Marc Kelly is an undergraduate Physics and Mathematics student at the University of Ottawa. He is employed as a research assistant by Denis Rancourt. Activism Political Views Marc Kelly is a proponent of the North-American anti-grading movement founded in the works of critical pedagogues such as Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed, and driven by the praxis of professors such as Denis Rancourt and David F. Noble. The methods used by Marc Kelly for the dissemination of his political views are often considered propaganda . Deregistration On October 21st 2008, Marc Kelly became the first University of Ottawa student to be illegally deregistered (by breach of contract) by the Central Administration for politically motivated reasons . Conflict with President Allan Rock On November 13th 2008, University of Ottawa President Allan Rock warned the University of Ottawa community about Marc Kelly . Interference of Nomination to Senate Appeals Committee Marc Kelly was nominated by the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa to sit as the student representative on the Senate Appeals Committee. The Central Administration interfered in the Student Federation's nomination, on the grounds that Marc Kelly was believed to be "crazy", which caused the Student Federation to break their relationship with the Central Administration and write a letter addressed to President Allan Rock entitled "Flagrant Mistreatment of Students and Disregard of SFUO Nomination Rights" . Arrest and Banishment On December 1st 2008, Marc Kelly was arrested after filming the University of Ottawa's Senate meeting . Marc Kelly has been subsequently banished from the University of Ottawa by the Central Administration. Lawsuit Against President Allan Rock Marc Kelly is the second Canadian University student to engage in a legal battle with his University since precedent was set in the Freeman-Maloy v. Marsden case at York University . Scientific Research Sociology of Physics Marc Kelly gave a talk entitled "Physics is a Religion not a Science" during the 2008 Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference at the University of Toronto . Wireless Network Intrusion Detection Marc Kelly developed novel ways of detecting intruders in mobile ad hoc networks while employed by Defence Research and Development Canada . Weakly Electric Fish Marc Kelly developed a state of the art model for understanding the physics of the electrosense in weakly electric fish while employed by the University of Ottawa's Centre for Neural Dynamics .
So this is what Marc Kelly does to give himself credibility eh? To set the record straight, there is nothing noble or credible about Marc Kelly nor his crusade against the University of Ottawa.
Marc Kelly was upset that he and his father-figure, Prof. Rancourt, were not able to implement a gradeless system at U of O through radical activitism such as giving an A to anyone who went to class, teaching activism instead of course material etc.
When Rancourt was inevitably fired for this, his hired staff, including Kelly, were also dismissed. Since then, Kelly has done everything that he could to lash out at the administration to the detriment and annoyance of students, professors and administrators alike.
The end result of his campaign was him being banned from campus and arrested each time that he tried to return as a publicity stunt. His "often considered propaganda" includes claims to fellow students that he is illiterate (although he did a great job writting this article about himself), that he has been subjected to gross violations of his rights, and that the University controls the media, is a police state, and that those involved with higher education are facists.
Everyone that knows Marc Kelly just wishes that he would go away.
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2. 17-03-2011 13:47
I recently received an unsolicited email from Rancourt and googled him to see what he was up to these days. I was suprised and saddened to see a page about him on Wikipedia. Not that he was there, everyone is entitled. But that the page seemed so blatantly pro Denis. Written by him or one of his minions. I then looked around and found that Allan Rock's page had similar pro Denis entries and of course I found Mr. Kelly's page. I don't care about these sad individuals but I've lost a lot of respect for Wiki
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3. 20-11-2011 22:38
While Marc Kelly may not be the most agreeable person it is not true that everyone who knows him wishes that he would go away. I, for one, am happy that there are such individual which unveil abuse of power at great personal cost. And the fact that Marc is supported by the student federation also speaks for itself. If he was such a nut, why would others support him. To poster number 2; you are very welcome to correct the record; anyone can edit Wiki pages.
