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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]
Benoit-Antoine Bacon | |
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17th President and Vice-Chancellor, University of British Columbia | |
Assumed office November 1, 2023 | |
Chancellor | Steven Point |
Preceded by | Deborah Buszard (interim) Santa Ono |
15th President and Vice-Chancellor, Carleton University | |
In office July 1, 2018 – August 31, 2023 | |
Chancellor | Yaprak Baltacioğlu |
Preceded by | Alastair Summerlee (interim) |
Succeeded by | Jerry Tomberlin (interim) |
Personal details | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Alma mater | Concordia University Université de Montréal |
Occupation | Academic administrator |
Scientific career | |
Fields | neuropsychology |
Institutions | |
Thesis | Etudes des substrats neurologiques de la stéréopsie chez le chat (1999) |
Doctoral advisors | Franco Lepore Jean-Paul Guillemot |
Born in Montreal, he graduated from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec with a B.A. (Honours) degree in psychology in 1995. He received his PhD 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]
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 November 1, 2023.[12] Bacon's term as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University ended in August 31, 2023, and was succeeded by Jerry Tomberlin as interim President and Vice-Chancellor.[13]
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]
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