{"id":3845,"date":"2020-10-13T12:20:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T16:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=3845"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:13:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:13:48","slug":"kevin-matthews","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/people\/kevin-matthews\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Matthews"},"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><strong>Before beginning your studies at the Institute of Political Economy where did you study and what program(s) were you enrolled in?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I studied in the Faculty of Architecture and then the School of Fine Arts at the University of Manitoba, finishing with a BED (fka BES) and a BFA (honours- Art History). 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