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June 23, 2025

Introducing Carleton University’s New Chancellor

When Nikita (Nik) Nanos was installed as Carleton's 13th chancellor at a convocation ceremony on June 20, the university not only anointed a new ceremonial leader, it also renewed a longstanding relationship with an individual... More

July 6, 2021

Carleton University Chancellor Yaprak Baltacioğlu Wins Prestigious Vanier Medal

Carleton University Chancellor Yaprak Baltacioğlu has won the 2021 Vanier Medal awarded by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC). The Vanier Medal is IPAC’s highest form of recognition to a person who has... More

December 2, 2020

Carleton University Chancellor Yaprak Baltacioğlu Renewed for a Second Term

Carleton University’s Board of Governors has announced that Yaprak Baltacioğlu has been reappointed as Carleton’s Chancellor. An alumna of Carleton’s School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA), Baltacioğlu was appointed Carleton’s 12th Chancellor in 2018... More

March 5, 2019

Courage and Giving Back

When a sex worker was raped in 1970s Istanbul, she had nowhere to turn. As in many countries, Turkey’s legal system questioned the integrity of the victim. A conviction seemed unlikely, but Yaprak Baltacioğlu’s father... More

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December 18, 2018

New Chancellor

Carleton University alumna and distinguished public servant, Yaprak Baltacioğlu, has been appointed as the university’s 12th chancellor, continuing the tradition of accomplished Canadians serving in this important role. Baltacioğlu earned a master’s degree from Carleton’s... More

Introducing Carleton University’s New Chancellor

Carleton University Chancellor Yaprak Baltacioğlu Wins Prestigious Vanier Medal

Carleton University Chancellor Yaprak Baltacioğlu Renewed for a Second Term

Courage and Giving Back

Top 10 Carleton Stories in 2018

New Chancellor