Political observers have noted an ongoing global decline in democracy over the past two decades. And now, the world’s most powerful nation is led by a president who is openly challenging the democratic ideals on which it was built. What are the roots of this backsliding, and how can democracy be strengthened for the 21st century?
Art Patterson of Calgary passed away on December 26, 2018, at the age of 94 years. Art was devoted to his family and dearly loved his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He loved his...
James Parker Pattison, proud graduate of UBC, quietly passed away on April 29, 2019, at the age of 91.
Born August 25, 1927, in Richmond, BC, Jim moved to Toronto not long after his graduation...
Duncan Pitman grew up in Prince George. Following his release from army duty in 1945, he returned to UBC and completed his bachelor’s degree in engineering physics. After graduating, he was awarded a...
Professor Robert Mundell, who died on April 4 at the age of 88, was one of the preeminent economists of his era, receiving the 1999 Nobel Prize in Economics. His ideas — often controversial...
Dr. David F. Hardwick died on May 15. He was an internationally recognized pediatric pathologist who was involved with the UBC Faculty of Medicine for more than 60 years as a student, professor,...
Silver Donald Cameron was a leading Atlantic Canadian writer, educator and advocate for social and environmental justice. He died in Halifax in June 2020, aged 82.
Sylvea was born in Vancouver to immigrant parents from the UK and Sweden. From humble beginnings, she became determined to strike out and “see the world.” The life-changing step in her journey was...
On Thursday, April 30, 2020, William (Bill) Joseph Henry Pierce, loving husband of Donna and father of Matthew, passed away at the age of 78 at St. Joseph’s Auxiliary Hospital.
On October 8, 2019, David Fushtey passed away at St. John Hospice in Vancouver at the age of 64. Dave was born on August 21, 1955, in Guelph, Ontario, to Ruth and Steve Fushtey. Beloved husband to...
Dr. Richard Franklin Berwick, an internationally respected UBC sociolinguist, passed away at the age of 74 on June 3, 2019, in his North Vancouver home. Rick pioneered practitioner research in the...