What happened when one of Canada’s largest research-intensive universities reached out
to the country’s poorest urban neighbourhood?
The founding Director of the UBC Learning Exchange reflects on what she learned and what she still wonders about.
The Learning Exchange Story
How did the Learning Exchange go from being an initiative that local people resisted to a place they now describe as a refuge? How did Community Service Learning become a strategic priority for UBC? What challenges were faced and how were they overcome?