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An alum's public-service arc returns to campus

Mitch Frazer, LLB'99, brings a career in law, public institutions and community leadership back to fall convocation.

Western honorary degree recipient Mitch Frazer. Official Western News image.
Ideas & societyWestern honorary degree recipient Mitch Frazer. Official Western News image.Photo: Western News / official source page

Mitch Frazer's Western story does not end at graduation. His work has moved through legal practice, public service and the responsibilities that come with helping institutions make decisions in public.

An honorary degree turns that long arc into a campus moment, but the more interesting part is the continuity: what an education keeps doing after the ceremony is over.

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  1. Original reporting · news.westernu.ca
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