October 3, 2016
Hungarian daily Nepszabadsag published an interview with President and Rector Michael Ignatieff about the university and its mission on October 1, 2016. The Hungarian article can be found here, and the English translation is below.
“George Soros Is a Patriot”
INTERVIEW - Michael Ignatieff, CEU’s new President and Rector, talks about the university, its mission, and George Soros, whom he calls a patriot.
Why did you apply for the position of President and Rector of CEU?
September 26, 2016
CEU President and Rector Michael Ignatieff appeared on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to talk about Canada's new peacekeeping role in today's world.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/michael-ignatieff-on-canada-s-new-peacekeeping-role-1.3777134
September 26, 2016
CEU President and Rector Michael Ignatieff spoke to Steve Paikin on TVO's The Agenda about liberal fundamentals like individualism, freedom of speech and universal human rights and why a liberal world-view no longer enjoys the popularity it once did.
http://tvo.org/video/programs/the-agenda-with-steve-paikin/an-end-of-an-era
September 16, 2016
CEU President and Rector Michael Ignatieff was interviewed for Hungarian weekly HVG's popular "Portre" (portrait) column. Below please find CEU's translation of the article.
September 16, 2016
CEU President and Rector Michael Ignatieff was profiled in Canada's The Globe and Mail.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/michael-ignatieffs-journey-from-politician-to-academic-freedom-fighter/article31943341/
September 13, 2016
CEU President and Rector Michael Ignatieff and three of his former students at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government give proposals for action for the upcoming UN Summit on the global refugee crisis in this Brookings Institution piece.
https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-refugee-and-migration-crisis-proposals-for-action-u-n-summit-2016/
September 9, 2016
CEU President and Rector Michael Ignatieff writes about former UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's recent memoir "Politics: Between the Extremes" in the Financial Times.
September 3, 2016
http://nepszava.hu/cikk/1104803-atvette-kinevezeset-a-ceu-uj-rektora/ - Hungarian news portal nepszava.hu reports: Professor Michael Ignatieff has been appointed Rector of Kozep-europai Egyetem, CEU's Hungarian entity. Ignatieff received his credentials from the President of Hungary, Janos Ader. The appointment is from September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2021. The article was also published in Nepszava (9.3.2016. p.2. Atvette kinevezeset a CEU uj rektora)
September 2, 2016
Professor Michael Ignatieff has been appointed Rector of Kozep-europai Egyetem, CEU's Hungarian entity. Ignatieff received his credentials in Sandor Palace from the President of Hungary, Janos Ader. The appointment is from September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2021.
May 6, 2016
http://index.hu/belfold/2016/05/05/uj_rektort_valasztott_a_ceu_szenatusa_az_egyetem_elere/ -Hungarian news portal index.hu reports: Dr. Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice of the Press, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard University’s John F.
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