Extension of appointment for Dr. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe), Director of the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
This message was sent to executive, deans and other senior academic leaders, academic heads, directors and managers, and senior professional leaders in Vancouver and the Okanagan.
February 24, 2021
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s appointment as Director of the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre has been extended for a second term, commencing June 1, 2021.
Dr. Turpel-Lafond has been director of the centre since its inception in 2018. Since that time, she has worked to establish the centre as a leading institution for culturally informed, reciprocal, community-led research, education and dialogues in partnership with Indigenous communities, Survivors and the university.
Dr. Turpel-Lafond and her team have ensured the centre works in service to Indigenous communities and peoples of Canada. UBC is fortunate to have Dr. Turpel-Lafond at the helm of this important centre and we look forward to its continued evolution under her leadership. Please join me in congratulating her.
For the full announcement, click here.
Andrew Szeri
Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver
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