Benoit-Antoine Bacon | |
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President and Vice-Chancellor, University of British Columbia | |
Assumed office November 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Deborah Buszard |
President and Vice-Chancellor, Carleton University | |
In office July 1,2018 –August 31,2023 | |
Preceded by | Alastair Summerlee |
Succeeded by | Jerry Tomberlin |
Personal details | |
Born | Montreal,Quebec,Canada |
Alma mater | Concordia University Universitéde Montréal |
Occupation | Academic administrator |
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]
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 Universitéde 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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