New graduate credits U of T's transitional year program for her success – and plans to pay it forward

As Floria Kangootui crosses the stage at Convocation Hall this week, she’ll be thinking about how far she’s come. While the University of Toronto graduate always planned to continue her education when she fled Namibia for Canada 12 years ago, obstacles kept getting in the way – until she discovered the Transitional Year Programme (TYP).

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