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For information on sponsorship levels and benefits, please contact:Loretta Piattelli
T: 647.258.7684
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Loretta Piattelli
T: 647.258.7684
piattelli@collegesontario.org
The Higher Education Summit explored ways to ensure postsecondary education is more relevant than ever. This two-day event included the celebration of the 2011 Premier's Awards for outstanding college graduates on Monday, Nov. 28.
Featured speakers
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Environmental activist
Margaret Trudeau
Mental health advocate
Paul Martin
Former prime minister
Environmental activist and lawyer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was once named one of Time Magazine's "Heroes for the Planet." Kennedy has built his reputation through a series of successful legal actions and through his work helping indigenous peoples in Canada and Latin America negotiate treaty rights.
Margaret Trudeau, who became Canada's youngest prime minister's wife when she married Pierre Elliot Trudeau at age 22, is a mental health advocate who candidly discussed her bipolar condition.
The Right Honourable Paul Martin led a conversation on Aboriginal education. Martin, who was the 21st prime minister of Canada, leads the Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative, which aims to reduce the Aboriginal youth dropout rate and increase the number of Aboriginal students attending postsecondary institutions.