The last eight months have been a flurry of activity and great memories. Early in 2025, I was delighted to be been elected to the board of directors of Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) for a three year term. ECE reviews academic achievements by individuals from other countries and converts them to the U.S. or Canadian system. Given significant changes around immigration – including international students and professionals – this is an interesting time to join this board.
In January I was thrilled to visit the Wilson Center in Washington DC where I was appointed Global Fellow in November, 2024 for a two-year term. Unfortunately, the Center was “DOGEd” in spring 2025 resulting in 95% of its staff as well as all Global Fellows being terminated. This is a loss for the global public policy community. Ce fut une plateforme pour publier des articles dans des domaines importants dont la sécurité alimentaire. Et heureusement, j’ai un nouveau poste pour le 1er septembre.
Après un beau voyage en Colombie-Britannique pour au mois d’avril ou j’ai pu assister à la Retraite nationale des femmes à Victoria et prendre des rendez-vous avec plein de monde que je n’avais pas vu depuis très longtemps, j’ai fait un super voyage dans le sud de l’Inde au mois de mai. I was there to attend an in-person meeting of International Advisory Council of the Centre for Open Societal Systems in Bengaluru and also reconnected with many friends and colleagues in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
June and July also involved travel for ECE and my board service with the Council of Canadian Academies, presenting at a scholarly conference in Niagara Falls, a family reunion in Edmonton and side visit to Calgary. J’étais triste d’apprendre la nouvelle à la fin du mois de juin du décès de mon superviseur de thèse de doctorat, Terry McGee. I was happy to see him one last time in April of this year (photo below). Terimah Kasih my dear supervisor and thanks for the memories over 35 years!
