Welcome to the Faculty of Arts, a dynamic community of students, faculty and staff working in and across the humanities, social sciences, and fine, performing and media arts.
Through our diverse range of research, teaching, and learning, we contribute positive social impacts in a culturally complex and technologically driven world. Aligned with the University of Waterloo’s strengths in work-integrated learning, Arts prepares students for life and for work with skills and values that emphasize the welfare of individuals, communities, and the environments in which we live.
News
Dean Tcheuyap elected secretary of RSC Academy of Arts and Humanities
Dr. Alexie Tcheuyap, Dean of Arts, has been elected as Secretary of the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) Academy of Arts and Humanities. Serving for a three-year term, Tcheuyap will also become a member of the RSC Council, the organization’s principal governing body.
Congrats to our 2025 Alumni Award winners!
A warm congratulations to our 2025 alumni award winners! Susan Q. McKenzie (BA ’96, MA ’98 English) is the recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award for Community Builder, and Eyitemi Popo (MDEI ’16) is the recipient of the Rising Star Alumni Award.
Dr. Kate Ratliff named Tier 1 Canada Research Chair
The Faculty of Arts is proud to share that Dr. Kate Ratliff, associate professor of psychology, has been named a Tier 1 SSHRC Canada Research Chair in Intergroup Attitudes.
Events
Frost and Fun
Come join the Arts Undergraduate Office to celebrate the end of classes. Create some holiday-themed decorations, make a card for someone special, and decorate some cookies.
Poetry, Pain, and the Promise of Palestine
This lecture will explore the role of poetry in capturing and contextualizing the realities of contemporary Palestinian life and cultural expression in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and beyond.
Indigenous Histories in Canada projects showcase
Students taking HIST 269, Indigenous Histories in Canada, have spent the term learning about the histories that took us off the path of mutual respect, non-interference, and friendship. Stop by Dana Porter to see their course projects.