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We’ve moved accounts! Follow us at @ubcsppga to keep up with our expert faculty, our diverse interdisciplinary initiatives, and policy research and news from local and global perspectives! This account will officially close Aug 15.

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Teaching in the fall? Get ready for the new school year with a week of free workshops on teaching and learning. Registration for the @UBC_CTLT Summer Institute is now open: https://t.co/gxtkbz8600 #UBC

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We’ve moved accounts! Follow us at @ubcsppga to keep up with our expert faculty, our diverse interdisciplinary initiatives, and policy research and news from local and global perspectives! This account will officially close Aug 15.

[UBC Policy School @UBCPolicySchool]

We’ve moved accounts! Follow us at @ubcsppga to keep up with our expert faculty, our diverse interdisciplinary initiatives, and policy research and news from local and global perspectives! This account will officially close Aug 15.

[UBC Policy School @UBCPolicySchool]

We’ve moved accounts! Follow us at @ubcsppga to keep up with our expert faculty, our diverse interdisciplinary initiatives, and policy research and news from local and global perspectives! This account will officially close Aug 15.

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Happy B.C. Day!

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We’ve moved accounts! Follow us at @ubcsppga to keep up with our expert faculty, our diverse interdisciplinary initiatives, and policy research and news from local and global perspectives! This account will officially close Aug 15.

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Interested in teaching, learning or technology? The @UBC_CTLT Summer Institute features more than 20 free workshops on topics such as open education, student wellbeing, learning analytics & more. Register: https://t.co/gxtkbz8600 #UBC

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.@PolicyPopUp aims to fill the gap between #millennial engagement with #canpoli & #BCPoli, with pop-up events featuring citizens & experts. Their first event is on the federal government decision to purchase the #TransMountainPipeline. Visit their website: https://t.co/JDBGwlw8hX

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Happy Pride Week! Celebrate with @ubcequity 🌈🏳️‍🌈 https://t.co/mI4LjTby4e

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What does #India & #China’s convergence in #Afghanistan look like? The Greater Central Asia Initiative is hosting an event where Afghani Ambassador H.E. Gul Hussain will discuss the recent joint economic project between India & China in Afghanistan. RSVP: https://t.co/WVFzW0jmVX

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From our past Phil Lind Initiative series: Steven Pinker et Robert Muggah : « La démocratie libérale se porte très bien merci » https://t.co/3sxrcLB5h9

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Participants of @UBCDemocracy’s Institute for Future Legislators learning how there is no executive at the city level; it’s not a parliamentary system - recommendations come from city’s professional staff. The most contentious issues referred to committees.

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Municipal politics “is where you can have most impact in your community. Being mayor was the proudest I could ever be because of the people working here” ~ Senator Larry Campbell, former Mayor of Vancouver at @UBC’s Institute for Future Legislators

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2nd weekend of @UBCDemocracy Institute of Future Legislators is underway, this time at Vancouver City Hall on “What you should know if you’re elected to municipal politics.” Several Vancouver City staff & councillors, as well as Senator Larry Campbell & Frances Bula are with us!

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From August 20–24, explore innovative teaching practices at @UBC_CTLT’s Summer Institute. This week of free, interactive workshops is open to all #UBC educators. https://t.co/gxtkbz8600

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Join Iman Baobeid at the closing of her Lobby Gallery exhibition, “On History, Memory and Justice.” A long table discussion will take place, centring the role of #SocialJustice in relationship to memory, history & testimony with the larger community. RSVP: https://t.co/x8slH1AGYr

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As #Myanmar & #Malaysia look to #Indonesia to consider decentralization for their own nations, SPPGA Professor @KaiOstwald & others highlight the importance of #ethnicdiversity & #segregation for #development in a piece for @east_asia_forum. Read more: https://t.co/6VkJQvsfHC

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Will extremism ease with electoral reform? Director @MaxwellACameron’s new book Political Institutions and Practical Wisdom offers astute observations & philosophical insights about how to rebuild democratic institutions. Read @VancouverSun’s review here: https://t.co/s4nrObc6CG

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Vancouver MP Jenny Kwan calls for a national day to commemorate the Nanjing Massacre. SPPGA Professor @jdierkes argues that it is not appropriate for Canada's government to commemorate events that did not involve them directly. Read on @GlobeandMail: https://t.co/8rin1jD5Pb