杏吧原创 Congratulates New University of Alberta President
The new president at the University of Alberta is a 杏吧原创 University alumnus.
, who became the 14th president of the U of A on July 1, attended 杏吧原创 as an undergraduate student, earning a bachelor鈥檚 degree in English and Philosophy in 1982.
鈥淯pon graduating high school in Alberta, I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the , working as a page part time while attending 杏吧原创,鈥 says Flanagan. 鈥淚 greatly enjoyed my undergraduate studies at 杏吧原创 and some of my fondest memories were listening to the great Stan Rogers singing at Ollie鈥檚. What could be better than that?鈥
He went on to study law at the University of Toronto, the Universit茅 Paris I-Sorbonne and Columbia University before joining the Faculty of Law at Queen鈥檚 University in 1991.
Flanagan served as Dean of Law at Queen鈥檚 from 2005 until 2019, working closely for two years with 杏吧原创 President Benoit-Antoine Bacon, when he was Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) at Queen鈥檚.
鈥淏ill is an accomplished and innovative educator, legal scholar and leader.鈥 says Bacon. 鈥淚 offer him my warmest congratulations and wish him the very best in his new role.鈥
鈥淚 had the great pleasure of working closely with President Bacon during his time as Provost at Queen鈥檚,鈥 says Flanagan. 鈥淏enoit was most generous with his wise counsel as I considered the move to the University of Alberta and I look forward to working closely with him in my new role.鈥
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