Op-Ed Examples

Op-Ed Examples by Scholars

The following examples showcase an array of op-ed types from a variety of academic fields and publications. We have also emphasized where op-eds have been written collaboratively and/or authored by graduate students. Examples are categorized below as follows:

  • Op-eds written by UBC scholars

  • Op-eds written by other scholars

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Written by UBC Scholars

“Twitter Shaming Won’t Change University Power Structures” by Charles Menzies, Anthropology. August 5, 2020. (The Tyee)

COVID-19 has put a harsh spotlight on the anti-Asian racism that has always existed in Canada by Carol Liao, Law. May 16, 2020. (CBC)

“Indigenous Communities and COVID-19: The virus may not discriminate, but responses to it do” by Dallas Hunt, English and Gina Starblanket, University of Calgary. March 27, 2020. (The Globe and Mail) **an example of co-authorship between colleagues.

Peter Handke Nobel Prize controversy: Literature can’t be judged on esthetics alone by Ervin Malakaj, German Studies. January 27, 2020. (The Conversation)

“Trump keeps talking about ‘keeping’ Middle East oil. That would be illegal.” by James Stewart, Law. November 5, 2019. (The Washington Post)

“Rabies’ horrifying symptoms inspire folktales of humans turned into werewolves, vampires and other monsters” by Jessica Wang, History. October 29, 2019. (The Conversation)

Ignore university rankings, but make higher education an election issue by Michelle Stack, Education. September 20, 2019. (The Vancouver Sun)

“How to love-craft your relationships for health and happiness” by Carrie Jenkins, Philosophy. September 12, 2018. (The Conversation)

“Quietly, one of President Trump’s tariffs threatens American democracy” by Heidi Tworek, History. September 11, 2018. (The Washington Post)

LGBTQ2 apology is a good start, but it’s not enough” by John Paul Catungal, The Social Justice Institute (GRSJ). November 27, 2017. (The Conversation)

“Dear white people, wake up: Canada is racist” by Annette Henry, Education. September 6, 2017. (The Conversation)

Charlottesville: White educators need to fight racism every day” by Michelle Stack, Education. August 15, 2017. (The Conversation)

“Opinion: Indigenous people don't need sanction of 'settler saviours’” by Daniel Heath Justice, First Nations and Indigenous Studies. June 22, 2017. (The Vancouver Sun)

Is B.C. property levy on ‘foreign buyers’ a new head tax?” By Henry Yu, History. September 22, 2016. (The Globe and Mail)

“Don’t politicize women’s bodies” by Ayesha Chaudhry, The Social Justice Institute (GRSJ). August 5, 2014. (The Globe and Mail)

Written by Other Scholars

How anti-Black racism on Canadian university campuses robs us all by Kristin Moriah, African American Literary Studies at Queen’s University. July 2, 2020. (The Conversation)

“Let’s Name Our Schools after Vancouver’s True Heroes” by Jennifer Reddy, Simon Fraser University, and Srinivas Murthy. July 2, 2020. (The Tyee) **an example of co-authorship between an academic and a community member.

For First Nations, These Are Precedented Times” by Hilistis Pauline Waterfall, Vancouver Island University. May 22, 2020. (The Tyee)

“We asked artificial intelligence to analyze a graphic novel - and found both limits and new insights” by PhD Student in Linguistics, Leonie Hintze, and Assistant Professor, Arend Hintze, in Integrative Biology and Computer Science from Michigan State University. December 5, 2018. (The Conversation) ** featuring a collaboration between a graduate student and professor.

“Opinion: Teachers can play key role against hatred, radicalization” by Concordia PhD Student in Education, Michelle Savard, and faculty members Adeela Arshad-Ayaz and M. Ayaz Naseem. July 4, 2018. (Montreal Gazette) ** featuring a collaboration between a graduate student and two professors.