Honoring the Dalai Lama May Have Cost the U. of Calgary Its Accreditation in China

China has taken the University of Calgary off its list of accredited universities, most likely because it gave the Dalai Lama an honorary degree last September when he visited Calgary, according to the Calgary Herald. The university has about 600 students from China and is trying to find out what the sanction means for graduates who are back in China, as well as for current students. The newspaper quotes a Chinese consular official who said the move was related to something that happened last year. Chinese officials had warned the university last April not to allow the Dalai Lama to visit the campus or to give him a degree. The Tibetan spiritual leader did not go to the campus but received the degree at the start of a conference in the city.