Qwul’sih’yah’mat

UVic Senate, Jan. 9

At its first meeting of 2026, Senate approved several new academic programs, discussed scholarship and award language, and updated research centre policy.

Indigenous speakers and hundreds of gatherers oppose unsanctioned OneBC event on UVic campus

The Saanich Police Department told the Martlet in a statement that officers arrested one individual under the Trespass Act. Saanich PD did not provide their name, but both Brodie and…

UVic students, local groups host vigil on campus for Palestinians killed in Gaza

“The bare minimum would be acknowledging the genocide.... I want UVic to live up to some of its stated principles,” a faculty member told the Martlet.

UVic Senate, Oct. 3

The bulk of this meeting was spent discussing Academic Accommodations policy, which drew heated criticism from several senators.

UVic Board of Governors, Sept. 23

In a short meeting, the Board of Governors voted to approve a number of policies and procedures, including the Indigenous Citizenship Declaration Policy.

Qwul’sih’yah’maht, Dr. Robina Thomas is UVic’s interim president

Her research focuses on residential schools, Indigenous ways of knowing and being, Indigenous women and children, social work education, and storytelling. 

Five completely serious candidates for UVic’s new president

The words you use are really big and I feel like I should trust you because of them. Please, tell me what is right and what is wrong. Lead me.…