Faculty of Arts - What's happening in our Faculty? /arts/channels_item/3 en Congratulations to Peter Howitt (BA Honours ’68) — 2025 Nobel Laureate in Economics /arts/node/10348 <p>The Department of Economics is thrilled to celebrate one of our own. We extend our warmest and most heartfelt congratulations to Peter Howitt, ˴Ƭ alumnus (Honours Economics 1968), on being awarded the <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/peter-howitt-nobel-prize/">2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences</a> for his pioneering work on innovation-driven growth through creative destruction.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:20:14 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Professor Jean-Marie Dufour Receives Prestigious Mike McCracken Award /arts/node/10349 <p>The Department of Economics is proud to announce that Professor Jean-Marie Dufour has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Mike McCracken Award for econometric statistics from the Canadian Economic Association. This prestigious award recognizes Professor Dufour's groundbreaking contributions to the field of econometrics, particularly his pioneering work in resampling and simulation-based methods, identification-robust methods, and the analysis of causal relationships.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:19:29 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Department Welcomes New Associate Professor Maggie E.C. Jones /arts/node/10350 <p>The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Professor Maggie E.C. Jones will be joining our faculty as an Associate Professor in August 2025. Professor Jones is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Emory University and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She holds a PhD in Economics from Queen's University (2018) and has established herself as a leading scholar in economic history, labor economics, and the economics of education.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:19:03 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Professor Nicolas Gendron-Carrier Receives Tenure /arts/node/10351 <p>The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Professor Nicolas Gendron-Carrier has been granted tenure. Professor Gendron-Carrier joined ˴Ƭ in 2018 and has established himself as a leading researcher in urban and labour economics. His work examines interactions between economic agents in cities at localized scale as well as the impacts of transportation infrastructure on urban development. We congratulate Professor Gendron-Carrier on this well-deserved recognition of his contributions to research, teaching, and service.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:18:22 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Francisco Ruge-Murcia awarded the Senior Houblon-Norman Fellowship from the Bank of England for 2025-2026 /arts/node/10352 <p>This prestigious fellowship is awarded by the Bank of England to a tenured full or chaired professor to promote research into and disseminate knowledge and understanding of the working, interaction and function of financial business institutions in the UK and elsewhere and the economic conditions affecting them. The Houblon-Norman Fellowship was established in 1944 to celebrate the 250<sup>th</sup>  anniversary of the Bank of England and it is named after the first Governor of the Bank, Sir John Houblon, and the Governor at the time of the anniversary, Montagu Norman.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:17:55 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Sonia Laszlo's promotion to Full Professor /arts/node/10353 <p>We are happy to announce that <a href="/economics/sonia-laszlo">Professor Sonia Laszlo</a> has been promoted to Full Professor effective July 1, 2024. Professor Laszlo has served the Department of Economics as an Assistant Professor of Economics from 2003-2010, and as Associate Professor since 2010. She has served in numerous administrative roles including Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:17:19 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Welcome to Claire Boone /arts/node/10354 <p>Dr. Claire Boone will be joining the Department of Economics and the Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy in the School of Population and Global Health at ˴Ƭ University as an Assistant Professor in August 2024. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, affiliated with the Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence and the Center for Health and The Social Sciences.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:16:45 +0000 ˴Ƭ University New Chairs /arts/node/10355 <p>We are happy to announce that <a href="/economics/fabian-lange">Professor Fabian Lange</a> has been confirmed as the incoming Chair of the Department of Economics, effective June 1, 2024. Professor Lange has also been awarded the REPAP Chair in Economics.</p> <p>We extend our heartfelt thanks to Professor Lange for taking on this important role and to <a href="/economics/francisco-ruge-murcia">Professor Francisco Ruge-Murcia</a> for his accomplished service as Chair over the past five years (2019-2024).</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:16:06 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Victoria Zinde-Walsh becomes CEA Fellow /arts/node/10356 <p>In its most recent meeting in June 2024, the Canadian Economics Association (CEA) conferred the title of CEA Fellow to our dear colleague Vicky Zinde-Walsh. This award recognizes the achievements and contributions to our discipline of the most prominent economists who have spent a significant portion of their career in Canada. Congratulations to Vicky for this richly deserved award.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:15:31 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Ranking News /arts/node/10357 <p>The most recent version of the <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.topuniversities.com%2Fsubject-rankings%2F2023&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjudy.dear%40mcgill.ca%7C43585decde7448dfa20308dc6adfbbaa%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638502757245529467%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0e5VuKGqJcXMQnfogYEt%2Bb%2BaAx7O9xbyn6yGJ93UNl8%3D&amp;reserved=0">QS World University Rankings</a> by Subject 2024 ranks the ˴Ƭ Economics Department third in Canada.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:14:58 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Donation from the Rathlyn Foundation /arts/node/10358 <p>Thanks to a generous donation from the Rathlyn Foundation, the Department of Economics is pleased to announce the Rathlyn Doctoral Fellowships in Economics. Awarded to one or more outstanding candidates in the entering PhD class, these fellowships are tenable for up to five years. We look forward to welcoming the first Rathlyn Fellow(s) in the fall of 2024.