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Sarah Yang

Election Year: 2015

Election Constituency: Southern Africa

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: South African College School, Newlands & Linacre 2015

Sarah Yang

Biography

In 2013, Sarah graduated from the University of Cape Town (UCT) with a first class honours degree in Psychology. Currently, she is working toward an MA in Psychological Research at UCT. Her dissertation focuses on how a child's relationship with their grandparents impacts their experience of psychosocial stressors. Sarah has worked as a senior mentor in the Humanities faculty at UCT, helping students to navigate the stressful transition from school to university. She is also involved in the leadership of the youth ministry at her church. In her spare time Sarah enjoys attending ballet classes and reading biographies. Sarah hopes that her work will contribute to the transformation of higher education institutions in South Africa so that they continue to meet the changing needs of society.