CapU launches 2026 Capilano Universe speaker series
News release: CapU presents 2026 Capilano Universe speaker series (PDF)
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. January 8, 2026—Capilano University (CapU) warmly invites all lifelong learners to Capilano Universe, its annual speaker series featuring faculty experts sharing their wide-ranging knowledge with local communities. From January through April 2026, nine captivating lectures will be held at public libraries across the North Shore, Sunshine Coast and Sea-to-Sky region, with hybrid access for remote attendees.
Capilano Universe reflects CapU’s mission to connect academic expertise with community dialogue. Since its inception in 2007 by Leonard George, faculty emeritus, the series has grown to an annual festival of ideas hosted at public libraries from North Vancouver to Sechelt—and, in recent years, expanded to include Whistler and Squamish.
Attendance is free, inclusive and open to everyone. Most events are hybrid—delivered both in-person and online—though some are virtual only.
Visit the Capilano Universe webpage for full event details and online registration.
Full 2026 Schedule — Capilano Universe Speaker Series
| Title & presenter | Date & time | Location & format |
|---|---|---|
| Why We Collect Jocelyn Hallman |
Jan 21, 7–8:45 p.m. |
North Vancouver City Library – in-person and virtual |
| Rethinking Inclusion Through a Neurodiversity-Affirming Lens Kinza Pirzada |
Jan. 28, 6–7:45 p.m. |
Gibsons & District Public Library – virtual only |
| What Is & What If: The Speculative in Creative Nonfiction Adèle Barclay |
Feb. 11, 7–8:45 p.m. |
Whistler Public Library – virtual only |
| Are We Causing the Sixth Mass Extinction Event? Caroline Dingle |
Feb. 25, 7–8:45 p.m. |
Squamish Public Library – in-person and virtual |
| Beyond the Solo – Be the Bridge Hussein Janmohamed |
March 11, 6–7:45 p.m. |
West Vancouver Memorial Library – in-person only |
| Animating Ghosts William Morrison |
March 25, 7–8:45 p.m. |
Sechelt Public Library – virtual only |
| The Unseen World of Acoustical Engineering Banda Logawa |
April 8, 7–8:45 p.m. |
North Vancouver District Public Library, Capilano – in-person and virtual |
| Poetry as Research Method Fenn Stewart and Holly Flauto |
April 16, 7–8:45 p.m. |
North Vancouver District Public Library, Parkgate – in-person and virtual |
| From Fringe to Front Page: Understanding Canada’s Radical Right Connor MacMillan |
April 22, 7–8:45 p.m. |
North Vancouver District Public Library, Lynn Valley – in-person and virtual |
About Capilano University
Capilano University offers students a remarkable space to thrive with industry-leading instructors, small classes and more than 100 programs across five distinctive faculties. Serving British Columbia’s Sea-to-Sky region with locations in North Vancouver, Squamish and the Sunshine Coast, CapU is a unique space where students are encouraged to make their mark, in and out of the classroom. Capilano University is named after Chief Joe Capilano (1854–1910), an important leader of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation of the Coast Salish Peoples. We respectfully acknowledge that our campuses are located on the unceded territories of the səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), shíshálh (Sechelt), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəỷəm (Musqueam) Nations.
For more information, or to schedule interviews, please contact:
Layne Christensen
Senior Communications Officer, External
Capilano University
t: 604 220 8937
e: laynechristensen@capilanou.ca
www.capilanou.ca
Submitted by: Communications