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July 14, 2017

Residential school survivor awarded Vanier scholarship to further PhD research

Terrance Pelletier, the former chief of the Cowessess First Nation, has been awarded a three-year, $150,000 Vanier scholarship by the University of Saskatchewan to further his PhD research into the relationship between residential schools, the government and the leadership in the Indigenous community.

Terrance Pelletier has lived through the tragedy of residential schools and all its social and political fallout.

Published in Canada
December 7, 2016

Indian cloistered nun receives her doctorate in aerospace engineering

Sister Benedicta of the Holy Face came out of her convent to attend her graduation ceremony for her doctorate in aerospace engineering.

NEW DEHLI, India – A cloistered nun in India came out of her convent for an extraordinary reason: to attend a graduation ceremony for her doctorate in Aerospace Engineering.

Published in International