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Carleton University

Carleton University in Ottawa was founded in 1945 as Carleton College. The first degrees, in journalism and public administration, were awarded in 1946. Property for the current site was acquired in 1952-53.

Past chancellors include Nobel laureate Gerhard Herzberg and former Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Lester Bowles Pearson.

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