Society, culture & education
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A passion for art history fuels an international experience
Taking online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic at 3 a.m. India-time may not have been the ideal first-year experience, but it didn’t deter Aashna Kulshreshtha from enthusiastically pursuing her undergraduate degree in art history at UVic. Born and raised in New Dehli, Aashna finished high school at an international boarding…
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An archive of their own
When you ask graduating Honours English student and Loran Scholar Maya Wei Yan Linsley about their work, they might tell…
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Redefining success in music with lifelong learning
When it comes to career paths, most music students aspire to professional positions after graduation—playing with an orchestra, say, or…
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Three honorary degrees at spring 2024 convocation
Three distinguished individuals from diverse fields will be awarded honorary degrees by UVic during its spring convocation ceremonies taking place…
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The language of community
As a student in Mandarin classes at UVic, Mina Guan approached the material as someone who grew up with Mandarin…
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Anthropology grad reflects on international experience
Graduating this spring, anthropology major/sociology minor undergraduate student, Emma Emile appreciates her time at UVic and especially how anthropology “sparked…
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World-leading UVic climate research gets a $4M boost
From helping to convert seaweed overgrowth into benefits for the blue economy, to improving travel across sea ice, two University…
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Advancing careers and UN sustainability goals
UVic’s co-op program launched a new initiative that helps students directly link their work to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable…
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Studying Ukraine’s national literature in wartime
Olha Chaplia was finishing her dissertation in Ukraine when Russia launched a full-scale invasion in 2022. With aid from the…
