Fall graduations at SFU in Burnaby this week will include four special guests joining the school's honorary ranks.
The founder of Orange Shirt Day, which Burnaby, the province of B.C. and Canada recognized this past weekend, is set to receive a special scroll from Simon Fraser University .
She, along with 1,700 students, will be recognized during convocation ceremonies taking place on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 5 and 6. "Through facilitating dialogue and raising awareness of the Indian Residential School system she has created a space for healing." Dr. Esther Duflo, considered one of the world's most highly accomplished economists, was the youngest-ever recipient of the economic sciences prize at age 47.
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