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:14:26 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Davidson Distinguished Lecture Welcomes Prof. James MacKinnon /arts/node/10359 <p>On October 13, 2023, the <em>Davidson Distinguished Lecture in Econometrics, </em>established in 2022 thanks to the generosity of Professor Russell Davidson, welcomed Professor James MacKinnon, who delivered a presentation entitled, "Using Large Samples in Econometrics". </p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:13:36 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Welcome to Santiago Camara /arts/node/10360 <p>Dr. Santiago Camara joined the Department of Economics at ˴Ƭ University as an Assistant Professor in August 2023. He holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University (2023), an MA in Economics from Universidad de San Andres (2015), and a BA in Economics from Universidad de Buenos Aires (2013).</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:12:53 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Victoria Zinde-Walsh awarded the 2023 CWEC/CFEC Sylvia Ostry Award /arts/node/10361 <p>Victoria Zinde-Walsh's academic achievements include role-modelling and mentoring of young female scholars in a male dominated field. Her distinguished work in econometrics has served as example and inspiration for younger female economists and econometricians.</p> <p>She has also played an important role in unifying the econometric community in Canada as Director of the Econometrics Study Group with its yearly conference. Her nomination letters from female scholars who grew and blossomed under Victoria’s wing are enthusiastic and full of genuine admiration of their mentor.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:12:27 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Raphaël Langevin awarded CEA second prize for the Embrace Day Graduate Student Posters /arts/node/10362 <p>Raphaël Langevin<strong> </strong>has been awarded second prize for the 'Embrace Day Graduate Student Posters' competition at <a href="http://www.economics.ca/cpages/cea2023">The 57th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics</a> on June 1, 2023.  His poster is entitled <a href="https://cea2023.exordo.com/programme/preview/presentation/894">Consistent Estimation of Finite Mixtures: An Application to Latent Group Panel Structures</a>. </p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:12:00 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Erin Strumpf interviewed on CBC /arts/node/10363 <p>Erin Strumpf was interviewed on <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fplayer%2Fplay%2F2180993603699&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cjudy.dear%40mcgill.ca%7C8a88762812e64647112408db22891731%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638141744405310846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fZb1D02GTPgWrx%2BNA31hxVruZRqPkAA9fa3PUSZOK%2Bw%3D&amp;reserved=0">CBC’s The National</a> on March 10, 2023 regarding the Federal government’s warnings to provinces regarding clinics that ch</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:11:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Graduate Student Miao Dai Wins Lasserre-Renzetti Prize /arts/node/10364 <p>Miao Dai, a graduate student in the Department of Economics, was awarded the <a href="http://sites.google.com/view/creeaacere/awards/lasserre-renzetti-prize">Lasserre-Renzetti Prize</a> for best student paper at CREEA | ACERE for his paper "Environmental Lobbying on Trade in Waste: Theory and Evidence." Miao's job market paper examines the effects of environmental lobbying on international trade in waste, finding that strengthening environmental NGOs can contribute to reducing international waste trade. </p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:10:31 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Welcome to Nicolás Ajzenman /arts/node/10365 <p>Nicolás Ajzenman joined the Department of Economics at ˴Ƭ as an Assistant Professor in August 2022. He earned a PhD in Economics from Sciences Po, a Master in Public Administration-International Development from Harvard University, a Master's degree in Economics from Universidad de San Andres, and a BA in Economics from Universidad de Buenos Aires.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:10:00 +0000 ˴Ƭ University The incredible journey of Manyang Lual Jok /arts/node/10366 <p>After fleeing war-torn South Sudan as a nine-year-old and spending 12 years in a Kenyan refugee camp, Manyang Lual Jok earns his BA from ˴Ƭ in Computer Science and Economics.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:09:15 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Congratulations to Lou Naigeon, graduating student in Economics, one of the two recipients of the Governor General’s Silver Medal /arts/node/10367 <p>Selected by the Scholarship and Student Aid Office in a university-wide competition, the medal is awarded “to the graduating student who obtains the highest academic standing in a Bachelor degree program.”  The medal was presented to Lou Naigeon by Principal Suzanne Fortier at her convocation ceremony in May 2022.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:08:44 +0000 ˴Ƭ University In memory of our colleague Ngo Van Long /arts/node/10368 <p>It is with great sadness we report that our esteemed colleague Ngo Van Long passed away on Saturday afternoon, January 15, 2022. Long was a James ˴Ƭ Professor of Economics and long-time member of our department. In his distinguished career he made key contributions in several fields in economics including natural resource and environmental economics, international economics and applied economic theory in general. He will be missed.Please visit the <a href="/economics/people/history/ngo-van-long">In Memoriam</a> section of our website.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:08:17 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Our esteemed colleague Russell Davidson /arts/node/10342 <p>Russell Davidson is supporting the greatest needs of his home Department of Economics, see the story <a href="https://giving.mcgill.ca/all-stories/mcgill-faculty-member-turned-philanthropist?lang=en">˴Ƭ Faculty Member Turned Philanthropist</a> by Stephanie Wereley. In 2016 the Department of Economics established the Russell Davidson Research Fund, which continues to grow thanks to Davidson’s generous contributions.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:07:16 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Welcome to Larry Epstein /arts/node/10343 <p>Larry G. Epstein joined the Department of Economics at ˴Ƭ in August 2021 as Full Professor. His main research areas cover topics in decision theory, mathematical economics, and asset pricing, and he has written influential and widely cited articles in those areas. Prof.