/channels/taxonomy/term/6360/all en /channels/channels/news/mcgill-university-celebrates-graduates-and-honorary-doctorate-recipients-2024-spring-convocation-357446 <p>As part of this year’s Spring Convocation celebrations, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº will confer honorary degrees upon ten inspirational individuals, five of whom are from Quebec.</p> <p>Leaders in their respective fields, these honorary doctorates stand as examples of creativity, compassion, dedication, service, and a pioneering spirit. They represent a diverse array of leaders whose contributions span disciplines, industries, and continents.</p> Tue, 28 May 2024 13:13:41 +0000 webfull 200190 at /channels /channels/channels/news/marcel-groleau-named-honorary-degree-recipient-faculty-agricultural-environmental-sciences-357430 <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-announces-honorary-degree-recipients/">Ten exceptional individuals will receive honorary degrees</a> from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº as part of Spring 2024 Convocation ceremonies. This year’s recipients represent a diverse array of leaders whose contributions span disciplines, industries, and continents.</p> Thu, 23 May 2024 19:29:25 +0000 webfull 200162 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-university-celebrates-graduates-and-honorary-doctorate-recipients-2023-spring-convocation-348307 <p>As part of this year’s Spring Convocation celebrations, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº will confer honorary degrees upon seventeen inspirational individuals.</p> <p>Leaders in their respective fields, these honorary doctorates stand as examples of creativity, compassion, dedication, service, and a pioneering spirit. These are people who have made a difference in their community, in the world and – in the case of astronaut Drew Feustel – beyond.</p> Wed, 17 May 2023 16:14:50 +0000 webfull 189696 at /channels /channels/channels/news/2022-hon-doc-recipients-announced-339513 <p>The University’s first in-person Spring Convocation since 2019 will celebrate 14 exceptional women and men, including a Nobel Prize-winning chemist, an acclaimed Quebec writer, a medical doctor committed to Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation, and the scientist-entrepreneur behind Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine</p> Mon, 09 May 2022 14:11:52 +0000 webfull 180048 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-conferring-honorary-degrees-four-exceptional-individuals-334312 <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº is proud to confer honorary degrees to highly talented and engaged individuals who serve as an inspiration for our community of students, professors, researchers and staff.</p> Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:00:18 +0000 webfull 174145 at /channels /channels/channels/news/spring-2019-convocation-honorary-degree-recipients-announced-296407 <p>Giants in their respective fields, this year’s Hon Docs have blazed trails in everything from poetry and theoretical physics to jazz guitar and human rights.</p> <p>The Honorary Doctorates in Arts include: </p> <p><strong>Michael Harris</strong><br /> B.A. (Sir George Williams University), M.A. (Concordia University)</p> <p>Michael Harris has made a lifetime commitment to the Canadian literary scene, having a profound impact on the development of poetry in Canada.</p> Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:20:27 +0000 webfull 148571 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-honour-two-trailblazing-canadian-leaders-273012 <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº will confer honorary doctorates upon two remarkable women during the Fall 2017 convocation ceremonies. Heather Munroe-Blum and Heather Reisman will be awarded the University’s highest honour for their dedication to the advancement of education and literacy.</p> Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:18:15 +0000 webfull 131795 at /channels /channels/news/dozen-outstanding-individuals-get-honorary-degrees-226752 <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº will confer honorary degrees upon 12 exceptional individuals during this year’s Spring Convocation ceremonies. The recipients – including a world-renowned singer and humanitarian, a Nobel Prize-winning AIDS researcher, a best-selling essayist, a leading philosopher, and business innovators and leaders – will join over 7,300 graduating students taking the stage during Convocation ceremonies from May 27<sup> </sup>to June 3.</p> <p>Convocation ceremonies will be held on Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s lower campus, with the exception of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences ceremony (June 3), which will be held at the Macdonald Campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Mon, 13 May 2013 15:26:36 +0000 webfull 96681 at /channels