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The University of Waterloo’s annual publication, Global Futures: Innovation Update, was recently released featuring four Arts researchers. Dean Alexie Tcheuyap often says "Arts is everywhere" – and he's not wrong. It isn't just a reflection of the breadth of our disciplines, it's the impacts Arts researchers have on global challenges. 

Congratulations to Kennedy Taylor, a fourth-year Arts and Business student majoring in Legal Studies, on being named is the Faculty of Arts Co-op Student of the Year! She received this award in recognition of her dedication and innovative work integrating AI into health care at Coeus Health

Taking us from colonial New Spain to Ancient Greece to contemporary opera, undergraduate students from culture-related programs presented their research at the second annual Culture Fest, an initiative designed to celebrate outstanding student work and make connections across programs and disciplines. 

The Faculty of Arts is fortunate to host Dr. Robin McCrary, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Anti-racism and BIPOC Communities. Visiting Waterloo from Syracuse University, McCrary’s research is based in health humanities with the goal to improve patient trust in healthcare.

The medal honours outstanding individuals across Canada who have made significant contributions to their communities  

Dean Alexie Tcheuyap announces the appointments of two new associate deans on July 1, 2025: Bradley Pomeroy, Assoc. Professor in the School of Accounting and Finance, will become Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, replacing Anna Esselment who will complete her five-year term. Anindya Sen, Professor in the Department of Economics, will become Associate Dean, Co-operative Education and Planning, replacing Robert Park who has been an associate dean over multiple terms since 2004.

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!

Join us in congratulating our newest group of PhD students! From classes to research to teaching, this degree represents seemingly endless hard work and determination. We're proud of all they have accomplished, and look forward to seeing how they make a difference in the world.