It is with deep sadness that the Department of Sociology and Anthropology conveys the passing of Dr. Gülden Özcan, who graduated from our MA and PhD programs in Sociology and was a Sociology professor at the University of Lethbridge. Gülden also taught in our Department and was close and active with many, including playing an important role in campaigning for the freedom of current Sociology PhD student Cihan Erdal after he was arbitrarily arrested in Turkey in September 2020.
The Dean of the Faculty of Art & Science at the University of Lethbridge has posted a touching tribute to her on their Noticeboard, which also has a link to the GoFundMe page to provide support to her husband and son, and a Kudoboard to submit any condolence messages to be shared with her family.