Renowned musician Alex Cuba will receive an honorary degree from Queen's University.

Alex Cuba to receive an Honourary Degree from Queen's University.

Renowned musician Alex Cuba will receive an honorary degree from Queen’s University during the Fall Convocation ceremony on Wednesday October 12th.  He was nominated by Karen Dubinsky and Susan Lord who are the instructors of the Cuban Culture and Society courses (DEVS 306/307).  

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An Artistic Chronicle of Havana in the 1960s: Cuban-Canadian Harry Tanner

40th Annual Archives Lecture

Queen's University Archives is pleased to invite you to view the 40th Annual Archives Lecture."An Artistic Chronicle of Havana in the 1960s: Cuban-Canadian Harry Tanner" presented by Dr. Karen Dubinsky.

When: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 at 4:00 pm

Where: Joseph S. Stauffer Library, Room 014

RSVP: 613.533.2378 or archives@queensu.ca

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Dr. Susanne Soederberg elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Congratulations to Dr. Susanne Soederberg for being recognized as a field-leading researcher by the Royal Society of Canada.  Dr. Soederberg is internationally recognized for her trailblazing research on how policymaking influences social inequalities at overlapping scales from local to global. With a focus on producing societal knowledge based on principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion, she has become one of the most influential political economists studying contemporary capitalism across the global North/South divide.

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Dr. David McDonald publishes "Meanings of Public and the Future of Public Services"

Dr. David McDonald publishes a book on the future of public services drawing on cases from around the world. The title is available to all as an open access book and includes a global manifesto for revitalising public service provision.

Meanings of Public and the Future of Public Services

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12 Eventful Days in Havana - Renewing Experiential Education Abroad

In March 2020 Cuban jazz pianist Aldo López-Gavilán performed at Queen’s University in Kingston, in what was the last live concert many of us saw for the next 2 years. The audience included 30 students who learned the next day we could not continue our Cuban Culture course in Havana as we had the previous 12 years. Last week, some of those same students attended Aldo's concert at the Fábrica de Arte Cubano as we resumed our course in Havana this May.

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