The Journal.
Supplied by Nicole Osayandè
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This year, McGill’s inaugural McCall MacBain Scholarship was awarded to 20 students nationally. Queen’s University’s Nicole Osayandè, CompSci ’21, was among the recipients.
The scholarship allows candidates who are interested in graduate and professional degrees to attend select fully-funded programs at McGill University. Its focus is to cultivate leadership potential and entrepreneurial spirit within the scholars.
Osayandè will be studying in the Biological and Biomedical Engineering Master’s program.
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Supplied by Fatou Tounkara
For years, Black artists have been criticized for fashion choices that are now celebrated in the mainstream. Fatou Tounkara, ArtSci’21, is challenging that narrative.
She’s president of the Queen’s Student Diversity Project (QSDP), a club created in 2017 with the aim of increasing and promoting diversity on campus.
“For Black History Month, we wanted to create an event to celebrate Black culture, Black identities,” Tounkara told
The Journal.
“As you know, last year was a very hard year for the Black community, and so what we wanted to do is a more lighthearted event where we can still celebrate Black culture and also highlight the issues that Black people face but in a fun way,” she said.