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Five degrees, five detours

The first job is rarely the whole map.

Original reporting by Kyna Airriess

Five degrees, five detours
PeopleThe alumni profiles in this reader are a reminder that a degree can keep working after the job title changes. Skills travel, sometimes quietly, into a different field or a role nobody predicted at graduation. That is not a promise that every path will be linear. It is permission to treat the route as evidence of learning, not proof that the original plan was wrong.Photo: Kyna Airriess

Where the work begins

The first job is rarely the whole map.

What follows

Further reporting continues across the university network.

At a glance

  • Campus: UBC Vancouver & Okanagan (Point Grey & Kelowna)
  • Focus: Alumni leadership & practice (People)
  • Outcome: Verified reporting (September 2026 issue)
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  1. Original reporting · magazine.alumni.ubc.ca

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