Welcoming Together: Musqueam-YVR Collaboration on Refugee Reception

31 October 2024 9:30 am

Venue: C.K. Choi 231
Categories: Featured News & Events, Migration & Indigeneity
Tags: Elder Mary Point

Join the CMS Migration & Indigeneity Research Group for a unique discussion with Elder Mary Point,exploring partnerships in refugee reception in unceded territories.

The Crash of the International Student ‘Market’: Causes, Consequences, and the Future of Canadian Higher Education

06 November 2024 1:00 pm

Venue: Online
Categories: Featured News & Events
Tags: Online Events

Join us to discuss the impact of recent policy changes on international students in Canada and how they intersect with colonial dynamics and the future of higher education. For decades, Canadian higher education turned to international student recruitment to make up for stagnant public funds. However, growing public concern that international students were competing for […]

CMS-Sector Research Collaborations Day 2024

13 November 2024 8:30 am

Venue: UBC Robson Square, HSBC Hall
Categories: Featured News & Events
Tags: BC Settlement Sector, In-Person Events, Research Collaborations Day

Join us for the 2024 CMS-Sector Research Collaborations Day on November 13, 2024, an annual event exploring migration research through a decolonial lens and building mutually beneficial connections between CMS migration researchers and BC’s Settlement sector.

Community Luncheon

19 November 2024 1:00 pm

Venue: C.K. Choi 351
Categories: Featured News & Events
Tags: In-Person Events

CMS is thrilled to invite you to its quarterly Community Luncheon! Come and join us on November 19, 2024, 1-2 PM, at the C.K. Choi building for lunch and captivating conversations among CMS affiliates, both familiar and new faces.

Media Training Workshop

27 January 2025 12:00 pm

Venue: C.K Choi Building
Categories: Featured News & Events
Tags: In-Person Events, Media Training

Join us for a hands-on media training session designed to help CMS affiliates navigate the world of media engagement with confidence. Learn strategies to amplify your research, craft impactful messages, and handle interviews effectively.

Community Luncheon

28 January 2025 1:00 pm

Venue: C.K. Choi 351
Categories: Featured News & Events
Tags: In-Person Events

CMS is thrilled to invite you to its quarterly Community Luncheon! Come and join us on January 28, 2025, 1-2 PM, at the C.K. Choi building for lunch and captivating conversations among CMS affiliates, both familiar and new faces.

Race and Migration Studies: A Research Journey with Jennifer A. Jones

10 February 2025 3:00 pm

Venue: C.K Choi Building
Categories: Featured News & Events
Tags: In-Person Events, Jennifer A. Jones

Join us for a workshop with Dr. Jennifer A. Jones on February 10, as she reflects on the evolving scholarship of race and immigration, sharing insights from her research and personal journey. Open to the campus community, with graduate students especially encouraged to attend.

Professional Development Event with Zahra Esmail

24 February 2025 12:00 pm

Venue: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 158
Categories: Featured News & Events, Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies
Tags: In-Person Events, Professional Development, Zahra Esmail

Join Zahra Esmail, CEO of Vantage Point, as she shares her journey in migration work and highlights real-world applications, challenges, and career opportunities beyond academia. Don’t miss this conversation, part of the CMS Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies.

Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create a Filipino Diaspora

28 February 2025 3:00 pm

Venue: Liu Institute for Global Issues, Place of Many Trees
Categories: Featured News & Events
Tags: Sharon Quinsaat

Join the CMS Borders Research Group on February 28 at The Liu Institute for a book talk with Dr. Sharon Quinsaat on Insurgent Communities and diasporic activism.

“Otherness” and the Politics of Sanctuary: Exploring the History of Refuge Over the Long Twentieth Century with Laura Madokoro

03 March 2025 11:45 am

Venue: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Dodson Room (302)
Categories: Featured News & Events
Tags: Hybrid Events, Laura Madokoro

Attend Laura Madokoro’s talk on March 3, 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM at Irving K. Barber Learning Centre or online, as she explores how anti-immigrant discourse shapes migration, race, and refuge through the politics of sanctuary and exclusion.