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June 28, 2021

Carleton Economics Graduate Helps Keep the Bahamian Economy Strong and Stable

Tourism is the biggest industry in the Bahamas, employing about two-thirds of the Caribbean nation’s workforce directly and indirectly and providing more than half of its gross domestic product. Banking is the second biggest business.... More

June 25, 2021

Great Grads 2021: Provost Scholar Jaclyn Legge on the Life of an English Major

It is a truth universally acknowledged that September slaps us all across the face and stings like pumpkin spice and the fear of accidental plagiarism. Think Jane Austen meets a candid take on #studentlife. Thus... More

June 25, 2021

Great Grads 2021: Megan Lamb is Promoting Health at Every Size

Megan Lamb’s interest in body image and eating behaviours started when she was a child, listening to conversations among her friends and family about their weight and shape. “I felt like my whole life, someone... More

June 24, 2021

Great Grads 2021: Exploring Sustainability in the Scottish Highlands

While Master of Architecture graduate Camille Ringrose, like most Carleton University students, was initially caught off guard by the COVID-19 pandemic, she managed to find a silver lining. With classes transitioned online and a thesis... More

June 24, 2021

Great Grads 2021: Carleton Engineering Student Earns Iron Ring 60 Years After Grandfather

For Carleton University Mechanical Engineering student Margot Vandesande, this year’s graduation will be a special kind of family affair. Sixty years after her grandfather, John McCalla, graduated from Carleton’s first Engineering class in 1961, Vandesande... More

June 23, 2021

Great Grads 2021: Rayon Finnikin Supports Marginalized Youth

“The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The first time Rayon Finnikin... More

June 22, 2021

Health Sciences Graduate Wins Board of Governors Award for Outstanding Community Achievement

When Millicent (Millie) Close began her journey as an undergraduate student at Carleton, she struggled financially and academically. But in spite of a difficult start, Close turned her focus toward helping others and immersing herself... More

June 22, 2021

Great Grads 2021: Neha Khanna Finds Future Path Through Neuroscience Research and Carleton Mental Health...

Great Grads 2021: Neha Khanna Finds Future Path Through Neuroscience Research and Carleton Mental Health Student Supports

Neha Khanna was still in high school when she began asking questions about mental health. “I noticed that my peers and I were afraid to speak up about mental health issues, and I really wanted... More

June 21, 2021

Great Grads 2021: Biology Doctorate’s Research Dives Into World of Freshwater Fisheries

Carleton University alumnus Aaron Zolderdo, who graduated earlier this year with a PhD in Biology, has been a water lover for as long as he can remember. “I grew up on the water,” says Zolderdo,... More

June 21, 2021

Great Grads 2021: Jordan Became Real-World Classroom for Commerce Grad

As an international student from Jordan, Sprott School of Business graduate Ramzi Madanat remembers feeling “overwhelmed” with the sheer amount of universities he could apply to when he started thinking about pursuing post-secondary education. But... More

June 21, 2021

Great Grads 2021: Platform Puts Business on Social Footing

Giving back and making a difference has always been a driving force for Bachelor of Commerce graduate Feruz Dglel Tesfay. Born in Eritrea and raised in Uganda, she saw struggling communities firsthand. By harnessing the... More

June 17, 2021

Great Grads 2021: Lauren Johnson Sets Out to Tackle Climate Change Armed with Sustainable Energy...

Great Grads 2021: Lauren Johnson Sets Out to Tackle Climate Change Armed with Sustainable Energy Program

Lauren Johnson was looking for a program that would give her an immediate technical knowledge of sustainable energy, but one largely focused on policy. “The Master of Arts in Sustainable Energy (SE) at Carleton is... More