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Congratulations to Dr. Tao Chen on his appointment as a Sponsored Research Chair (SRC) — the first internationally sponsored chair in the Faculty of Arts which supports both industry and academic innovation. Chen will conduct modelling that has many applications in areas such as health-tech, financial trading automation, and smart cities.

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.

Arts is so proud of our 2024 alumni award winners! Nadia Hohn (BA '01 Psychology) is the Alumni Achievement Award recipient, and Kirsten Mosey (BA '22 Political Science) is the Rising Star Alumni Award recipient. A warm UWaterloo congratulations to them both!

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

Burst a Balloon is back, and join us for an online silent auction with gift cards, tickets, warm socks and more to raise money for this year's United Way campaign

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.

Dr. Geoffrey Fong has been announced as a 2025 inductee of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in recognition of outstanding achievements and impact on health.

PhD student Karmvir Padda from the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies has been awarded the P.E.O. Scholar Award for her contributions to the field of sociology and research on online radicalization and extremism.

The latest Franklin Expedition research by Anthropology's Dr. Douglas Stenton and Dr. Robert Park about the fate of one of its crew quickly gained international attention, thanks to ongoing fascination with the tragic expedition's history and lore.

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.