{"id":1653,"date":"2020-06-08T21:48:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T01:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=1653"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:41:06","slug":"nathan-benson","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/people\/nathan-benson\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Benson"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n<p>Nathan Benson is Director of Strategy, University of Ottawa Refugee Hub, providing leadership to the Hub\u2019s research, policy and public interest litigation initiatives. 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