Impact

2019 IAR Report

Innovation in Policy: How UBC is Influencing Global Affairs

New Brand of Politics

Featured Event

View all Events

Climate Change and the Federal Election: What’s at Stake and Where do the Parties Stand?

September 24, 2019

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Asian Centre Auditorium

View all Events

Stay Connected

Stay up to date with the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs by subscribing to our newsletter.