Christopher P. Manfredi (born 24 March 1959) is a professor of political science, acting Principal and Provost and Vice-Principal Academic at McGill University.[1] From 2006 to 2015 he served as McGill's Dean of Arts.[2] He studied at the University of Calgary and received his PhD from the small private college Claremont Graduate School. Though he has no law degree, his research focuses on the Supreme Court of Canada.[3]
Controversies
editIn 2024 Manfredi made the decision to cancel a semester of the McGill Faculty of Law in order to prevent the school's faculty from unionizing. In response, the school's students union stated that "It has now become clear that McGill recklessly jeopardizes our semesters and the quality of our education in pursuit of its own interests."[4]
In April 2024, after Manfredi liked a tweet on Twitter defending Dave Chappelle for making jokes at the expense of trans people, the student group Queer McGill launched a "Remove Manfredi" campaign. [5]
References
edit- ^ "Christopher Manfredi named Provost-designate". McGill Reporter. McGill University. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Egan, Owen (26 October 2006). "With Christopher Manfredi, Dean of the Faculty of Arts". McGill Reporter. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ Manfredi, Christopher P. (2001). Judicial power and the charter: Canada and the paradox of liberal constitutionalism. Don Mills: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195415043.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mcgill-law-students-semester-1.7338079
- ^ Lee, Eliza (9 April 2024), "Queer McGill launches petition demanding removal of Provost and Executive Vice-President Christopher Manfredi", The Tribune, retrieved 13 November 2024
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