The Dr. Fred Gilbert Speaker Series
The Dr. Fred Gilbert Speaker Series pays tribute to the work of Dr. Gilbert (鈥�65), celebrating his academic and scholarly contributions to Canada鈥檚 post-secondary education sector as former President of Lakehead University and a Director on the Acadia Alumni Association Board.
For more on Dr. Gilbert and his remarkable life and achievements, please .
2026
Harini Sivalingam
The Law and Society Program, with the support of the Acadia Alumni Dr. Fred Gilbert Speaker Series, invites the community to the Law and Society Annual Lecture with Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
Harini Sivalingam will speak on Law, Power, and Moral Panic: Trans Youth Rights in an Age of Democratic Backsliding. Learn more by .
Thursday, October 29 at 5:30 pm
Auditorium, K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre (KCIC), 外流影片
This event is free and open to everyone. No registration is required, but seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
2024
The Athenaeum 150th Anniversary Celebration
The 2024 lecture, as part of The Dr. Fred Gilbert (鈥�65) Speaker Series presented by the Acadia Alumni Association, will feature three distinguished individuals - investigative reporter Rachel Gilmore, award-winning cartoonist Michael de Adder, and Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership Dr. Alex Marland - on Friday, November 15, 2024 in the Garden Room at the K. C. Irving Environmental Science Centre on the Acadia campus. Following a reception and cocktail hour, the distinguished individuals will take part in a panel discussion focused on the topic of a 鈥楩ree Press in a Changing World鈥� as part of The Athenaeum鈥檚 150th anniversary.
2022
Dr. Hans-Otto P枚rtner (鈥�22)
The inaugural lecture in the Dr. Fred Gilbert (鈥�65) Speaker Series presented by the Acadia Alumni Association featuring Acadia Honorary degree recipient Dr. Hans-Otto P枚rtner (鈥�22) was held on Oct. 6, 2022 in K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre auditorium on the Acadia campus. The audience comprised students, staff, faculty, community members and politicians. Dr. P枚rtner鈥檚 presentation was eye-opening, full of detail and examples relative to his topic, 鈥楥limate change is ocean change: a physiologist鈥檚 view鈥�, and he participated in a lively Q&A session at the conclusion of his talk.
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