Benoit-Antoine Bacon is a Canadian

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and is the 15th President and Vice-Chancellor of

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning World ...

Early life and education

Born in

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, he graduated from

Concordia University Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...

with a

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(Honours) degree in

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in 1995. He received his

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Neuropsychology Neuropsychology is a branch of psychology concerned with how a person's cognition and behavior are related to the brain and the rest of the nervous system. Professionals in this branch of psychology often focus on how injuries or illnesses of t ...

from the

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in 1999 and completed a

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at the

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Career

His first academic appointment was in the Department of Psychology at

Bishop's University Bishop's University (french: Université Bishop's) is a small English-language Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Lennoxville, a borough of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The founder of the institution was the Anglican Diocese of Quebe ...

. Following serious labour strife at Bishop’s, he was asked to serve as Chief Negotiator for the union (APBU) and led the settlement of several collective agreements. He later served as Chair of Psychology, Dean of Arts and Science, and Associate VP Research at the institution. In 2013 he was hired as Provost and Vice-President (Academic Affairs) at his alma mater

. In 2016, he moved to Ontario to serve as Provost and Vice-President (Academic) at Queen's University. On May 1, 2018 he was announced as the 15th President of

in Ottawa, succeeding interim President Alastair Summerlee. He began his mandate on July 1, 2018, at the same time as Carleton Board Chair

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. Together they announced Yaprak Baltacioğlu as the 12th Chancellor of the institution in December 2018.

Personal life

To contribute to breaking down the stigma around mental health and substance use, Bacon has shared his difficult upbringing in a dysfunctional family and subsequent challenges in early adulthood

References

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