VP AUA race 2025

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March 14 newsHimanaya Bajaj with Photos by Saumya Kamra

Zarifa Nawar is your next VP AUA

Nawar, who was elected to the VP AUA position after a by-election, defeated current AUS VP academic Ananya Gupta.

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March 7 newsAisha Chaudhry with Photos by Saumya Kamra

VP academic and university affairs candidates largely agree at uneventful great debate

VP academic and university affairs candidates gathered in the Pit last night to discuss housing bursaries, harm reduction, the VP Academic Caucus and more at the great debate.

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March 4 newsHimanaya Bajaj with Photos by Saumya Kamra

VP academic and university affairs candidates discuss experience, harm reduction at first debate

At the first VP academic and university affairs debate last night, the two candidates discussed harm reduction, affordability and sexual violence prevention while speaking to their varying levels of experience.

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March 3 newsHimanaya Bajaj with Photos by Saumya Kamra

Zarifa Nawar Candidate profile, VP AUA

Zarifa Nawar is seeking reelection as AMS VP Academic and University Affairs (AUA) on a platform of affordability, academic policy and career development, and equity and accessibility.

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March 3 newsHimanaya Bajaj with Photos by Navya Chadha

Ananya Gupta Candidate profile, VP AUA

Ananya Gupta is running for AMS VP academic and university affairs on a platform focused on student constituency engagement, food security initiatives, and the implementation of universal design for learning principles at UBC.