A HISTORIAN at York University and the Ugandan-born journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown are to be awarded honorary degrees by York St John University at graduation ceremonies in York Minister in November.
Professor James Walvin will receive a Doctor of Letters for his work as a historian of national and international repute. The quality and importance of his work is recognised at teaching institutions across the world including the US.
Professor Wa
lvin, who is currently a scholar at York University, has researched and written substantially on the transatlantic slave trade.
Ms Alibhai-Brown will also receive a Doctor of Letters. The award is for her outstanding contribution to journalism.
York St John University will also be awarding honorary fellowships to Margot Brown and Rebecca Cooper.
Ms Cooper has made a local, regional and national contribution in her field of work, the self-advocacy movement for people with learning difficulties.
She is a founding member of York People First, which has a local membership of over 100 and has provided consultation and training to 29 organisations.
Ms Brown has worked for the Centre for Global Education based at York St John University since 1988. Her work at the centre included developing training and publications in human rights education, global issues in modern foreign languages and facilitating workshops in citizenship.
Honorary degrees and fellowships will be presented at ceremonies in York Minster on November 13 and 14.
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