News

At the heart of everything Mary Bales did was a desire to help others.

“It seems that we are in a transitional moment - individuals and institutions are starting to grapple with the fact that PhD training must be modified in order to remain maximally rewarding and relevant,” says Masa Torbica, PhD candidate in English.

Two celebrated scholars from Waterloo’s Department of History were recently named to the Order of Canada, which recognizes people in all sectors of Canadian society for outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the country.

The Faculty of Arts is very proud to announce that Professor François Paré, University Professor, (French Studies) received an honorary doctorate from the Université Laval on June 18 for his career as “a leading figure in the Francophone communities of the Americas and beyond.” 

Arts convocation ceremonies last week featured Valedictorian addresses by Prateeksha Ravi (Legal Studies, Honours, Arts and Business) and Catherine Vendryes (English Literature and Rhetoric, Honours, Arts and Business). 

At this morning's Arts convocation ceremony, 602 undergraduates, 95 masters' students, and 14 PhD candidates crossed the stage and received their degrees.

What can you do with an arts degree? New Waterloo Arts grads say opportunities in the digital economy are growing for them as business leaders look for employees who can build bridges between technology and the people who use it.

Two hundred peacebuilding academics and practitioners will meet at Conrad Grebel University College at the University of Waterloo for a four-day event, June 9-12, 2016.

To the delight of members of the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF), a celebrated leader in the development of international financial reporting standards will receive an honorary degree at the University of Waterloo’s June 2016 convocation.

A Waterloo psychology professor is taking virtual reality (VR) beyond video games and using it to help people suffering from memory problems due to aging and Alzheimer’s disease.