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:00:12 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Ranking News /arts/node/10344 <p>The most recent edition of the Tilburg Ranking of Economics Departments ranks the ˴Ƭ Economics Department third in Canada and among the top 60 in North America in all its three ranking categories. This ranking is based exclusively on journal publications over the period 2016-2020. Our excellent performance is confirmed by the latest edition of the Quacquerelli Symonds (QS) ranking by subject, which also places our department third in Canada and 38 in North America.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:47:58 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Winner of the Upjohn Institute 2021 Early Career Research Awards /arts/node/10345 <p>Fernando Saltiel is one of the winners of the <a href="https://www.upjohn.org/about/news-events/upjohn-institute-announces-2021-early-career-research-awards">Upjohn Institute 2021 Early Career Research Awards</a>. The award is given to promising economists who have earned their PhD within the previous six years and who carry out policy-relevant research on labor market issues.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:46:25 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Welcome to Fernando Saltiel /arts/node/10346 <p>Dr. Fernando Saltiel<b> </b>joined the Department of Economics as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2020. He earned his BA in Economics, a Master of Public Policy (MPP), and a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland at College Park. He previously held a Postdoctoral Associate position in Economics at Duke University.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:43:24 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Opinion: Pay out emergency benefits or subsidize wages? /arts/node/10347 <p>Francesco Amodio's article "<a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-pay-out-emergency-benefits-or-subsidize-wages/wcm/79e3276d-862e-4509-9e5c-ca86c2e035b4/">Opinion: Pay out emergency benefits or subsidize wages?</a>", in the Montreal Gazette, published March 30, 2020, speaks to the COVID-19 impact on the economy and the unprecedented economic measures that are underway.</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:42:01 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Silver for ˴Ƭ's team at the 2019 Bank of Canada's Governor Challenge /arts/node/10341 <p>The team from ˴Ƭ Economics finished in the first runner-up spot in <a href="http://www.bankofcanada.ca/2020/02/university-british-columbia-crowned-national-champion-governors-challenge/">2019 Bank of Canada’s fifth annual Governor’s Challenge</a> that took place on Saturday, February 8, 2020. This year’s team consisted of Frédéric Aubé, Henrique Mecabô, Zacharie Quiviger, Nikoline Svendsen, Léo Tronchon, with the support of Inbar Amit, and was coached by Professors Markus Poschke and Francisco Alvarez-Cuadrado. Congratulations to all concerned!</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:26:09 +0000 ˴Ƭ University New ISID Policy Brief: Climate Resilience in Small Island States: Realizing the Major Macroeconomic Benefits from Adaptation Investments /arts/node/9983 <p>ISID welcomes the publication of a new policy brief by Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir and his colleague Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez.  In this brief, Saghir and Ijjasz-Vasquez examine how <b>S</b>mall Island Developing States (SIDS) are increasingly affected by the growing impacts of climate hazards, including tropical cyclones, storm surges, increases in temperature, heatwaves, droughts, coastal and riverine flooding, changing precipitation patterns, and sea level rise, among others.  </p> Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:51:01 +0000 ˴Ƭ University With Deepest Sympathy: In Memory of Jacob “Jack” Israel Raby, M.S.W. /arts/node/10371 <p>It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of <strong>Jacob “Jack” Israel Raby, M.S.W.</strong>, who died on <strong>Friday, September 19, 2025</strong>, at the age of 86, surrounded by his loving family. </p> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:07:17 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Experts: Economic impact of Quebec housing crisis /arts/node/10218 <p>According to a report by Quebec researchers studying social inequalities, Quebec’s economy lost $4.2 billion in 2021 due to the ongoing housing crisis — a figure the authors say is likely even higher in 2025. </p> <p><em>Manque de logements adéquats : quels coûts sur la prospérité économique?</em> is the first publication in a larger research project conducted by the <a href="https://observatoiredesinegalites.com/en/">Observatoire des inégalités du Québec</a> with several partners. </p> Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:25:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Cindy Blackstock Awarded Royal Society of Canada Prize for Indigenous Engagement /arts/node/10372 <p>Congratulations to <b>Professor Cindy Blackstock</b> from the <b>School of Social Work</b> on being awarded the<b> 2025 Royal Society of Canada Prize for Indigenous Engagement.</b> </p> <p>Cindy Blackstock, who is a member of the Gitxsan First Nation and Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, is being recognized for her work and research in child welfare and advocacy for the rights of Indigenous children.</p> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:52:20 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Professor Nathalie Cooke appointed to Royal Society of Canada /arts/node/10209 <h2><strong>Congratulations to Professor Nathalie Cooke on her election as a Fellow to the <span><span>Royal<span><span> Society <span><span>of <span><span>Canada!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></h2> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:02:40 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Healing Broken Bonds — A New Podcast for Couples Navigating Complex Trauma /arts/node/10373 <h3>Healing Broken Bonds — A New Podcast for Couples Navigating Complex Trauma</h3> <p>We're excited to launch <strong>Healing Broken Bonds</strong>, a powerful new podcast created for couples working through the deep challenges of <strong>complex trauma</strong> — and the journey to healing together.