CreteLing summer school has been officially announced
This year’s CreteLing summer school has been officially announced. It will be held from July 16 to July 29, 2022, at Rethymnon, Crete, Greece. For more on this: https://linguistics.philology.uoc.gr/cssl22/.
Professor Abdul-Mageed on CTV Morning Live
Professor Muhammad Abdul-Mageed shares his views with CTV Morning Live on the dangers of “oversharing” on social media (Feb. 03, 2022). Share this news without “oversharing!”
Rose-Marie Déchaine has been promoted to the rank of Professor
Rose-Marie Déchaine has been promoted to the rank of Professor effective July 1, 2021. Huge congratulations, Professor Déchaine!
Marci Sóskuthy promoted to associate professor
Márton Sóskuthy has been promoted to associate professor with tenure. Congratulations, Marci!
Library site highlights syntax class Wikipedia projects
The UBC library website has a posted an extensive discussion of Wikipedia authorship class projects in Rose-Marie Déchaine’s undergraduate syntax course LING 300.
Sav Nijeboer is our new manager of administration
The department has a new manager of administration, Sav Nijeboer. She has a BSc in Behavioural Neuroscience from UBC and was most recently the research manager in Janet Werker’s language acquisition lab, where many of us may already have met her through various Language Sciences initiatives. Her Scottish Terrier’s name is Finn.
Statement on the Kamloops Indian Residential School atrocity
The department has a long-term commitment to Indigenous communities as they work to recover from the residential school era and its aftermath. We are horrified and saddened by the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children… [Click for full statement.]
PhD alumna Heather Bliss wins CLA early career researcher award
Heather Bliss, who graduated from the doctoral program in 2013 and is currently a lecturer at Simon Fraser University, has been selected to receive the Canadian Linguistic Association Early Career Researcher Award. She was recognized for achievements in research across subfields and community engagement.
Joash Gambarage wins UBC public engagement award
Doctoral program alumnus and Swahili lecturer Joash Gambarage was been awarded the inaugural Public Engagement Award from UBC’s Public Humanities Hub. The award recognizes his efforts as a regional ambassador for the Swahili language.
Strang Burton promoted
Strang Burton has been promoted to associate professor of teaching, with tenure, making him the first associate professor of teaching in the department.