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Adam Lake

Adam Lake wins Dr. Connie Carter Global Affairs Award

Adam Lake has received the inaugural Dr. Connie Carter Global Affairs Award at the University of Toronto鈥檚 Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.

The award was created to support students from the Caribbean community in the  (MGA) at the Munk School.

Lake has dedicated his studies and community activism to advancing the lives of marginalized groups 鈥 particularly Black people, the LGBTQ2+ community and those who sit at the intersection of both, like Lake himself.

, Lake helped to create the Munk School Black Students Association (MSBSA), a joint, student-led initiative founded by seven Black students from the Munk School鈥檚 MGA and Master of Public Policy (MPP) programs. Lake will serve as director of advocacy of the newly formed association.

鈥淚 aim to create a more inclusive educational environment and provide support, direction and guidance for Black students in their academic, social and professional endeavors,鈥 Lake says. 鈥淎s director of advocacy of the MSBSA, I will challenge Munk School faculty, fellows and administration to create a culture and environment where Black students鈥 voices are included 鈥 because they matter.鈥

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