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Last spring,  Dr. Orchard successfully defended her dissertation and took up a position as Assistant Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Idzik Computing and Digital Technologies Minor at the University of Notre Dame. Hear about her experiences in graduate studies in English at Waterloo.

Congratulations to Anne Fleming (BA '88, English) whose novel "Curiosities" has been shortlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize! 

The Faculty of Arts welcomes Dr. Emma Brandt, a new postdoctoral fellow working in Communication Arts who began in her role on September 1, 2024.

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.

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.

Brush with Art celebrates and exhibits the talent of Fine Arts students, including Jialing Wu's six digital prints entitled A Poem Without Words (2024).

Congratulations to doctoral students Rebecca MacAlpine and Chris Martin, recipients of this year's Warren Ober Award for Outstanding Teaching by Graduate Students! 

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 is honoured to be home to AMTD postdoctoral scholars, Dr. Jenna Gilchrist and Dr. Reuben Martens.