McGill University celebrates graduates and honorary doctorate recipients at 2023 spring convocation

Published: 17 May 2023

As part of this year’s Spring Convocation celebrations, McGill University will confer honorary degrees upon seventeen inspirational individuals....

2022 Hon doc recipients announced

Published: 9 May 2022

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...

McGill conferring honorary degrees to four exceptional individuals

Published: 21 October 2021

McGill University 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.

Spring 2019 Convocation Honorary Degree recipients announced

Published: 23 April 2019

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....

McGill to honour two trailblazing Canadian leaders

Published: 6 October 2017

McGill 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...

A dozen outstanding individuals to get honorary degrees

Published: 13 May 2013

McGill University will confer honorary degrees upon 12 exceptional individuals during this year’s Spring Convocation ceremonies. The recipients – including a world-renowned singer and humanitarian,...

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