Robin Fisher
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Robin Fisher is a Canadian historian
known for his book on Native relations in British Columbia
, Contact and Conflict. Fisher is Provost and Vice-President Academic of Mount Royal College
in Calgary
.
Originally from New Zealand, Fisher completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Massey University
and a Master of Arts degree at the University of Auckland
. He emigrated to Canada in 1970 to undertake a PhD. at the University of British Columbia, where he became a scholar of the history of British Columbia and, in particular, of First Nation-European relations.
Fisher's academic career began in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University where he was appointed assistant professor in 1974 and full professor in 1983.
In 1993, Fisher accepted the position of founding chair of the history program at the University of Northern British Columbia. He subsequently became Dean, Arts and Science and, in 1997, Dean of a newly-formed College of Arts, Social and Health Sciences.
In 2002, Fisher joined the University of Regina as Dean of Arts. He joined Mount Royal College as Provost and Vice-President, Academic in 2005.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
known for his book on Native relations in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Contact and Conflict. Fisher is Provost and Vice-President Academic of Mount Royal College
Mount Royal College
Mount Royal University is a public university in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1910 as a primary and secondary school, Mount Royal became a post-secondary institution in 1931 as Mount Royal College offering transfer courses to the University of Alberta and later to the University of Calgary...
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
.
Originally from New Zealand, Fisher completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Massey University
Massey University
Massey University is one of New Zealand's largest universities with approximately 36,000 students, 20,000 of whom are extramural students.The University has campuses in Palmerston North , Wellington and Auckland . Massey offers most of its degrees extramurally within New Zealand and internationally...
and a Master of Arts degree at the University of Auckland
University of Auckland
The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...
. He emigrated to Canada in 1970 to undertake a PhD. at the University of British Columbia, where he became a scholar of the history of British Columbia and, in particular, of First Nation-European relations.
Fisher's academic career began in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University where he was appointed assistant professor in 1974 and full professor in 1983.
In 1993, Fisher accepted the position of founding chair of the history program at the University of Northern British Columbia. He subsequently became Dean, Arts and Science and, in 1997, Dean of a newly-formed College of Arts, Social and Health Sciences.
In 2002, Fisher joined the University of Regina as Dean of Arts. He joined Mount Royal College as Provost and Vice-President, Academic in 2005.