Political Science student joins ‘Gown Run’ to support Scholars-at-Risk program

October 23, 2015

As reported in The Toronto Star, Alex Sodiqov, a PhD student in the department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, will join his family on October 24th to support Massey College’s Scholars-at-Risk Program by participating in their ‘Gown Run’, a 5-km fundraising jaunt around the St. George campus, where supporters walk, run or cycle wearing Hogwarts-style academic gowns.

The program, which provides humanitarian assistance for international students and academics, directly impacted Alex when he was arrested and charged with treason while conducting research on conflict resolution in his homeland of Tajikistan in the summer of 2014. To read the full article and to find out more about the program, click here.