The Tri-University Graduate Program in History combines the faculty and resources of three of Canada’s premier universities, University of Guelph, University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University. With over seventy graduate faculty in the program, we are one of the largest History graduate programs in the country and able to provide courses and supervise research across the widest possible range of areas. At the same time, through small seminars, close student-professor relationships, and teaching assistantships and scholarships held at one of our three participating campuses, we provide the atmosphere and collegiality of a smaller, more intimate program.
News
Meet Dr. Eric Vero
Dr. Eric Vero successfully defended his dissertation on February 11 at Waterloo. It was entitled "Freaking Fans: An Oral History of Disability in Fan Spaces."
2025 Essay Prize Winners Announced
Trevor Parsons, PhD candidate at Waterloo, and Elizabeth Spence, MA student at Laurier are the 2025 Tri-U essay prize winners. Winners were announced at the conference on March 1.
Remembering Brianne Casey
Brianne Skylar Casey, a proud Métis woman, scholar and talented artist, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at the age of 23 after a hard fought battle with cancer. Brianne had nearly finished her MA in History at Wilfrid Laurier University (Laurier) and was accepted to the PhD program. She was an active part of the Tri-University Graduate Program in History family.
Events
Ways We Remember War: The Second Battle of Ypres and Canada's Memory
Dr. Geoff Bird presents his new film, Ways We Remember War: The Battle of Second Ypres and Canada’s Memory, exploring how art, memorials and pilgrimage shape our understanding of Canada’s first battle of the First World War. Lt. Col. John McCrae is represented in the film, along with artwork from the Canada War Museum, the Brooding Soldier in Belgium, and the landscape of war in Flanders.
Pride history research in the Tri-U: Graduate students present
Three graduate history students present their research on Pride themes. Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm. Register to be sent the Zoom link.
35th Canadian Military History Colloquium
Held at Wilfrid Laurier University and organized by the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada, the Canadian Military History Colloquium is the largest gathering of military historians in Canada, bringing together academics, students, independent scholars and members of the public to share the latest work in Canadian military history and war and society.