News Stories
VIU’s Engaged Citizens Speaker Series puts the spotlight on bad leaders and followers
April 11, 2024
Bad Leaders, Bad Followers: Threats to democracy that we don’t talk about enough – an edition of the Engaged Citizens Speaker Series When: Monday, April 15, 6:30 to 8:30 pm Where: VIU’s Malaspina Theatre (Building 310) or online via Zoom webinar. See Nanaimo campus map. Nanaimo, BC: There have been countless books written about leadership, but most focus on good leadership and what makes for a... Read more
Expert in democracy and public trust joins Vancouver Island University
April 12, 2023
Dr. Michael MacKenzie, VIU’s inaugural Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership, joins unique network across Canada. A new position at Vancouver Island University (VIU) will focus on educating future politicians and civil servants. Dr. Michael K. MacKenzie is VIU’s inaugural Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership. The Jarislowsky Foundation invited Acadia University,... Read more
Vancouver Island University receives $2 million to educate future public service leaders
June 8, 2022
VIU has been selected to join a prestigious new network to establish a Chair in Trust and Political Leadership. Vancouver Island University (VIU) is one of five Canadian universities selected to form a unique network focused on educating future politicians and civil servants. The Jarislowsky Foundation has chosen Acadia University, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (in collaboration with l’... Read more
5 Questions with Mark Williams
January 31, 2022
The VIU Political Studies Professor has penned a new book. Three years ago, VIU Political Studies Professor and Department Chair Dr. Mark Williams began working on concepts and themes for what would ultimately become his new, recently published book. Williams, the author of The Politics of the Asia-Pacific: Triumphs, Challenges, and Threats, says the process involved developing a vision for the... Read more
Alumni of the Month: Ebrahim Lababidi
July 12, 2018
After graduating from VIU in 2016 with a double major in History and Political Studies, Ebrahim Lababidi rushed home to Beirut, Lebanon, for a quick visit with family before starting his master’s degree at the University of Toronto’s (U of T’s) Munk School of Global Affairs. While in that program he had some incredible experiences, including an internship with UNICEF Canada. Ebrahim was happy to... Read more