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Mt. A. honorary degree awarded to former ambassador in spite of protest

Posted on May 15, 2023 by brucewark

Updated to include information about protests inside Convocation Hall: About 20 people, including professors, students and community members gathered outside Convocation Hall on the Mt. A. campus today to protest against awarding an honorary degree to Deborah Lyons, Canada’s former … Continue reading →

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Mt. A profs urge university not to confer honorary degree on former ambassador

Posted on May 1, 2023 by brucewark

Two Mount Allison professors are calling on the university to abandon its plan to confer an honorary degree on Deborah Lyons, Canada’s former ambassador to Israel and Afghanistan. Politics and International Relations Professor Lara Khattab and Krista Johnston, Director of Women’s … Continue reading →

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