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Terri E. Givens Reflects on Her Past To Provide Us With a Path Forward
"In the front row of the Green College Coach House, a line of Resident Members sits ready and waiting for the talk to begin.
Influential GC Players Reminisce: An Interview with Former Residents Vanessa Timmer and Melanie Thompson
"All the world's a stage" writes Shakespeare—and that includes Green College!
An Interview with Emma Cunliffe, the Next Principal of Green College
In late October 2023, Green College Content Writer and Resident Member Kyla McCallum sat down for a conversation with Green College's incoming Principal, Dr. Emma Cunliffe.
You were a Resident Member at Green College from 2002 to 2005. What initially drew you to living at Green College?
Generative AI in the Classroom: Background Information for Educators
As artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming widely adopted by professionals and students alike, educators are realizing that they need to better understand text and image generators like ChatGPT and DALL-E.
On a rainy Thursday in October, Vered Shwartz—Assistant Professor in the UBC Department of Computer Science—kicked off a lecture series that caters to these needs, called AI in Education: Promises and Pitfalls.
History of the Dutch Empire in the Indian Ocean: A Multidimensional Perspective
Green College's first public event of 2023-24 began with a splash!
Introducing Green College's New Principal: Dr. Emma Cunliffe
Dr Emma Cunliffe is a Professor in the Allard School of Law and served as the Director of Research and Policy for the joint Federal-Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission. She will be the fourth Principal of Green College, starting in that role in 2024 while remaining cross-appointed to the Faculty of Law.
Songs and Ghosts: An Interview with Green College Resident Member Vivian (Xiao Wen) Li
Vivian (Xiao Wen) Li is a Green College Resident Member and MFA student at the UBC School of Creative Writing. She wrote, produced and directed a short film, “In Silence, We Sing,” as part of the 26th Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. She sits down with Green College Resident Member Noah Stevens to discuss her work and her time at Green.
What inspired the film? Do you see it as a response to recent events?
A Conversation with Pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Green College Resident Member
Jaeden Izik-Dzurko is an emerging BC-born pianist and Green College Resident Member. He is the First Prize winner at the 2022 Hilton Head International Piano Competition, the 2022 Maria Canals International Music Competition and the 20th Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competition. In late March, he took time out of his schedule to sit down with Green College Resident Member Noah Stevens to talk about his life as a pianist and his time at Green.
How did you get started playing the piano?
Literary Forms, Frye and a Farewell: Mark Vessey Gives the Richard V. Ericson Lecture
On the twelfth edition of the Richard V. Ericson Lecture in honour of Green College’s first Principal, Mark Vessey punctuated his fifteen-year stay as the head of the College with a lecture on the concept of literature.
Ten minutes past the start time, chairs were still being brought into the Coach House to accommodate the overflow of guests, including Green College Advisory Board Members, Resident Members, Members of Common Room, former residents, members of the English faculty and those who share an interest in English literature.