Welcome to the Faculty of Arts, a dynamic community of students, faculty and staff working within and between fields in the humanities, social sciences, and fine, performing and media arts.
With Waterloo’s strengths in work-integrated learning, Arts prepares students for living and working in a world of rapid technological, social and economic change. Across six schools, our programming and research build knowledge and perspective to address complexity and help shape a better future for humanity.
News
Arts celebrates three new Royal Society of Canada honours
Congratulations to three faculty members in Arts who have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). This month the RSC announced its new fellows, members and award recipients. Among them are Dr. Andrew Cooper, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Dr. Myra Fernandes, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and Dr. Geoffrey Fong, FRSC, recipient of the RSC Jackman Prize.
Orientation is the foundation for future friendships
Arts Orientation helps ease nerves, creating opportunities for students to connect and reminding them that everyone is navigating the same transition. “It helped me feel like I belonged in Waterloo,” said AFM student Gurman Johal.
Dr. Heather Henderson appointed Assistant Vice-President, Academic Leadership and Strategic Initiatives
As Assistant Vice-President, Academic Leadership and Strategic Initiatives, Henderson will oversee the Academic Leadership Program and guide several initiatives within the Associate Vice-President, Academic portfolio, including supporting evaluation activities
Events
Indigenous Speakers Series presents Sarah Deer
The Indigenous Speakers Series is honoured to present Sarah Deer, an acclaimed legal scholar and advocate widely recognized for her work addressing violence against Indigenous women and advancing Indigenous feminist approaches to law and justice.
Bodies, Bones, and Burials
The School of Social, Political and Historical Research is honoured to present this special lecture by Dr. Douglas Stenton, CM, lead researcher in a series of breakthrough discoveries related to the ill-fated 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition.