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

MRU in the News

Mount Royal University partners with Sunwing Airlines: https://mru.ca/8791 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Deanna Wiebe, faculty)

Sunwing partners with Mount Royal University on pilot cadet program: https://mru.ca/baa4 (iSkies – Elizabeth Evans, dean)

Sunwing establishes partnership with Mount Royal University on pilot cadet program: https://mru.ca/4c42 (Street Insider – Elizabeth Evans, dean)

Sunwing Airlines enters partnership agreement with Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/e731 (CAPA – News for Airlines, Airports and the  Aviation Industry)

Calgary university cancels event by ex-Muslim, citing sensitivity after New Zealand attacks: https://mru.ca/6cbe (National Post, Windsor Star, Regina Leader-Post)

MRU cancels controversial speaker: https://mru.ca/6ae5d (City News)

Decision to cancel speech at Mount Royal University ‘troubling’: https://mru.ca/65b5 (CHQR Radio, full interview at 2:05 p.m. https://mru.ca/dee2 )

MRU cancels speaker: https://mru.ca/fa9 (CTV News at 5)

Former Muslim turned atheist has speech cancelled at Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/e8a7 (660 News)

Calgary School Cancels Talk by Ex-Muslim Atheist, Citing New Zealand Attack: https://mru.ca/ce0f (Friendly Athiest)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Freedom Conservative Party leads charge of election outsiders fighting to be heard: https://mru.ca/9f4 (Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal – Bruce Foster, Lori Williams,  faculty)

UCP finds new candidate for Calgary-Mountain View: https://mru.ca/5843 (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Speaker shuts down investigation request: https://mru.ca/b2a (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Ottawa a target for Kenney: https://mru.ca/7c01 (News 880 CHQT, News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

University of Saskatchewan opening doors for Indigenous engineering students: https://mru.ca/739 (Global News)

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