Raeesa Alibhai When Raeesa Alibhai arrived at King’s for her second year in the fall of 2021, she dug in. Her first year had been online due to the pandemic and she was intent on making up for the in-person first year she’d missed. “I jumped into the community as fast as I could,” she…
Simone Blais is visiting the Crowsnest Museum & Archives. A community made up of several small towns huddled in the Rocky Mountains, Crowsnest Pass Municipality is a long way from her home of Kelowna, British Columbia. Blais is here on a mission. The museum’s archivist is more than happy to help, offering Blais full access…
As a poet who works, who goes to school, has homework and assignments, and let’s face it, has laundry and dishes to do, the trick is finding time to write—and longer than a stolen hour here and there. But for Asher Cookson, 28, that dream has come within reach. In the final year of his…
King's Women's Volleyball have finalized the signing of Ava Perkins of Edmonton, Alta., ahead of the 2024-25 season. As a 5'11 middle blocker, Ava represents Nooks Volleyball Club and the Strathcona High School Lords and won the Edmonton City Championship in 2021, placed as runner up in 2o22 and finished 3rd overall in the Division…
Each month, we ask a member of faculty to tell us about one book that played an outsized role in making them who they are today. This month, on the eve of his retirement, Associate Professor of Humanities, the Rev. Dr. Tom Curran forswears the standard Q&A format and shares his Words to Live By.…
King's Women's Volleyball have completed the signing of outside hitter Avalon Legault of Calgary, Alta. A 5'8 left-side hitter, Avalon represents Lions Volleyball Club and the Calgary Christian High School Cougars, winning the 2A provincial high school title in 2023. Avalon is the younger sister of UKC Volleyball's Kaitlyn Legault, who just finished a tremendous…
In 2004, King’s hosted the Circulation of Knowledge conference. Co-organized by the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science, the British Society for the History of Science, as well as the History of Science Society, this conference set out to challenge the commonly held view that scientific knowledge was exclusively European in origin.…
Jayden Lewin is excited. He’s talking about the Foundation Year Program (FYP) and the King’s community, everything from the great books he’s reading to residence life and his part-time job in the Wardroom. As Lewin sees it, his beautiful dreams are being realized, his clear, determined plans are coming to life. “Life is the…
Charlotte Gill has joined the University of King’s College Writing & Publishing program as a Cohort Director in the new MFA in Fiction program. Charlotte will oversee the progress of the incoming Class of 2026 from admission to graduation, working with students and mentors, as well as being part of the Writing & Publishing administrative team.…