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
Dr. Jonathan Chan's dissertation reexamines Chinese Canadian cultural history
Jonathan Chan successfully defended his thesis, "Loyalty and Righteousness: Confucianism and the Chinese Community in British Columbia, 1923–1960," on June 23, 2026.
Congratulations Dr. Chan!
Lydia Kinasewich pursues food history MA at Guelph
University of Northern British Columbia graduate, Lydia Kinasewich, came to the University of Guelph in 2024 to pursue an MA in food history focusing on dairy policy in B. C. Her final project looked into "the history of milk pasteurization policies in British Columbia and consumer resistance to milk pasteurization during the second half of the twentieth century."
Dr. Schreiber explores charity and relief in 16th Century England and Scotland
Grant Schreiber successfully defended his thesis entitled, “‘For ye haue the poore alwaies with you’: Experiments in Charity in post-Reformation Oxford and Aberdeen, 1560-1640,” on Monday, January 5, 2026 at the University of Guelph.
Congratulations, Dr. Schreiber!
Events
Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them
Join Dr. Jennifer Jordan for her presentation, "Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them." Dr. Jordan is a professor of sociology and urban studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Online: Information will be forthcoming about registering online at the Rural History Roundtable homepage or by contacting the organizers.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rebecca Beausaert or Ben Bradley.
Credit Worthy : Anabaptist Debt and Material Bases of Coexistence
David Neufeld, historian of religion, culture, and everyday life in early modern Europe, explores how mutual dependency between the early Anabaptists and the surrounding community was based not on creed but on credit, and the ongoing evaluation of reputation, construction of moral knowledge, and building of trust across religious difference that it entailed.
Sponsored by the Institute of Anabaptist and Mennonite Studies, the lecture is part of Conrad Grebel University College's Benjamin Eby lecture series.
A public and free event with the request to register in advance for planning purposes.
Tri-University Graduate History Conference 2027
Save the date for the 2027 Tri-U Graduate Conference in History: March 13, 2027.
The conference will be held at the University of Guelph and organized by Guelph faculty and students.