The Department of Political Sciences presents "How Wikipedia became the Last Good Place on the Internet" by Professor Sverrir Steinsson.
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.
The University of Waterloo Art Gallery is proud to present Sadko Hadžihasanović's exhibit "War and Piece" & Emily Neufeld's exhibit "Prairie Invasions: A Homecoming."
The Indigenous Speakers Series is honoured to present artist singer-songwriter, Anishinaabe knowledge keeper, and archaeological researcher Jordan Jamieson.
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.
Four graduate students in the Industrial/Organization Psychology program swept the podium at the Canadian Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology poster awards. Congratulations to Amy Barron, Iris Xing and Allister Grapes who placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, respectively, as well as Pearlyn Ng for winning the best Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion poster award.
Faculty of Arts and campus colleagues gathered to celebrate Dr. Sheila Ager’s five-year tenure as Dean. Emceed by Doug Peers, former Dean of Arts (a “has-dean”), there were reflections, laughs, and almost-tears shared by friends, colleagues, and family. Speakers included Bob Kerton, Dean of Arts Emeritus, Mary Wells, Dean of Engineering, Lili Lui, Dean of Health, Dean Ager’s brother, and the dean herself.
The Faculty of Arts is very proud to award alumnus and lawyer Brad Regehr with an honorary doctorate, the highest honour conferred by the University of Waterloo, at this year’s spring convocation ceremony.
The Faculty of Arts is proud to celebrate all graduating students this spring convocation. Here, we give a special nod to the Departmental Awards for Distinguished Academic Achievement, and the Governor General’s and Alumni Gold Medal awards.
Join us in congratulating our newest group of PhD students! From classes to research to teaching, this degree represents seemingly endless hard work and determination. We're proud of all they have accomplished, and look forward to seeing how they make a difference in the world.