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University of Waterloo PhD student Karmvir Padda has been honoured with the prestigious P.E.O. Scholar Award (PSA), standing out as one of 100 selected applicants across North America. Padda was recognized for her research on online radicalization and extremism and her dedicated efforts to make academia more inclusive and supportive for all scholars.

Please join us for the Spring 2024 Joint University of Waterloo–St. Jerome’s University Legal Studies Seminar

On Wednesday the 19th of June, 2024 at 2 p.m. EDT,

Dr. Irina Ceric will be speaking on the topic of “‘PRIVATE’ PROPERTY, PUBLIC FORCE: THE LEGAL REGULATION OF CAMPUS ENCAMPMENTS”     

Postdoctoral Fellow Krystle Shore contributed to a recent CTV News story that addressed new surveillance cameras in Victoria Park, Kitchener. The story can be accessed through this link. 

The University of Waterloo is seeking five graduate valedictorians for the fall (October) 2024 convocation ceremonies.  

If you’re a graduate student completing your degree in 2024, this is a fantastic opportunity to represent your faculty and share your experiences with your peers, faculty, and guests during the ceremony. More information can be found through the Graduate Valedictorian webpage.  

Today, James Rush, Vice-President, Academic and Provost, announced the appointment of Professor Alexie Tcheuyap as Dean of the Faculty of Arts for a five-year term commencing 1 July 2024. Professor Tcheuyap is currently Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, International Student Experience at the University of Toronto.

PhD Candidate Emerson LaCroix has recently published a research methods case study on member checking in qualitative research.

Please join us for the Fall 2022 Joint University of Waterloo–St. Jerome’s University Legal Studies Seminar with Dr. Katy Sowery is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool.

If students are looking for temporary housing until they can secure a rental, there are a number of short term accommodations webpages, and some local hotels provide students with a special UW pricing which was mainly for quarantining, but in some cases has been extended to a non-Covid stay while the student finds more permanent housing.

Sociological Theory, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

The Department of Sociology and Legal Studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo is seeking an exceptional scholar, teacher, and researcher for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Sociological Theory beginning July 1, 2023.

Congratulations to Professor Suzan Ilcan on being named University Research Chair by the University of Waterloo for a seven-year term. Her term will begin on 1 July 2022.