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!
The DRAGEN Lab invites proposals for presentations, poster presentations, and vendors for the conference to take place at St. Jerome's University, September 26, 2026.
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The DRAGEN Lab is proud to announce that the C.A.M.E.L.O.T. (Conference on Archaeology, The Medieval, and Experiential Learning of Tomorrow) Conference will be held at St. Jeromes University in Waterloo, Ontario on September 26, 2026. Keep checking for more details.
Lisa Baer-Tsarfati successfully defended her thesis entitled, "Condemnation and Control: Ambition in Scotland, 1550–1625," on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Her dissertation examines ambition as an historically contingent moral and political concept not a transhistorical psychological trait.
Congratulations Dr. Baer-Tsarfati!
The 36th Canadian Military History Colloquium by Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada will be held in-person in the Senate & Board Chambers and Paul Martin Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University on 8-9 May 2026.
Elizabeth Spence graduated in September 2025 with an MA in History from Wilfrid Laurier University. She received a gold medal for academic excellence as one of the top Master's students in a research-intensive or professional master's program. To meet the reward requirements, Elizabeth surpassed the minimum GPA with an 11.75 (A+), a minimum of A- in any course, and her examination committee commended her research paper as outstanding.
Elizabeth's Major Research Paper examined the development of the Pine Point lead-zinc mine in the Northwest Territories as a case study in postwar northern expansion, infrastructure development, and Cold War–era Canadian nationalism.
Learn more about her research and her experience in the Tri-U History program.
Recently, Tri-U students held their annual election. Aidan Hughes, PhD candidate at Guelph, Brian Gibbs, PhD student at Laurier, and Vera Zoricic, PhD candidate at Waterloo became the 2025-26 co-presidents. They organize events and encourage community-building among Tri-U students. Check out their bios.
The DRAGEN Lab is proud to announce that the C.A.M.E.L.O.T. (Conference on Archaeology, The Medieval, and Experiential Learning of Tomorrow) Conference has returned, and will be held at St. Jeromes University in Waterloo, Ontario! Join them on 21st September, 2025 as C.A.M.E.L.O.T. is re-awakened!
Megan Blair, successfully defended her thesis entitled, "Teenage Feminists: High School Students and the Women's Movement in Ontario, 1968-1980," on Wednesday, May 28 at the University of Waterloo. Her dissertation was accepted "as is and without any revisions."
Congratulations, Dr Blair!
Join the inaugural Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership Lecture delivered by Professor Robert Dunbar, University of Edinburgh on Zoom.
Gaelic has been spoken for perhaps 1,500 years or more in Scotland, and for over 250 years in what is now Canada. Many Scots are not aware of how widely spoken Gaelic once was in Scotland, and most Canadians are unaware of the fact that at the time of Confederation, Gaelic was likely the third most widely-spoken language in Canada.