{"id":77125,"date":"2021-06-10T09:46:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T13:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=77125"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:30:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:30:35","slug":"carleton-university-to-bestow-seven-honorary-degrees-and-celebrate-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2021\/carleton-university-to-bestow-seven-honorary-degrees-and-celebrate-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton University to Bestow Seven Honorary Degrees and Celebrate Graduates \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Carleton University to Bestow Seven Honorary Degrees and Celebrate Graduates \u00a0\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Carleton University will present seven honorary degrees as the university gears up to celebrate more than 6,000 graduating students in virtual celebrations the following week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Videos of the recipients delivering their graduation addresses will be released June 18, 2021 and be available on the Graduation Celebration 2021 web page<\/a>. <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter a truly challenging academic year, our graduates can take particular pride in their outstanding success,\u201d says President Benoit-Antoine Bacon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of all our graduating students, and I know they will appreciate the words of wisdom offered by our honorary doctorate recipients.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special celebratory videos for graduating students will be available on the website starting the morning of June 21. Carleton will highlight a different faculty each day during the week, through June 25. On the morning of each day, graduates in the designated faculty will receive an email with a link to a personalized online experience they can share with family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n