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The First Episode of The Torchbearers is now out!
In the first episode, "A Place To Call Home", Alex Christensen talks to Tamasha, a Congo native who grew up in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi. As a first-generation university student in UBC, she made it through a challenging admissions process, navigated her way in university, and found a place to call home in UBC and Canada.
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Join The Torchbearers!
Are you interested in participating in our upcoming podcast project?
“The Torchbearers” is a podcast series created by First Generation Students Union (FGSU), an AMS club that offers support to first generation, low-income university students and advocates for a more inclusive UBC. Coming from a wide spectrum of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, first-generation university students are among the first in their families to attend a post-secondary institution. Their success in university is greatly impacted by cultural, financial, and psychological obstacles.
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“The Torchbearers” seeks to highlight the narratives of first-generation university students, faculty members and staff at UBC through bi-weekly 15-minute episodes. The podcast is funded by the 2019 Equity Enhancement Fund and will be an interdisciplinary effort that seeks to create dialogues on equity, inclusivity, and diversity on campus.
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If you would like to be involved or to learn more about the themes that will be covered in the podcast series, reach out to us via email at: ubc.fgsu@gmail.com or contact us through our Facebook page @UBCFGSU.
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