In the 20th century, genocide has claimed millions of victims. Those watching feel helpless to act. If governments and the UN are unable to stem the tide, what can one person do? Christopher Tuckwood (BA ’07) disagrees. He’s a co-founder of the Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention. “Genocide can be predicted and prevented,” he says.
The University of Waterloo and its alumni around the world are proud that current president, David Johnston, has been appointed the next Governor General of Canada, effective October 1, 2010. President Johnston shared some of his feelings with the campus and broader community, commenting: “My wife Sharon and I are honoured to be asked to serve Canada in this way and will miss the Waterloo family enormously, but we will not be far away.”