</p> Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:48:08 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Isabel Wilkerson to deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture /arts/node/10221 <div><em>Pulitzer-Prize winning American journalist, journalism professor and author will speak Oct. 23  </em></div> <div> </div> <div> <p>Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of <em>Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents </em>and <em>The Warmth of Other Suns </em>will deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture at ˴Ƭ University on Oct. 23 during the University’s annual Homecoming festivities. Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC national radio program <em>Ideas, </em>will moderate the event.</p></div> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:49:01 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Nathalie Cooke's Latest Book: Tastes and Traditions /arts/node/10210 <h2><b><i>Tastes and Traditions: A Journey Through Menu History </i>by<i> </i>Professor Nathalie Cooke<br /> Published by Reaktion Books</b></h2> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:03:09 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Remembering Morton Mendelson (1949-2025) /arts/node/10195 <p><img src="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/morton-meldelson-130527-141707-1620.jpg" style="height:225px; width:150px; float:right" /></p> <p>The Department of Psychology is mourning the passing of Professor Morton Mendelson, a longstanding faculty member who joined the department in 1977. Professor Mendelson demonstrated a deep commitment to education and student well-being, and served as ˴Ƭ's first Deputy Provost of Student Life and Learning. He will be missed by many. </p> <p>Professor Emerita Debbie Moskowitz offered these words about Professor Mendelson:</p> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:32:53 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Analysis of more than a century’s worth of political speeches challenges theory about how linguistic usage evolves /arts/node/10223 <p>A study led by ˴Ƭ University researchers challenges the theory that language change over time requires new generations to replace older generations of speakers. Rather, when words change meaning, speakers of all ages participate; while older speakers might take two or three years longer than their younger colleagues to adopt new word usage, in some cases they lead the way in introducing new word meanings into the common vocabulary, the researchers found.</p> Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:16:19 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Welcoming Eduardo Romero Dianderas /arts/node/9984 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development is pleased to welcome Eduardo Romero Dianderas to its full time academic staff.</p> <p>Eduardo Romero Dianderas is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for the Study of International Development, ˴Ƭ University. He holds a PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology from Columbia University (2022) and specializes in the study of media technologies, technical infrastructures, and global environmental governance in Latin America.</p> Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:35:54 +0000 ˴Ƭ University School of Information Studies Professors Awarded $5.6M Grant to Propel Canada to the Forefront of Cybersecurity Data Analytics Research /arts/node/10224 <p>Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications. </p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:53 +0000 ˴Ƭ University $268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by ˴Ƭ researchers /arts/node/10225 <div> <div> <p><span><span>Seven ˴Ƭ University researchers have been awarded more than $<span>268,000 <span>in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).<span> </span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div> Tue, 27 May 2025 16:40:59 +0000 ˴Ƭ University HBHL Symposium 2025: a week later, the energy still shines! /arts/node/10190 <p>Over 300 attendees gathered at ˴Ƭ University on May 6 and 7 for the HBHL Symposium 2025, a vibrant two-day celebration of cutting-edge neuroscience and brain health research. </p> <p>This year’s event featured inspiring keynote talks by Damien Fair (University of Minnesota), Lucina Q. Uddin (UCLA) and Amélie Quesnel-Vallée (˴Ƭ University), who explored topics from neuropsychiatry and brain network dynamics to social determinants of brain health.</p> Fri, 16 May 2025 23:53:31 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Researchers delve into incels’ rejection of work and study /arts/node/10226 <p>The critically acclaimed Netflix drama Adolescence has put a spotlight on the culture and ideas of incels (involuntary celibates), an online subculture of people (mostly male and heterosexual), who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner, largely due to their perceived unattractiveness.</p> Tue, 13 May 2025 18:08:46 +0000 ˴Ƭ University ˴Ƭ researchers highlight disparities in ‘aging in place’  /arts/node/10228 <p>While health status is an important factor in whether a person is able to grow old in their home and community (age in place), researchers at ˴Ƭ University have shed new light on the social factors that can also have an impact, both directly and through their impact on health over a lifetime. </p> Mon, 12 May 2025 13:52:56 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Sophia Weiqi Li, Winner of the 2025 Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize /arts/node/9985 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Sophia Weiqi Li, winner of this year’s Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize. Sophia is a Honours International Development Studies Graduate with minors in French Language, Russian Language, and Urban Studies, and is recognized for her paper entitled <i>When Feminists and Imperialists Link Arms: An Intersectional Case Study of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine</i>.</p> Fri, 09 May 2025 14:00:44 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Provost honours 31 ˴Ƭ professors for exceptional research achievements /arts/node/10231 <div><em><strong>˴Ƭ announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James ˴Ƭ Professors, James ˴Ƭ Professors and William Dawson Scholars </strong></em></div> <div><br /> Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 ˴Ƭ professors as Distinguished James ˴Ƭ Professors, James ˴Ƭ Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.</div> <div></div> Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000 ˴Ƭ University An end-of-semester message from Dean Maioni /arts/node/1183 <p>Dear members of the Arts community,</p> <p>December 7 marks the last day of classes of the Fall 2020 semester. Congratulations to everyone for having made this semester -- ˴Ƭ’s first to be delivered primarily remotely – a good success. We are all proud of the Faculty of Arts community for such an accomplishment.