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Creating Revolution
Zan. Zendegi. Azadi. Woman. Life. Freedom. Tape edges the hard canvas. A wide mink brush quickly coats the...



Protecting BC’s Native Biodiversity
Vancouver Island is home to many non-native, invasive plant species that threaten biodiversity, human health, and personal livelihoods. We...


Acclimatizing to Change
Canada issued a ban on the manufacture and import of plastics in December of last year. By December 2023,...
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VIU Turns Its Back on International Tuition Commitments
On December 15, 2022, the VIU Board of Governors pushed through a surprise tuition increase of 5% for international students in the 2023-2024 school...



Courtney Blow
Courtney Blow wakes up in a quiet house with a sinking feeling in her stomach. Her brother sleeps in another room. She hopes he...



Giving Tuesday at VIU
Giving Tuesday began in the heart of New York to encourage people to become more engaged in their communities and spread more kindness into...



Short-Term Solutions to a Long-Term Problem
The roads are slick with black ice and noses turn red from the biting cold—Nanaimo faces a chillier winter this year and the homeless...



Boycott Privilege at the World Cup
Ella Blaschko is an international student from Munich, Germany. She’s in the second year of her journalism studies and spent the fall term at...



Enter the Urchin Tank
VIU’s Culinary Arts students, Microbiology students, and three Urchins walk into Malaspina Theatre. No, this isn't the start of a bad joke. It's a...



Owl Banding At VIU
I’ve always been fascinated by owls. Their eyes look like two annular solar eclipses, rings bursting with a golden flame, lighting their way through...


Heart of Gold
There is a new bench outside the Education and Social Sciences building on the VIU Nanaimo campus. On it is a plaque that reads:...


Mahsa Amini
Alli, an Iranian MBA student attending VIU stands behind a table outside the campus library in Nanaimo. Melted wax candles dot the table’s surface...


The Fight for Fairness
The province of BC has opened its doors for international students to access education in the province, with former Premier Christy Clark pushing to...


A Say on Services
March is usually a busy month for VIU students is with assignments, exams, and final years getting ready to graduate. This year, there’s something...


The Role of the Preserved Poem
Acclaimed poet A.F. Moritz is the 2021–2022 Ralph Gustafson Distinguished Poet at VIU. Moritz has written over 20 books of poetry, most recently As...


A Rich and Majestic Land
VIU’s Engaged Citizens Speaker series returns on February 8, 2022, with an important human rights issue—climate change. Sheila Watt-Cloutier Siila's presentation Re-imagining a New...


VIU Graduate Programs Expo
Don’t know what to do after you graduate? Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Graduate Programs Expo can help. VIU has a variety of postgraduate options,...
Latest News



Creating Revolution
Zan. Zendegi. Azadi. Woman. Life. Freedom. Tape edges the hard canvas. A wide mink brush quickly coats the...



Protecting BC’s Native Biodiversity
Vancouver Island is home to many non-native, invasive plant species that threaten biodiversity, human health, and personal livelihoods. We...
Older Posts



VIU Turns Its Back on International Tuition Commitments
On December 15, 2022, the VIU Board of Governors pushed through a surprise tuition increase of 5% for international students in the 2023-2024 school...



Courtney Blow
Courtney Blow wakes up in a quiet house with a sinking feeling in her stomach. Her brother sleeps in another room. She hopes he...



Giving Tuesday at VIU
Giving Tuesday began in the heart of New York to encourage people to become more engaged in their communities and spread more kindness into...



Short-Term Solutions to a Long-Term Problem
The roads are slick with black ice and noses turn red from the biting cold—Nanaimo faces a chillier winter this year and the homeless...



Boycott Privilege at the World Cup
Ella Blaschko is an international student from Munich, Germany. She’s in the second year of her journalism studies and spent the fall term at...



Enter the Urchin Tank
VIU’s Culinary Arts students, Microbiology students, and three Urchins walk into Malaspina Theatre. No, this isn't the start of a bad joke. It's a...



Owl Banding At VIU
I’ve always been fascinated by owls. Their eyes look like two annular solar eclipses, rings bursting with a golden flame, lighting their way through...