Benoit-Antoine Bacon
Benoit-Antoine Bacon | |
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| File:Carleton University President Dr Benoit-Antoine Bacon delivers remarks (44401590090) (cropped).jpg Benoit-Antoine Bacon in 2018 | |
| 17th President of the University of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 1, 2023 | |
| Chancellor | Steven Point Judy Rogers |
| Preceded by | Deborah Buszard (acting) |
| 15th President of Carleton University | |
| In office July 1, 2018 – August 31, 2023 | |
| Chancellor | Yaprak Baltacioğlu |
| Preceded by | Alastair Summerlee (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Tomberlin (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Education | Concordia University (BA) Université de Montréal (MA, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuropsychology |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Etudes des Substrats Neurologiques de la Stéréopsie Chez le Chat (1999) |
| Doctoral advisors | Franco Lepore Jean-Paul Guillemot |
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Benoit-Antoine Bacon is a Canadian neuropsychologist who has been serving as the 17th president of the University of British Columbia since November 2023.[1] He previously served as the 15th president of Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, from 2018 to 2023.[2]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Born in Montreal, he graduated from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec with a B.A. (Honours) degree in psychology in 1995. He received his Ph.D. in neuropsychology from the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec in 1999, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]His first academic appointment was in the Department of Psychology at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec.[4] Following serious labour strife at Bishop’s, he was asked to serve as Chief Negotiator for the union and led the settlement of several collective agreements.[5] He later served as Chair of Psychology, Dean of Arts and Science, and Associate VP Research at the institution.[6]
In 2013, he was hired as Provost and Vice-President (Academic Affairs) at his alma mater Concordia University.[7] In 2016, he moved to Ontario to serve as Provost and Vice-President (Academic) at Queen's University.[8]
On May 1, 2018 he was announced as the 15th President of Carleton University in Ottawa, succeeding interim President Alastair Summerlee.[9] He began his mandate on July 1, 2018, at the same time as Carleton Board Chair Nik Nanos.[10] Together they announced Yaprak Baltacioğlu as the 12th Chancellor of the institution in December 2018.[11]
On July 20, 2023, Dr. Bacon was announced as the 17th President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia, with his term to begin on November 1, 2023.[12] Bacon's term as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University ended on August 31, 2023. He was succeeded by Jerry Tomberlin as interim President and Vice-Chancellor.[13]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]To contribute to breaking down the stigma around mental health and substance use, Bacon has shared his difficult upbringing in a dysfunctional family[14] and subsequent challenges in early adulthood.[15][16]
References
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