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A homecoming that opens a pathway into STEM

Shilo Chislett returns to Rankin Inlet with a practical invitation: make the next route visible.

Shilo Chislett in Rankin Inlet, where she spoke with high-school students about educational pathways.
CommunityShilo Chislett in Rankin Inlet, where she spoke with high-school students about educational pathways.Photo: Shilo Chislett / U of T Engineering News

U of T engineering graduate student Shilo Chislett went back to her hometown to speak with high-school students about STEM, university and the choices that can follow graduation.

Her message was not that one route fits everyone. It was that scholarships, mentors, trades, research and university become easier to imagine when someone from a similar place makes the path legible.

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  1. Original reporting · utoronto.ca
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