The Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities is committed to fostering the foundational human disciplines. Our faculty serve the diverse communities of northern British Columbia through relevant, creative, innovative, and curiosity-driven research and teaching in the fields of Anthropology, English, First Nations Studies, History, Global and International Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Northern Studies, Political Science, and Women’s and Gender Studies.
Our Faculty is committed to UNBC’s values on equity, diversity and inclusion. We believe that social and cultural diversity is core to enriching the learning environment of a modern university. The confluence of diversity and respectful discussion stimulates creative thoughts, new ways of thinking, and new pathways of inquiry. As teachers, researchers, and citizens of northern British Columbia, we value an engaged and collaborative approach to learning and scholarship built on a foundation of disciplinary excellence, innovation, and discovery; the engagement, respect, and recognition of Indigenous ways of knowing and knowledge systems; and a working and learning environment that promotes respect, integrity, and a meaningful and open dialogue in the pursuit of knowledge.
FISSSH News
Harmonizing words and melodies
John Buchan’s Poetry in Song, the latest album from English Professor Dr. Kevin Hutchings, fuses academic work with artistic flair and creates new opportunities for students to engage with literature.
Learning diplomacy on the fly
UNBC students Sean Robinson and Will Hanlon put their diplomacy skills to the test as delegates at a Model NATO event in Germany last fall.
From classroom curiosity to published paper
Political Science and Geography student Will Hanlon turned an Undergraduate Research Experience project with Political Science Professor Dr. Gary Wilson into his first co-authored published academic paper.
WWN, UNBC launch new degree in Nisg̱a’a Language Fluency
Starting in September, students in the Nass Valley will be able to work towards fluency in the Nisg̱a'a language thanks to a new degree program from the Wilp Wilx̱o’oskwhl Nisg̱a’a Institute and UNBC.
UNBC research income increases for fourth straight year
UNBC's research income increased for the fourth straight year in the latest Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities rankings produced by Research Infosource Inc.
Revisiting Prince George's crime history
When the quest for so-called civic respectability in the early settlement days of what is now Prince George clashed with the reality in the townsites, a reputation was born. History Professor Dr. Jonathan Swainger examines this dichotomy in his new book The Notorious Georges: Crime and Community in British Columbia’s Northern Interior, 1909-25.
Knowledge That Moves program to fund international student travel
UNBC students will have more opportunity to include international travel as part of their studies through the Knowledge that Moves program funded through the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship program.
Empowering innovative ideas
Open to the University community, a new investment fund aims to realize the goals of UNBC's new vision.
Award-winning paper examines the role of women in history making in B.C.
Recent Bachelor of Arts in History graduate Rebecca Campbell won the W. Kaye Lamb Award from the BC Historical Federation for her paper exploring the role women played in history making in B.C. between 1950 and 1970.