Faculty

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

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.

The Faculty of Arts reorganization proposal received final approval from the Board of Governors this week and the transition period officially begins. The new structure will see the Faculty’s current 15 departments and two schools reorganized into six schools. Board approval comes after a two-year development process, including extensive consultations with all stakeholders.

A group of new graduates in their convocation robes cheer and hold up their diplomas

Meet some of the honourees and exceptional students who celebrated Fall Convocation with us this week.

Waterloo's interdisciplinary initiatives supported by the inaugural Global Futures Fund feature five projects with leadership and expertise from Arts researchers.

Congratulations to Dr. Clara Colombatto and Dr. Shana MacDonald whose projects were awarded funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). The CFI provides funding to institutions to help recruit and retain outstanding researchers, acquire the tools needed for cutting-edge research and support partnership streams.

In this talk, Dr. Robinson will interrogate the phenomenon of false Indigenous identity claims and their corrosive effects on Indigenous communities. Drawing on personal experience, historical precedents, and critical Indigenous scholarship, he situates these practices within the broader logic of settler colonialism and its drive toward self-indigenization.

The Global Engagement Seminar Speaker Series presents a talk with robot and tech writer Evan Ackerman.

The Global Engagement Seminar Speaker Series presents a talk with Trust & Safety professional Sabrina Ahmad.

Dr. Henry Adam Svec's short film "The Wreck of Harold Murphy," directed and co-produced by Erin Brandenburg (BA '01), will be featured at the 2025 Forest City Film Festival in October.

Welcome Back!

Come join the Arts Undergraduate Office for Sunny Days at the Arts Quad.

There will be games such as JENGA, Skeeball, Cornhole and other carnival games!

Relax, snack, and meet your advisors during this event.

Arts Undergraduate Students Only.

Watcard required upon entry.

Please note that supplies are on a first come, first served basis.

Faculty

Poetry, Pain, and the Promise of Palestine

Arts receives final approval to reorganize into six schools

Congratulations to our fall graduates!

Arts leadership and collaboration in the Global Futures Initiatives

Research projects at the intersection of technology and society receive CFI-JELF funding

From Myth to Malice: Affective and Political Consequences of False Claims to Indigeneity

Robots vs Reality: Responsible Science Communication in the Attention Economy

How Hard Could It Be? Applying International Human Rights Law to Content Moderation

Dr. Henry Adam Svec's short to be featured at film festival

Sunny Days