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The University of British Columbia is reviewing its awarding of an honorary degree to a Roman Catholic bishop who was once a principal at a residential school where the remains of 215 children have been discovered.
VANCOUVER The University of British Columbia is now reviewing a decision to grant an honorary degree to a former principal of the Kamloops residential school where the remains of 215 children were found buried. A joint statement from UBC’s president Santa Ono and deputy vice-chancellor of UBC Okanagan Lesley Cormack said the university was aware of “community concerns” regarding an honorary degree given to Bishop John O’Grady in 1986. “The issues raised are deeply upsetting and we take them seriously,” they said. “UBC’s Senate will be reviewing this matter immediately per our processes and policies relating to honorary degree recipients.”
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