By Abiola Olawale
Professor Wisdom Tettey, a distinguished Ghanaian scholar, has been officially inducted as the 17th President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University, one of Canada’s leading public institutions.
The New Diplomat reports that the induction ceremony was held on June 16, 2025, during Carleton’s spring convocation.
Prior to joining Carleton on January 1, Tettey served as Vice-President and Principal of the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus since 2018.
His academic journey, however, began in Ghana, where he studied at the University of Ghana’s School of Communication Studies, now Department of Communication Studies.
Tettey has also built a global reputation as a consultant and advisor to powerhouse organizations like the World Bank, UNDP, and the African Capacity Building Foundation.
Speaking during his induction ceremony, Tettey expressed his gratitude to Carleton University for making him the Vice Chancellor.
He said: “I am grateful to the Carleton and Ottawa community for entrusting me with this role in such an important institution in this city, and for welcoming me into your fold, helping me learn and guiding me as we pursue our shared mission together.
“I am confident that, together, we will elevate our sights, enable Carleton’s unstoppable momentum and transform our world for the good of all.”
He outlined an ambitious vision to position Carleton for global impact, saying: “The spirit of purposive higher education and community advancement is indelibly imprinted in Carleton’s motto — ‘Ours the Task Eternal’.”
“This motto should continue to motivate and guide us to higher laurels and behooves us to be a catalyst for inclusive impact, not as an end in itself but as an expression of the scope and scale of what our mission necessitates and our purpose demands.”
“Meeting our obligation in this regard requires the regenerative power of a vision that we develop together, embrace, nurture and co-own as we move inexorably towards global prominence by our centennial year in 2042.”
