The Dean of Arts announced that Dr. Shana MacDonald will be the inaugural O’Donovan Chair in Communication Across the Disciplines to foster mutual respect and understanding among scholars and practitioners in the humanities, sciences, and technology fields.
Congratulations to doctoral students Rebecca MacAlpine and Chris Martin, recipients of this year's Warren Ober Award for Outstanding Teaching by Graduate Students!
The latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject are out, and Arts subjects continue to rise in the rankings.
From Digital Dada to Intangible Crafting Heritage, an impressive range of student learning and knowledge was showcased at this month’s Culture Fest, a celebration of outstanding work by students from Waterloo’s culture-focused courses and programs.
The Faculty of Arts is proud to share that Professor Logan MacDonald (Fine Arts) is one of five Waterloo researchers to win a Government of Ontario Early Researcher Award (ERA), which will support his Longhouse Labs (LLabs) project.
Co-operative and Experiential Education is recognizing Stephanie Davis for her exceptional work as a policy analyst at Ontario Public Service, for the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs Ontario (IAO).
The Government of Canada has just announced that Dr. Talena Atfield has been named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Tentewatenikonhra'khánion (We Will Put Our Minds Together). Dr. Atfield is of Kanien'kehá:ka of the Grand River and mixed settler backgrounds and is an assistant professor in the Department of History.
At a recent design jam sponsored by Sunlife Financial, students were challenged to create solutions that help to destigmatize mental health.
The Faculty of Arts and Office of Research are convening an international, interdisciplinary conference, From Targeting in Academia to Promoting Trust and Understanding, June 27-28, 2024. Read about the purpose of the conference, the call for proposals, and more on how Waterloo is responding to antagonism and intimidation in academia.
This fall Arts welcomed AMTD Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Elena Caruso, who is based in the Department of Political Science. Dr. Caruso's research aims to question the role of the state in the regulation of abortion, to reshape dominant legal paradigms in abortion care, and to draw important lessons for the future of health technologies.