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Opinion: As McGill’s president, I have a duty to all students, no matter their views

Contributed to the Montreal Gazette by Deep Saini, (Published Monday, August 8, 2024)

Deep Saini is president and vice-chancellor of McGill University

Tensions on campus raise challenges, but I remain hopeful. Listening is key. That means resisting polarized rhetoric and fostering dialogue.

Similar shouts have been heard at campus protests across the country since Oct. 7, 2023, becoming louder with the appearance of encampments. They seek to coerce universities into taking a side, through institutional decisions and actions, in a geopolitical conflict half a world away, something well outside our missions….

As McGill’s president, I have a duty to all students, of all views | Montreal Gazette

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