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Update on Faculty of Arts' operations during red alert status: October 9, 2020 /arts/node/1182 <p>Dear members of the Arts community,</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Faculty of Arts commits to addressing anti-Black racism /arts/node/1181 <p>Dear members of the Arts community,</p> <p>Yesterday, ˴Ƭ Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier announced the University’s <a href="/provost/files/provost/action_plan_to_address_anti-black_racism.pdf">Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism</a>. The Action Plan is a crucial step forward for the university to deepen and elaborate its commitments within the Equity, Diversity, &amp; Inclusion Plan to confronting anti-Black racism.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Remembering Professor Stéfan Sinclair (1972-2020) /arts/node/1180 <p><em>The Faculty of Arts is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Professor Stéfan Sinclair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Three of Professor Sinclair's close colleagues</em>—<em>Geoffrey Rockwell at the University of Alberta, Susan Brown at the University of Guelph, and Michael Sinatra at the Université de Montréal</em>—<em>honour his life and work below.</em></p> <p>It saddens us to write that on the morning of August 6th, 2020 Stéfan Sinclair passed away in Montréal, Canada with family nearby.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University 2020.05.12 - Update from Dean Maioni - Fall 2020 Semester /arts/node/1179 <p><i>La version française suit.</i></p> <p>Dear members of the Faculty of Arts community,</p> <p>On Monday, May 11<sup>th</sup>, the Provost <a href="https://mcgill.ca/provost/messages/fall-2020-semester">announced</a> that ˴Ƭ University will be delivering its academic programs and courses for the Fall term, which will begin as scheduled in September.</p> <p>I’d like to highlight the content of that message by reiterating the following:</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University End of winter semester message from Dean Maioni /arts/node/1178 <p>Dear members of the Faculty of Arts,</p> <p>As we end the Winter 2020 semester, a semester like no other at ˴Ƭ University, I’d like to wish you all the best for the exam period and the summer beyond. You have all demonstrated such goodwill and adaptability, and each one of you has been essential to keeping our big ship afloat and realizing the Faculty’s academic mission in this uncertain situation.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University 2020.03.30 - Update from Dean Maioni /arts/node/1177 <p><b>Dear members of the Faculty of Arts,</b></p> <p>I’d like to take the opportunity to thank the entire Arts community for their patience and positive morale as we respond to the collective call to address the global pandemic of the Covid-19 virus. It has been a challenging two weeks of adaptation, Faculty of Arts is in a very good place as we respond to the impact of the novel coronavirus on our students, faculty, and staff.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Covid-19 - March 20 - Update from Dean Maioni /arts/node/1176 <p>Dear Members of the Faculty of Arts community,</p> <p>We have all experienced a stressful week of adjustment and adaptation as we take action to face the COVID-19 global pandemic. While there is still much uncertainty and more change to come, I want to thank you all for your resilience and patience in these trying times.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University COVID-19 - March 19 - Update from Dean Maioni /arts/node/1175 <p>Dear Members of the Faculty of the Arts,</p> <p>We are in an unprecedented situation as the Faculty of Arts community at ˴Ƭ University responds to the Quebec Government’s call to action to contain the propagation of COVID-19. All of us in the Faculty – students, staff, instructors, – are doing our part to comply in a responsible manner that ensures the reliable flow of information, so as to maximize the health and well-being of our communities.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University COVID-19 - March 16 - Update from Dean Maioni /arts/node/1174 <p><em>Sent March 16, 2020</em></p> <p>Dear Members of the Faculty of the Arts,</p> <p>The past few days have been stressful for you as the students, instructors, researchers and administrators who make up the Faculty of Arts community at ˴Ƭ as we respond to the call to action to contain the propagation of COVID-19. This update is to reassure you that the Faculty and University are making every effort to do so in a responsible manner, and to summarize all of the information being communicated.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Nine ˴Ƭ researchers selected in newest round of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs /arts/node/1173 <p>CIFAR today announced its newest cohort of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs, which includes nine researchers from ˴Ƭ, bringing the total number of ˴Ƭ researchers named to the program to 17. These top academic researchers are part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, the world’s first national strategy of its kind. The Canada CIFAR AI Chair Program represents an investment of $30 million at nine universities, and mobilizes over 150 researchers across the country.</p> <p>The latest group of ˴Ƭ professors to join Mila as Canada CIFAR AI Chairs in the Arts are:</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Professor Ragep Awarded Turkish Academy of Sciences Prize in Social Sciences and Humanities /arts/node/1172 <p>Professor Jamil Ragep (Institute of Islamic Studies) is the recipient of the 2019 Turkish Academy of Sciences Prize in Social Sciences and Humanities. The award will be presented by the Turkish President Erdogan at a ceremony in Ankara on December 30.</p> <p>Ragep is the Canada Research Chair in the History of Science in Islamic Societies. </p> <p>For more information on the prize: <a href="http://tuba.gov.tr/en/tuba-awards/tuba-academy-prizes">http://tuba.gov.tr/en/tuba-awards/tuba-academy-prizes</a></p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Three outstanding women named finalists for the 2019 Cundill History Prize /arts/node/1171 <p>Three finalists for the 2019 Cundill History Prize were announced last night at an event at Massey College, Toronto. The finalists, all female, are UCL Professor of German History, Mary Fulbrook, Harvard Professor and New Yorker staff writer, Jill Lepore, and Julia Lovell, Professor of Modern China at Birkbeck College at the University of London. These three extraordinary authors approach difficult subjects, opening sometimes uncomfortable conversations around the past to help us better understand their repercussions today.