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

MRU in the News

TransAlta CEO Dawn Farrell chosen as first MRU chancellor: https://mru.ca/913e (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Dawn Farrell, Chancellor; Tiim Rahilly, President)

Mount Royal University names TransAlta Corporation president and CEO as first chancellor: https://mru.ca/fc4e (CTV News – Dawn Farrell, Chancellor)

Dawn Farrell named Mount Royal University’s first chancellor: https://mru.ca/3c3 (Calgary’s Business – Dawn Farrell, Chancellor; Tim Rahilly, President; Alex Pourbaix, chair, BOG)

Mount Royal names Dawn Farrell as chancellor: https://mru.ca/e072 (Global News Morning – Dawn Farrell, Chancellor)

MRU selects TransAlta CEO as first chancellor: https://mru.ca/d730 (CityNews Tonight – Dawn Farrell, Chancellor)

University proudly announces Dawn Farrell to become first chancellor, furthering connections with community: https://mru.ca/4f4a (Education News Canada – Dawn Farrell, Chancellor; Alex Pourbaix, Chair of BOG; Tim Rahilly, President)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Israel is a settler colony, annexing native land is what it does: https://mru.ca/83e1 (Al Jazeera – Mark Ayyash, faculty)

Also worth noting

The shiny new university in Canada’s North: https://mru.ca/12e6 (University Affairs)

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