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!
Dr. Jamie Zettle successfully defended his dissertation on April 30, 2025, at Waterloo. Entitled "Evidence of an Emerging Homosexual Subculture during World War II in Case Studies of Queer Clandestine Agents," Zettle's work traces the uneven emergence of a distinct homosexual subculture during World War II through case studies of two queer clandestine agents operating in France from the Special Operations Executive and the United States Army Military Intelligence organization.
Sara Wilmshurst, first-year PhD student at the University of Guelph, discusses the value of her volunteer experience with the online journal, Active History.
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."
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.
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.
Dr. Sam Hossack defended her timely dissertation, “A Broken History: Examining the Events, Experiences, and Narratives of the High Arctic Relocations, 1950-2010,” on January 10, 2025 at the University of Waterloo.
Megan Blair, University of Waterloo PhD candidate's article published in Gender and History in 2023 was awarded the E. Lisa Panayotidis Memorial Graduate Student Award from the Canadian History of Education Association during their October conference. The prize is one of the Founders prizes which are awarded biennially.
Megan's article examined the gender dynamics of feminist organizing at the University of Waterloo in the 1960s and 1970s. The article was entitled: '''Fraternity for Frustrated Females’: The Gender Dynamics of 1970s Feminist Organising at the University of Waterloo, Canada."
Recently, Tri-U students held their annual election. Ethan Coudenys, MA student at Guelph, Rosemarie Forsberg, MA student at Laurier, and Vera Zoricic, PhD student at Waterloo became the 2024-25 co-presidents. They organize events and encourage community-building among Tri-U students. Check out their bios.
Video highlights of Waterloo PhD candidate, Catherine Ramey's, research and teaching travels in Angola.