2023: UVic alumni in the news
December 20, 2023
This year, our alumni were moving, shaking and generally making a difference in the world, whether through art, public service or innovation in business. Here are just seven of our grads who were in the news.
Nathan Fielder
UVic Business grad Nathan Fielder makes us all uncomfortable with his ground-breaking new drama series, , starring Fielder, Emma Stone and Benny Safdie.
Fielder was also named one of TIME Magazine's .
Stewart Butterfield
Superstar entrepreneur and UVic Philosophy alumnus Stewart Butterfield, who founded Slack, talked with Inc. Magazine at the beginning of the year. how the Slack team-messaging system and Flickr photo-sharing platform were lifted from the cooling embers of multiplayer online game ventures. Butterfield also muses on his formative time at UVic.
Jody Wilson-Raybould
UVic Political Science graduate, lawyer and former politician Jody Wilson-Raybould (Puglaas) stayed in the public eye this year speaking about her latest book, True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change.
Mark Chao
Leading man Mark Chao, BCom '07, starred as a cardiologist in the new Mandarin-language drama , which earned him a nomination at the Macau International TV Festival.
Patty Hajdu
Federal politician The Honourable Patty Hajdu, who holds a Master of Public Administration from UVic, continued in her high-profile role as .
Esi Edugyan
Writing alum and literary superstar Esi Edugyan published and also chaired the judging of the .
Andrew Petter
UVic law grad and former Simon Fraser University president Andrew Petter published several articles of commentary over the year, including on the and the .
Petter also received a UVic honorary degree at fall convocation.