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 the University of Waterloo’s strengths in work-integrated learning, Arts prepares students for life and work in the context of rapid technological, social and economic change. Across six schools, our programming and research provides what the world needs: knowledge, perspective and skills for understanding complexity and shaping a better future for humanity.
News
Remembering Waterloo’s first Black professor, Dr. Locksley Edmondson
Dr. Locksley Edmondson, the first Black professor at Waterloo, died on August 18, 2026 in Ithaca, New York, at age 92. An influential Jamaican scholar whose career spanned over five decades across several countries, Edmondson joined Waterloo’s new Political Science department in 1963.
Remembering Professor John North
Dr. John North, professor of English, passed away August 10 at the age of 86, leaving a long legacy as a scholar and teaching at the University of Waterloo.
Dr. Mathieu Doucet named Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight and Integrity
Mathieu Doucet has been appointed Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight and Integrity, effective August 1, bringing significant relevant experience to the role including serving as Chair of the Philosophy Department for the past three years
Events
Arts goes to Homecoming 2026
Come hang out with the Arts community before Homecoming kickoff and get ready to cheer on your fellow Warriors. Arts community members will receive a special Arts swag item while supplies last.