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Twelve ˴Ƭ scholars inducted into Royal Society of Canada /arts/node/1169 <p>The Royal Society of Canada announced twelve ˴Ƭ inductees in 2019 including three new members to the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists, and nine new Fellows including:</p> <ul><li>Juliet Johnson, Professor, Department of Political Science</li> <li>Jessica Coon – Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics</li> </ul><p> </p> <p> </p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Canadian social sciences and humanities researchers honoured for their extraordinary contributions /arts/node/1168 <p>Canadian social sciences and humanities research is producing innovative knowledge that is helping communities, businesses and governments to have an impact on people’s lives. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council(SSHRC)’s annual Impact Awards honour outstanding scholars who embody the very best ideas and research about people, human thought and behaviour, and culture—helping us understand and improve the world around us, today and into the future.</p> <p>˴Ƭ's Myriam S. Denov (School of Social Work) is a finalist. </p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Andrew Potter joins ˴Ƭ University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy /arts/node/1167 <p>The Max Bell School of Public Policy is excited to announce that Andrew Potter has joined the School to support its teaching, outreach, research, and policy engagement activities.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Americans Are Complicit in Border Camp Abuses /arts/node/1166 <p>The conditions at border detention facilities provide irrefutable evidence of the child maltreatment that President Trump commits in our names—and state officials need to take action to end the cruelty.</p> <p>Co-authored by Professor Michael J. MacKenzie (Social Work, ˴Ƭ) and Assistant Professor Tova Walsh (Social Work, Wisconsin-Madison)</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University When will Ottawa end its willful neglect of First Nations children? /arts/node/1165 <p>“The federal government must end its discriminatory and inequitable funding of all public services on reserves, including education, health care, child welfare and basics such as water and sanitation.Though these inequalities have been known to the federal government for at least 112 years, it continues to take small and insufficient steps, dealing with the problem one service at a time instead of co-developing a comprehensive plan with First Nations to address all the inequalities.”</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Gay and Once Divorced, a Canadian Rabbi Broadens Judaism’s Tent /arts/node/1164 <p>When Rabbi Lisa Grushcow, the first openly gay rabbi of a large synagogue in Canada, was preparing to begin rabbinical school, she faced a daunting choice: love or serving God.</p> <p>Her world was suddenly turned upside down in the late 1990s while she was studying religion at Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship, and fell in love with a woman she met at a conference. This posed a problem: The Conservative rabbinical school she planned to attend did not ordain openly gay rabbis.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Government of Canada establishes Canadian Statistics Advisory Council /arts/node/1163 <p>We live in a world that is increasingly data-driven. Now more than ever, Canadians require the high-quality, timely and relevant statistics produced by Statistics Canada to support evidence-based decision-making.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University The Impact of Childcare on Poor Urban Women’s Economic Empowerment in Africa /arts/node/1162 <p>Despite evidence from other regions, researchers and policy-makers remain skeptical that women’s disproportionate childcare responsibilities act as a significant barrier to women’s economic empowerment in Africa. This randomized control trial study in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, demonstrates that limited access to affordable early childcare inhibits poor urban women’s participation in paid work.</p> <p>Co-authored by Shelley Clark (˴Ƭ), Caroline W. Kabiru (APHRC), Sonia Laszlo (˴Ƭ) and Stella Muthuri (APHRC)</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Cities from scratch: watch new cities rise from the desert, jungle and sea /arts/node/1161 <p>“We’re in the midst of new cities fever,” says Professor Sarah Moser (Department of Geography). The head of the new cities lab at ˴Ƭ University has documented more than 100 cities that have sprung up across Asia and Africa since the early 2000s for her forthcoming Atlas of New Cities.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University The American Revolution shows us how sad and thin Trump's vision of the country is /arts/node/1160 <p>On July 4, 1970, President Nixon tried to claim America’s birthday for his “silent majority” by hosting Honor America Day in Washington, D.C. It didn’t go well. Crowds of Nixon supporters clashed with antiwar demonstrators, hippies swam naked in the reflecting pool, and the bitter divisions of that era ruined what has traditionally been a star-spangled but lighthearted day for hotdogs and baseball.</p> <p>[Op-ed] - J.M. Opal, Chair of the Department of History and Classical Studies</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University The Founding Father you’ve never heard of /arts/node/1159 <p>In the age of “America First,” it’s easy to remember July 4 as the day we Americans resolved to go it alone. As Thomas Jefferson proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence, the people of the 13 colonies had “totally dissolved” their ties to the British Empire and could henceforth do whatever “Independent States may of right do.”</p> <p>[Op-ed] - J.M. Opal, Chair of the Department of History and Classical Studies</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Professor Graham Fraser appointed Officer of the Order of Canada /arts/node/1158 <p>Professor Graham Fraser is one of 83 Canadians appointed to the Order of Canada. Considered one of the country’s highest honours, it goes to those who have shaped society, innovated in interesting ways or made an impact on their community. </p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Build science in Africa /arts/node/1157 <p>Africa’s population is projected to nearly quadruple over the next century1. And that is following a staggering increase over just seven decades — from 200 million people in 1950 to 1.25 billion in 20182. Meanwhile, temperatures across the continent are expected to rise by between 3 °C and 4 °C over the next century, bringing more drought, flooding, conflict and species loss3.</p> <p>This article was co-authored by Professor Colin Chapman, Anthropology.