Honorary doctorates for Amitav Ghosh and Michael Ignatieff
At its 43rd Dies Natalis, Maastricht University awarded honorary doctorates to CEU rector and president Michael Ignatieff and acclaimed novelist Amitav Ghosh. Both are a source of inspiration for Maastricht University.
Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff (1947) is a Canadian writer, journalist, academic and influencer avant la lettre. Between 2006 and 2011, he served as an MP in Canada and as leader of the country’s Liberal Party. Ignatieff is currently the rector and president of Central European University. He is a forceful proponent of the concept of an open society.
Read more about his ideas in Lessons in freedom and hope from a preternatural optimist.
Amitav Ghosh
Amitav Ghosh (1956) was born in Calcutta, studied in Delhi and earned his PhD in social anthropology at the University of Oxford. He is an award-winning novelist whose writings are informed by global history, literature studies, politics and climate change.
Read more about Ghosh in How can the world be so blind to this?
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