This is a moment to celebrate and to be proud. On June 11, the University of Waterloo community gathered for its annual celebration of the awarding of degrees at its Spring Convocation. It was a joyous day full of family, friends and fellow students, and a significant milestone in the lives of our undergraduates.
Congratulations, Ian Milligan!
Effective May 1, 2005, in accordance with the 2003 Faculty Salary Settlement, the University of Waterloo established an Outstanding Performance Fund to reward faculty members for outstanding contribution in teaching and scholarship.
Among the 2014 Arts Faculty winners is History's very own, Ian Milligan!
History professor, Dr. Susan Roy, won the prestigious Early Research Award (ERA) and is putting knowledge into action.
Donald Rumsfeld hasn’t learned a damn thing: Bush’s unrepentant defense secretary and the dark art of B.S.
From an excellent field of 46 entries, five books drawn from across Canada made the shortlist for the 2014 John W. Dafoe Book Prize, including The Canadian Rangers: A Living History, by uWaterloo History professor Whitney Lackenbauer.
Halla Piekarski, a History grad from 1964, wrote an autobiography and also her own obituary. Storytelling is how Halla catalogued her life, made order of it and discerned what truly mattered. .
I think words are sacred things, not to be taken lightly. My obituary must be done right.
Musqueam First Nation protesting for the preservation of the ancient Marpole Village burial site. Credit: Sharon Stogan.
John F. Kennedy’s steely backbone for waging peace
Waterloo-Balsillie School historians say JFK angered his hawkish advisers and resisted going to war at least six times during the Cold War.
A history professor from the University of Waterloo who is an expert in human rights and race relations in Canada has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
Professor Jim Walker received the honour after his peers selected him from a list of exceptional candidates.