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
Celebrating Arts advisor Eric Breugst, 1965-2024
Eric Breugst (BA ’89, MA ’93) beloved academic advisor in the Arts Undergraduate Office (AUO), died on August 12, 2024, while travelling in the United Kingdom. Retired as Manager of Academic Advising in 2020, Breugst made outstanding contributions during his 25-year career.
International project on wisdom and decision making awarded $1.5 million in funding
The interdisciplinary project will examine the different factors that influence what people around the world consider to be wise ways to make decisions and solve dilemmas.
Welcoming new talent: researchers join Arts through the Provost’s Program for Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholars
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to welcome two new postdoctoral fellows, who have joined the Provost’s Program for Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholars: Dr. Geneva Smith who began in her role on July 1, 2024, and Dr. Paula Catalina Sanchez Nuñez de Villavicencio who will begin on August 1, 2024.
Events
How Wikipedia became the Last Good Place on the Internet
The Department of Political Sciences presents "How Wikipedia became the Last Good Place on the Internet" by Professor Sverrir Steinsson.
Franz Kafka's In the Penal Colony: Performance and Symposium
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies and the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Waterloo are proud to present In the Penal Colony, a performance and symposium event.
An Evening of BLEND
An evening of BLEND brings the creative people, meaningful connections, and insightful ideas of the BLEND Design Conference in a shorter, more intimate format for those who can’t wait until March to (re)connect in Stratford at BLEND.
This exclusive evening will feature three dynamic speakers and the opportunity to connect with other UWaterloo alumni and like-minded professionals.