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Carleton University’s Top 10 Stories of 2025

As the 2025 season comes to a close, we reflect on the groundbreaking research, innovative leadership and inspiring community achievements that defined 2025 for Carleton…

A basketball player gets ready to drive towards the net as a defender attempts to block her.

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Family Fun: Ravens Siblings on Competing Together

Game time is family time for a surprising number of Carleton University’s varsity athletes this year. Across the rosters, from hockey to soccer to rugby…

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Transforming the Justice System in Indigenous Communities

Three times a year, a temporary courtroom is set up in the community centre in Kawawachikamach, a Naskapi Nation community more than 500 kilometres north…

Mandy Sinclair eats food at a table in a Tasting Marrakech food tour with another participant.

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Destination Dreaming: Carleton Grad Turns Love of Travel into Career

A seasoned public relations professional specializing in tourism and hospitality, Mandy Sinclair knows how to tell her clients’ stories — tapping into audiences’ emotions and…

Two people signing an agreement at a table with the flags of Canada and South Africa behind them.

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Carleton Anchors International Collaboration Through South Africa-Canada Universities Network

Building on more than three decades of Canada-South Africa academic collaboration, Carleton University is helping formalize a new era of partnership — one that brings…

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Carleton’s Joshua Steckley Receives SSHRC Impact Talent Award for Research on Worms, Cows and Capital

Carleton University researcher, Joshua Steckley, has been awarded the 2025 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact Talent Award, one of Canada’s highest honours…

Expert Perspectives

Opinion pieces from Carleton faculty and PhD candidates featured in The Conversation Canada

United States Capitol Building with an American flag in front of it.

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Beyond Zohran Mamdani: Social Media Amplifies the Politics of Feelings

Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City mayor has spurred global celebrations and pride. Scores of social media users worldwide celebrate and claim him as…

The Surpreme Court of Canada building.

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Reality Check: The Supreme Court Actually Did the Right Thing in Its Child Pornography Ruling

The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in the Attorney General of Québec v. Senneville struck down one-year mandatory minimum sentences for accessing or possessing child…

A woman holds a list while shopping in a store.

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Motherhood Changes How Women Spend, Save and Think About Money

Mothers aren’t just losing income, promotions and career advancements. They’re also quietly spending their own money, absorbing more day-to-day costs and making financial sacrifices that…

A batter gets ready for a pitch at a Toronto Blue Jays baseball game.

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Baseball in Canada Is Thriving — but Not on Campus

Baseball in Canada is thriving, from the grassroots to the professional level. Recent Toronto Blue Jays viewership numbers have been extraordinary, youth participation continues to…

The download page for the social media app Twitter (aka X) on the Apple App Store.

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Should Canadian Politicians Be Allowed To Block Their Constituents on Social Media?

Canadian politicians have increasingly taken to social media to campaign as well as communicate with constituents, sharing updates on policies, local events, emergencies or government…

A zoomed in look at patches on the uniforms of the Israeli army.

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The Conflation Problem: Why Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism Are Not the Same

With antisemitism on the rise while Israeli-Palestinian relations remain at an historic low, one question that continues to dog public discourse is whether anti-Zionism is…

University News

Carleton news, announcements and official updates

Overview of campus in the winter

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What’s Open and Closed at Carleton Over the Holiday Break

A view of campus and Dunton Tower during a winter day.

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Mary Francoli Appointed Interim Dean of Carleton’s Faculty of Public and Global Affairs

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Carleton University Launches Sports Leadership Program

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Grand Opening of Carleton University’s Rideau House Residence

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What’s Open and Closed: Thanksgiving

Carleton University campus as seen from across the Rideau River

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What’s Open and Closed: Labour Day