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University An Obligation to Produce Results /arts/node/1156 <p>An article by Thomas Mulcair based on the Mallory Lecture he gave at the ˴Ƭ Institute for the Study of Canada earlier this spring.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University National Geographic grant awarded to Howe Sound researcher /arts/node/1155 <p>Every summer growing up, Fiona Beaty's family would make the trip from Vancouver to Bowen Island, where she would spend her time playing in the woods and turning over rocks at the shore in her search for crabs. Now, Beaty is back on the coast and her more recent explorations in marine biology are getting much more attention. Last month, she was awarded a National Geographic Early Career grant to support her latest project, the Howe Sound Atl'ka7tsem Marine Reference Guide.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Faculty of Arts receives US$ 1.25-million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation /arts/node/1154 <h2>The Mellon grant will support a new Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative, to be based in the Faculty of Arts</h2> <p>The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a US$1.25-million grant to ˴Ƭ University, in support of a new Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative. The Initiative will be implemented over the next five years.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Canada's abortion rights 'well-protected' says political expert as Alabama criminalizes procedure | City News /arts/node/1153 <p>MAY 16, 2019 | As Alabama criminalizes abortions, a number of Canadian politicians have been loudly expressing support for anti-abortion groups and their agendas but some political scientists say women’s reproductive rights are well-protected here. Stephanie Paterson, an associate professor of political science at Concordia University, says there will always be anti-abortion politicians spouting off but she believes women’s rights are enshrined in the Charter of Rights.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Laws that limit religious rights embolden racists, particularly Islamophobes | The Star /arts/node/1152 <p>MAY 13, 2019 | Last week, parliamentary hearings began on Quebec’s Bill 21, which would ban public employees in “positions of authority” from wearing religious symbols. In his testimony, the philosopher Charles Taylor stated that he and Gérard Bouchard were wrong to propose restrictions on religious symbols in their 2008 report on reasonable accommodation.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Social media giants ignore law, don't take Canada seriously | CTV News /arts/node/1151 <p>MAY 12, 2019 | Politicians are increasingly concerned that social media giants have become so big, powerful and rich that they are effectively above the law -- at least in a small country like Canada. Their concern was on display last week at a meeting of the House of Commons access to information, privacy and ethics committee, where Liberal MPs raked Google over the coals for its decision not to run any political ads during this fall's federal election campaign, rather than comply with a new law that requires them keep an online ad registry.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Autism 'policy failure' has stark consequences for families | Montreal Gazette /arts/node/1150 <p>MAY 7, 2019 | We know that the prevalence of autism has risen steadily in Quebec, and across the world, as awareness and identification have improved, as have concerns about the availability of both diagnostic and intervention services. Autism is here to stay. Over the past two decades, consecutive governments have struggled to find a policy response to this condition — better understood as a spectrum — that defies typical policy definitions. Autism cuts across health, education and social policies in its complexities, and so too do the services and programs needed to address it.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Why developing Ontario's Far North is risky business | The Star /arts/node/1149 <p>MAY 27, 2019 | Sam Hunter set out to go camping near his home on Weenusk First Nation, about 35 kilometres south of Hudson Bay in Ontario’s Far North. After spending a night in the bush, Hunter, who has lived on this land for most of his 53 years, went to look for dry wood. As he drove across what appeared to be a frozen river, the surface suddenly gave way and his Yamaha Bravo snowmobile plunged through the ice. Hunter was thrown through the windshield and barely avoided falling into the rushing water below.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University The Legault government is dividing Quebec: Excluding Montreal and Millennials | National Observer /arts/node/1148 <p>JUNE 5, 2019 | For the first time in the history of Quebec, the provincial government has no senior ministers and only two elected representatives from the island of Montreal, and it shows. Nothing makes this more evident than Bill 21, the secularism law proposed by the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government that is especially contentious for banning certain public workers from wearing religious symbols. Notable among them are teachers and school principals, police officers, judges, Crown prosecutors and prison guards.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University The 2019 John G. Diefenbaker Award /arts/node/1147 <p>The John G. Diefenbaker Award allows a distinguished German scholar in the social sciences or humanities to conduct research in Canada, and spend brief periods gaining further experience at American institutions. The award is designed to encourage exchange between the university communities of Canada and Germany.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Administrative Staff Updates /arts/node/1146 <p>The Human Resources Office in the Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce the latest updates to Administrative and Support Staff positions within the Faculty. Join us in wishing your colleagues well in their new roles.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University 2019 CPA Book Prize Winners Announced/L'ACP annonce les lauréats du Prix de livre 2019 /arts/node/1145 <p>JUNE 2, 2019 | Arash Abizadeh’s monograph, “Hobbes and the Two Faces of Ethics,” has been awarded the 2019 Canadian Philosophical Association Biennial Book Prize (English). The jury writes that “This is an outstanding book, one of the best books on early modern philosophy in the past 10 years.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University ‘Why Are So Many of Our Girls Dying?’ Canada Grapples With Violence Against Indigenous Women /arts/node/1144 <p>MAY 30, 2019 | As violence against Indigenous women and girls grows, a national inquiry into the causes is drawing to a close, with a report expected on June 3.