This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

MRU hosting Small Business Growth Roundtable:: https://mru.ca/4b4e (News 770, CHQR. Nov. 20, 4:42: 54 p.m. – Simon Raby, faculty)

Thursday MRU roundtable aims to boost small business growth: https://mru.ca/8bb3 (Calgary’s Business, Troy Media – Simon Raby, faculty)

The Alberta Scale-Up Challenge: https://mru.ca/e22 (YouTube, Mayor Nenshi Channel – Small Business Growth Roundtable)

Magic mushrooms, not booze, led to student’s bizarre attack on MRU professor, says psychologist: https://mru.ca/4c6 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Matthew Brown, alumnus; Janet Hamnett, faculty)

OPINION | The UCP’s anti-intellectual agenda is harming education — and the economy: https://mru.ca/515c (CBC News)

Students/experts/alum in the news

BMO Entrepreneurs Awards: https://mru.ca/5c61 (Financial Post – Jenn Lofgren, alumna)

Prairies left out of cabinet represenatation: https://mru.ca/9d3b7 (CITY News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Trudeau taps star diplomat Freeland to tackle ‘Wexit’ divisions: https://mru.ca/d853 (Politico – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Trudeau’s new cabinet a start in addressing western anger: community leaders: https://mru.ca/8061 (Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald – Lori Williams, faculty)

Trudeau names new cabinet: https://mru.ca/4210 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Why can’t we criticize ‘Diversity & Inclusion’ dogma? A conversation with Mark Hecht: https://mru.ca/bab4  (True North – March Hecht, faculty)

Crisis a day keeps focus away: Did Albertans give UCP a mandate for all this?: https://mru.ca/2871 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Students discover free parking lots in northwest Calgary, displacing monthly users: https://mru.ca/eae9 (CBC News)

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