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Students left without housing as classes start

Unable to find housing, students ask whether or not to defer  For many students, starting school at UVic in September also meant finding housing in Victoria. In a city notorious…

UVic launches vaccination platform, expands on rapid testing requirements

UVic has launched the online platform where students, staff, and faculty can declare their COVID-19 vaccination status. The platform will be open until Sept. 26 at midnight, but UVic is…

Over 800 students attended a party at UVic residences after move-in day

Hundreds of unmasked students were partying on campus, three days before classes start Classes don’t officially start until Wednesday, but many students at UVic are already keen to meet their…

UVic will require vaccination or rapid testing for fall semester

UVic just announced that all students will either have to be fully vaccinated or regularly undergo rapid testing. Staff and faculty will also be asked to declare their status.

Students will not need to be vaccinated to attend fall classes

With just two weeks remaining before the fall semester begins, the B.C. government recently announced that masks will now be required in all indoor public spaces — including on university…

Return to campus: UVic answers student questions about fall semester

UVic speaks to online classes, campus vaccine clinics, student housing outbreaks With the start of fall classes just around the corner, UVic students have questions about returning to in-person learning. …

UVic students scramble to find September housing

As students return to Greater Victoria for September 2021, a tight rental market and overcrowding on campus have made house hunting a stressful process.

What’s next for online learning at UVic?

Online learning has been knocking at the door of post-secondary education for years, but thanks to COVID-19 it finally kicked down the door without so much a

UVic appoints acting senior academic administrators with limited faculty consultation

High-level academic administration personnel changes are accumulating at the University of Victoria with little consultation with faculty, according to the Faculty Association and emails from university administration.