HALIFAX – November 4, 2018 – Mount Saint Vincent University (the Mount) celebrated more than 340 graduates from 12 countries during fall convocation ceremonies held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 4. Students crossed the stage from Arts, Science, Education, and Professional Programs to accept a wide range of certificates, diplomas and degrees before becoming part of the Mount’s network of more than 34,000 alumnae.

Honorary degree recipient

The Mount bestowed an honorary degree on Françoise Enguehard, whose life’s work has focused on bilingualism and the Francophonie, in particular the advancement of minority language rights. A former journalist with Radio-Canada and today a columnist for the only independent French newspaper in the Atlantic Provinces, l’Acadie Nouvelle, Ms. Enguehard also serves as President of the Fondation Nationale de l’Acadie and is the recipient of the Légion d’Honneur from France (France’s highest award of merit) and l’Ordre des Francophones d’Amérique.

In her address, Dr. Enguehard encouraged graduates to make learning a lifelong pursuit – be curious, ask questions, and think independently and analytically. She also implored graduates to “care and act on it.”

“You cannot ever go wrong by caring. Let this be the basis of everything else you do,” Dr. Enguehard said. “Because to care is to want to understand others, it is to question injustice, it is to use your b ...