Martha Nussbaum to Receive Honorary Degree from Simon Fraser University

Nine to receive honorary degrees

A former Indian president, a First Nations chief and a Vancouver philanthropist are among nine distinguished people SFU is recognizing with honorary degrees during its spring (June 12-15) and fall (Oct. 4-5) convocation ceremonies...

The fall convocation recipients [include]:

Martha Nussbaum, prominent and fearless American philosopher, classics scholar and faculty member of the University of Chicago’s law school, philosophy department and divinity school, who passionately defends the humanities as central to the education of citizens of a democratic state.

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