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Congratulations to our newest PhD graduate, Dr. Ayesha Altaher, who successfully defended her dissertation, “Inherited Scripts and Contested Narratives: Arab and Muslim Identity in 18th and 19th Century America.” The dissertation supervisor was Dr. Jennifer Harris, and the committee members were Dr. Chad Wriglesworth and Dr. Lamees Al Ethari. The external examiner was Dr. Karen Skinazi, and the internal/external examiner was Dr. Jasmin Habib.

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 English Award Winners!

We're proud to announce the names of the English Language and Literature students who will receive their degrees at the fall 2025 convocation this weekend. Congratulations to all!

List of graduating students.

Words in Place: Congratulations Dr. Evelyn Deshane!

Congratulations to UWaterloo English’s newest PhD, Dr. Evelyn Deshane. Evelyn successfully defended “Wish You Were Here: Transgender Road Narratives and The Place for Identity".

Congratulations to UWaterloo English’s newest PhD, Dr. Jason Lajoie. On November 20, Jason successfully defended “Technologies of Identity: A Queer Media Archaeology".

Congratulations to UWaterloo English’s newest PhD, Dr. Patricia Ofili. On May 6, Patricia successfully defended “Contextual Complexities and Nelson Mandela’s Braided Rhetoric".

Words in Place: Congratulations Dr. Morteza Dehghani!

Congratulations to UWaterloo English’s newest PhD, Dr. Morteza Dehghani. On April 3, Morteza successfully defended “In Works of Hands or of the Wits of Men”: The Elegies of Wim Wenders, Laurie Anderson and Alexander Sokurov.

Congratulations to Alexi Orchard on receiving her PhD.