After a ten-year legal saga,
a Quebec Superior Court ruling
has dismissed a $1.6-million suit
filed against McGill University
by a former
head of admissions,
Peggy Ann Sheppard.
Peggy Ann Sheppard
says that rejecting students was an unpleasant but necessary part of her job.
a Quebec Superior Court ruling
has dismissed a $1.6-million suit
filed against McGill University
by a former
head of admissions,
Peggy Ann Sheppard.
Peggy Ann Sheppard
says that rejecting students was an unpleasant but necessary part of her job.
Ms. Sheppard,
who headed admissions at McGill University for 14 years,
said she routinely faced pressure to admit below-par students who had influential connections.
said she routinely faced pressure to admit below-par students who had influential connections.
In a case that challenges the view that students get ahead on merit alone, Ms. Sheppard told Quebec Superior Court that she took heat from alumni, athletics officials and indirectly from politicians to admit students who did not make the grade.
In her 104-page ruling,
Justice Michèle Monast
stated that there was no evidence that
McGill acted inappropriately or in bad faith
at any time.
Justice Michèle Monast
stated that there was no evidence that
McGill acted inappropriately or in bad faith
at any time.
"We are pleased that justice has prevailed
and sincerely hope that this will put an end to what has been a very difficult matter for many people,"
said Jennifer Robinson, McGill Associate Vice-Principal (Communications).
and sincerely hope that this will put an end to what has been a very difficult matter for many people,"
said Jennifer Robinson, McGill Associate Vice-Principal (Communications).
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