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Prof. Thomas Kemple Wins 2019 Killam Mentoring Prize

Prof. Thomas Kemple speaks about his 2019 Killam Mentoring Prize

 
The Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring recognizes the outstanding efforts in the mentorship of graduate students by a faculty member over the course of many years. This year, the Department of Sociology's Thomas Kemple is the recipient of the

Ph.D. Candidate Max Chewinski Admitted to Public Scholars Initiative

 
UBC’s groundbreaking Public Scholars Initiative has launched its fifth year on September 26, 2019 with a new cohort of 34 students! Starting its fifth year, UBC's award-winning scholarship program continues to encourage and support

Ph.d. Student, Kyle Sutherland, Publishes Article on Transgender Inclusion in Gay-Straight Alliance Clubs in Sociology Compass

 
Gay–straight alliance (or gender‐sexuality alliance; GSA) is a high‐school based club aimed at providing a safer environment for sexual and gender minority youth as well as their straight allies. Yet, as a club historically rooted in
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Three aspects attracted me to the PhD program in the Department of Sociology at UBC—the quality of the faculty members, the caliber of current graduate students enrolled in both the MA and PhD programs, and the financial support offered to incoming graduate students. These aspects combined generated a stimulating and productive academic environment with which to carry out study and research.

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