Exciting New Addition to the College’s Academic Program
The College is delighted to announce a new collaborative venture with Green College. This three-year pilot program will extend over the academic years 2025-2028. The Emeritus College will henceforth nominate Visitors who are distinguished in their field and who have a proven track record of interdisciplinary practice or engagement, to be a resident at Green College. Visitors will be invited to be either a Green College Patricia Merivale Visitor in Residence or a Cecil H. and Ida Green (CIG) Visiting Professor. In terms of residence, the Merivale Visitors are invited for a month-long stay, while the CIGs stay for one or two weeks.
The intent is to foster collaboration and the interchange of ideas on interdisciplinary topics with scholars, artists and intellectuals from outside British Columbia. To provide the greatest impact the Visitor’s field of interest should have broad appeal to members of both Colleges.
A feature of each Residency will be a public event led by the Visitor in each college. The visit will allow for extensive collaboration with members of the Emeritus College and engagement with graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, UBC faculty and the broader community.
Green College will cover the full-cost of accommodations (with breakfast and dinner five days a week in the community), travel and the cost of the public event at Green College. The CIG endowment typically includes an honorarium (amount to be discussed with Green College once a visitor is identified).
Nomination Process
Members of the Emeritus College are invited to nominate a Visitor. The timeslot for a Merivale Residency for January-April, 2026 is full. Nominators should also plan ahead for the timeslots in the Winter Terms 2026/27 and 2027/28.
Nominations will be submitted to the Emeritus College Visitor in Residence Program Committee (Professor Emeritus Donald Fisher, Chair; Professor Emeriti Nancy Gallini and Dean Emeriti Susan Porter.) Deadlines for applications (October and March) will be announced at the beginning of each academic year. With the approval of the Emeritus College Council, nominations will be forwarded for review by the Green College Academic Committee.
Deadlines
Deadline for nominations is March 13, 2026.
Direct preliminary inquiries to the Chair, Emeritus Professor Donald Fisher: donald.fisher@ubc.ca