PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1295 followers · 12195 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgThe #president of a #Canadian #university has #apologized & is taking a #LeaveOfAbsence after #allegations that she #falsely #claimed to be #Indigenous, in the latest #highProfile case of apparent #cultural #IdentityFraud .
Vianne Timmons, who is president of #MemorialUniversity of #Newfoundland , said that she would be taking a six-week leave after the #CBC published a report last week questioning her claims that her father’s great-great-grandmother was #Mikmaq .
#president #canadian #university #apologized #LeaveOfAbsence #allegations #falsely #claimed #indigenous #highprofile #cultural #identityfraud #MemorialUniversity #newfoundland #cbc #mikmaq
Soh Kam Yung · @sohkamyung
556 followers · 11287 posts · Server mstdn.io"SINGAPORE: Singapore authorities will put all students and school staff members returning from travel during the March holidays on a leave of absence, the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) said on Thursday (Mar 19)."
#Singapore #COVID19 #Education #SocialDistancing #StayAtHome #LeaveOfAbsence
#stayathome #LeaveOfAbsence #singapore #COVID19 #education #socialdistancing