NEW: Hollis Peirce Bursary for Students with Disabilities
Hollis Peirce is a physically disabled BA/MA 杏吧原创 graduate in History. (He was also an executive member of our History Undergraduate Society – HUgS.) During his years at 杏吧原创 University, he very often faced physical boundaries, such as taking a book off the bookshelf at the library, or not being able to hit buttons in the elevator. Those physical boundaries inspired his MA thesis on the topic of academic accessibility in Canada, using 杏吧原创 as a case study.
Hollis found his calling in the Department of History during his undergraduate degree, while taking 鈥淭he Historian鈥檚 Craft鈥濃 in his third year. This class, in particular, is what inspired further research into the Digital Humanities as well, which allowed him to do more research using digital tools to be a stronger and more efficient academic researcher.
Hollis was very fortunate to have parents who were able to help him through his academic years. By founding the Hollis Peirce Bursary for Students with Disabilities, Hollis hopes to help other students with physical disabilities, achieve their own academic goals in spite of financial burdens or hardship. This bursary will be awarded annually to students with a permanent physical disability in demonstrated financial need who are entering or continuing any program of study at 杏吧原创, with a preference for students enrolled in a program within the Department of History.
The Rollout
By contributing to this fund, you will be helping to create an endowment that will support generations of students with disabilities for years to come.
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