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.…
Two individuals renowned for professional and community leadership will be awarded honorary degrees by the University of King’s College at its 234th Encaenia on May 23, 2024. Celebrated investigative reporter Connie Walker, and community leader and legendary basketball coach Bev Greenlaw, BA'80, have been selected as recipients. Connie Walker Through her career as an investigative journalist, Connie…
Rachel Gillies has become the third member of the Gillies family to select King's Badminton, with the Saint Johner signing with the Blue Devils ahead of the 2024-25 academic year. Gillies is the younger sibling of former King's Badminton player Jack Gillies, BSc'23 and rising third year, Anna Gillies, who helped King's capture their 7th consecutive…
“I feel like everything [in my life] is a slow build,” says writer, instructor, parent disability advocate and mom of three, Adelle Purdham (CNF22). Purdham recently signed a contract with Dundurn Press for her essay collection, I Don’t do Disability and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself, which examines the joys and complexities of raising a…