Jeffrey Peck is the new director of the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies

Jeffrey Peck has a sweeping vision for the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies (CCGES). As its new director he envisages it as a "distinctive global intellectual site" that will take advantage of the Canadian experience.

In his inaugural speech at York in September, Peck addressed a keen crowd of 100 faculty, staff and students. He said CCGES has been uniquely Canadian from its inception in that it operates jointly at York University and the Université de Montréal, instead of being confined to one spot. "It is both global and local, taking advantage of the cultural specificity of Quebec and Ontario while at the same time connecting to global opportunities....It is bi-provincial, multilingual and above all, international.

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