History PhD candidate and curator Heather George represented the museum community (Canadian Museums Association (CMA) and the Provincial and Territorial Museums Association) this week at the Parliamentary Standing Committee Meeting on Culture and Heritage.
Geoff Keelan (MA '10, PhD '15) uncovers his grandfather's story of war in the Fall 2021 issue of the University of Waterloo Magazine
Distinguished Professor Emerita Wendy Mitchinson of the Department of History died on October 23, 2021. A pioneering women’s historian, she joined the University of Waterloo with tenure in 1985 and held the Canada Research Chair in Gender and Medical History from 2006 to 2013.
“Wendy was a trailblazer and valued colleague,” says Professor Dan Gorman, Department of History chair. “Her legacy is apparent in the many graduate students with whom she worked, and who are now pursuing careers both outside and within the academy.”
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Taylor, the University of Waterloo's newly-appointed Associate Vice-President, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism. Dr. Taylor is also remaining in our Department of History as an assistant professor.
The Department of History welcomes two new leadership roles today: Professor Dan Gorman is the new Chair, and Professor Andrew Hunt is the new Associate Chair – Undergraduate. Professor Susan Roy continues in her role as the Associate Chair – Graduate.
History students, staff, faculty and instructors have come together to respond to racism on campus and in our world to form the History Anti-Racism Taskforce (HART).
We're highlighting the research of our graduate students on our new Grad Stories page! For our second story, read about Rebecca MacAlpine's research on gender-based violence in seventeenth century Somerset, as well as her contributions to teaching in History.
Congratulations to Rebecca MacAlpine, PhD Candidate in History, for earning an Arts Award for Excellence in Teaching! Rebecca is a dedicated, disciplined, and thoughtful student, and she brings those same characteristics to her roles as TA, instructor, and most recently departmental TA Mentor and Coordinator.
Assistant Professor Katherine Bruce-Lockhart has been awarded a grant from the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation in recognition of her research that is "poised to make significant contributions to understanding the causes, manifestations, and control of violence across the globe." Katherine Bruce-Lockhart is among twenty scholars recognised as HFG Distinguished Scholars from around the world.
History’s Assistant Professor Katherine Bruce-Lockhart is featured in the Jackman Fellow Alumni Spotlight discussing her current research and upcoming book on the history of the prison in Uganda, and the importance of studying the humanities.