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June 24, 2021

Celebrating Pride Month: Benny Michaud Leads Centre for Indigenous Initiatives

Benny Michaud is a proud Michif (Métis) eagle clan person from St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the Michif language their traditional name is kaa-natawiyiweet dans la sud oschi, which means Medicine Person from the South,... More

June 7, 2021

National Indigenous History Month: AFN Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek

In her role as Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Yukon Regional Chief, Kluane Adamek is all about helping the next generation of leaders to thrive. “I'd say the really big focus for me has been... More

June 7, 2021

Celebrating Pride Month: Students Need to See People Like Them

Jen Sugar, a self-proclaimed “Carleton lifer,” graduated from the university in 1995 with an honours degree in Psychology. After completing an MA at the University of Ottawa, she returned to Carleton in 1996 and began... More

May 31, 2021

The People at the Heart of Carleton’s Trailblazing Accessibility Centre

Last year, amid all the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant milestone slipped by quietly. Carleton University’s Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC)—the root of Carleton’s reputation as the most accessible university... More

May 26, 2021

Carleton Student Doris Mah Leads National Push Against Anti-Asian Racism

In April, a friend of Doris Mah’s, a Carleton University Master of Political Management student, was shopping at a Safeway in North Burnaby, B.C. when she had a frightening experience with a man in the... More

March 8, 2021

Carleton Alumna Charlene Theodore Leads Systemic Change as Ontario Bar Association President

Growing up in Brampton, Ont., Charlene Theodore was an avid reader with endless curiosity about the world. Her family always kept her bookshelves stocked and encouraged her to develop a deeper understanding about history and... More

March 8, 2021

Carleton University Counsellor Rylee Godin Receives 2021 Indigenous Practice Award

The Centre for Indigenous Initiatives (CII) and Health and Counselling Services at Carleton University are proud to announce that Rylee Godin has received the 2021 Indigenous Practice Award from the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. This award honours excellence in... More

March 7, 2021

Celebrating Carleton Leaders on International Women’s Day

This year, the theme for International Women’s Day is #ChooseToChallenge. Carleton University is celebrating by sharing the stories of 17 leaders - students, staff and faculty members - who continue to challenge the status quo... More

March 6, 2021

President Benoit-Antoine Bacon and Student Charlotte Smith Recognized for Leadership in Mental Health

Carleton University President Benoit-Antoine Bacon joined a list of acclaimed Canadians on March 4, 2021 when he was presented with the Transformational Leader for Mental Health Award from the Royal Ottawa Foundation. Past winners of... More

February 24, 2021

Carleton’s Jennifer Conley Wins Businesswoman of the Year

Creativity, disruption, innovation. Oh yes, and collaboration. For Carleton’s Chief Advancement Officer, Jennifer Conley, these aren’t buzzwords—they’re directives. And for her adherence to them, she’s been named Businesswoman of the Year in the category of... More

February 24, 2021

Carleton President Receives Transformational Leader Award for Championing Mental Health

On March 4, Carleton President Benoit-Antoine Bacon will join a list of illustrious Canadians, including retired general Roméo Dallaire, author and advocate Margaret Trudeau, former Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson and Olympic figure skater Elizabeth... More

February 22, 2021

From Trauma to Leadership: Carleton Symposium Focuses on Inuit Resilience

Martha Flaherty has vivid early memories of family life in Inukjuak, in northern Quebec’s Nunavik region. But in 1955, the year she turned five, she was among several Inukjuak families who were transported by ship... More