Biology Graduate School Pathways for Inuit Students and Lessons Learned by Southern Academics

The minimum requirement for admission to a master's program is normally the successful completion of an undergraduate or baccalaureate degree in an honours program or the equivalent from a recognized university. Inuk student Bryan Vandenbrink is an exception to these expectations. Here, in a loosely autobiographical format, Bryan tells his education story from early high school in Iqaluktuuttiaq through to completing an MSc at the University of Guelph. Co-authors Thomas McIlwraith and Shoshanah Jacobs add short reflections on the journey and identify barriers to post-secondary education for Indigenous students and how those barriers can be reduced.