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March 17th, 2020 While the Public Health Agency of Canada continues to assess the risk as low for Canada, we seek to minimize transmission in the community by limiting close contact with others at this time. In order to prevent further spread
Undergrad Xueqing Zhang Writes on Why East-Asian International Students Stay Quiet in Class

Sociology Grad Student Xueqing Zhang Writes on Why East-Asian International Students Stay Quiet in Class

 
The number of international students continues to climb at Canadian universities. In 2018, Canada recorded 435,415 international students enrolled at all postsecondary education levels, an 18-percent jump from the previous year. The University

UBC Sociology hosts visit day for incoming students

 
UBC Sociology welcomed our newly-admitted graduate students at our 2020 Visit Day on March 9.
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Three aspects attracted me to the PhD program in the Department of Sociology at UBC—the quality of the faculty members, the caliber of current graduate students enrolled in both the MA and PhD programs, and the financial support offered to incoming graduate students. These aspects combined generated a stimulating and productive academic environment with which to carry out study and research.

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