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Dr. Cindy Blackstock to be recognized with honorary degree for work addressing issues facing Indigenous children | ILR Today /arts/node/1143 <p>MAY 20, 2019 |The University of Lethbridge recently recognized the work of Dr. Cindy Blackstock, a professor of social work at ˴Ƭ University, by presenting her with an honorary degree at the University’s 2019 Spring Convocation ceremonies. Blackstock has spent her career speaking out against the systemic inequalities of services provided to First Nations children, youth and their families and, in the process, become a powerful advocate for Indigenous children in Canada.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University ˴Ƭ University ethics and digital technology expert breaks down the challenges to stop the spread of hateful online content | CBC /arts/node/1142 <p>MAY 15, 2019 | Taylor Owen, ˴Ƭ's Chair of Media, Ethics and Communication says the barriers to effectively moderate extreme online content are both technical and political. The tragic Christchurch live-streamed video is prompting further action from world leaders.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Krzysztof Pelc wins the 2019 CBC Short Story Prize | CBC /arts/node/1141 <p>APR 24, 2019 | Krzysztof Pelc has won the 2019 CBC Short Story Prize for his story Green Velvet. As the grand prize winner, Pelc will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Green Velvet was selected by the jury comprised of writers Esi Edugyan, Iain Reid and Lisa Moore. "Told in clear, confident prose, Green Velvet is an elegant, beautifully-shaped story, lit with a wry humour that tilts unpredictably to melancholy. It's full of whimsy and insight," the jury said in a statement.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Les études médiévales comme champ de bataille | Le Devoir /arts/node/1140 <p>MAY 8, 2019 | « L’utilisation du Moyen Âge à des fins idéologiques n’est pas nouvelle », résume Michael Van Dussen, médiéviste du Département de littérature anglaise de ˴Ƭ. « Les Allemands l’ont fait au XIXe et au XXe siècle. Les Français, les Italiens, les Anglais, les Polonais, les Suédois ou les Danois ont aussi tenté de revitaliser leurs traditions du Moyen Âge pour appuyer leurs propagandes nationalistes. »</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Professor Yves Winter wins APSA book prize /arts/node/1139 <p>Congratulations to Professor Yves Winter, from the Department of Political Science, who's book <a href="http://e1.envoke.com/ct/3695/2025509/728270724/dae8158807e8fa540b65782f41474d50"><i>Machiavelli and the Orders of Violence</i></a> has been awarded the 2019 Best First Book Prize from the Foundations of Political Theory organized section of the American Political Science Association.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Administrative Staff Updates /arts/node/1138 <p>The Human Resources Office in the Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce the latest updates to Administrative and Support Staff positions within the Faculty. Join us in wishing your colleagues well in their new roles.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Spring 2019 Convocation Honorary Degree recipients announced /arts/node/1137 <p>Giants in their respective fields, this year’s Hon Docs have blazed trails in everything from poetry and theoretical physics to jazz guitar and human rights.</p> <p>The Honorary Doctorates in Arts include: </p> <p><strong>Michael Harris</strong><br /> B.A. (Sir George Williams University), M.A. (Concordia University)</p> <p>Michael Harris has made a lifetime commitment to the Canadian literary scene, having a profound impact on the development of poetry in Canada.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Administrative Staff Updates /arts/node/1136 <p>The Human Resources Office in the Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce the latest updates to Administrative and Support Staff positions within the Faculty. Join us in wishing your colleagues well as they continue their important work in the Faculty.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Department of Linguistics cracks top 20 of QS World University Rankings by Subject /arts/node/1135 <p>The QS World University Ranking has five subjects at ˴Ƭ ranked in the top 20 worldwide, including Linguistics which made a big jump from 38 to 17 and cracked the top 20.</p> <p>Each of the subject rankings is compiled using four sources. The first two of these are QS’s global surveys of academics and employers, which are used to assess institutions’ international reputation in each subject. The second two indicators assess research impact, based on research citations per paper and h-index in the relevant subject.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Nominations sought for a position on ˴Ƭ's Senate /arts/node/1188 <p>Nominations are now called from the full-time administrative and support staff of the University, from within <b>Group 1</b>, for <b>One </b>representative on Senate for a three-year term commencing September 1, 2019.</p> <p>The Call for Nominations together with the Nomination Form are attached. It may be photocopied as required, but nominations on other than official forms will not be accepted.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Nominations are Open for the H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching /arts/node/1187 <p><b>H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching</b></p> <p>The H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching is designed to recognize outstanding teaching in the Faculty of Arts, and is awarded each June at Convocation. All full-time academic staff in the Faculty of Arts are eligible for this award. Any student, alumnus, or member of the academic staff may submit a nomination.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><b>Components of a Nomination:</b></p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University An Implementation Guide for Quebec's New Labour Standards /arts/node/1186 <p>In June 2018, Quebec passed "Bill 176: An Act to amend the Act respecting labour standards and other legislative provisions mainly to facilitate family-work balance."</p> <p>Changes were made to ensure its evolution in pursuit of the following main objectives:</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University New Administrative Hires: A Warm Welcome to our New Colleagues /arts/node/1185 <p>The Faculty is pleased to welcome the following individuals to the Arts Community. Please join us in wishing them well in their new roles. </p> <p><strong>Allison Murphy </strong></p> <p>Allison Murphy recently joined the ˴Ƭ Institute for the Study of Canada as an Administrative Coordinator. She comes from Office of First Nations and Inuit Education. </p> <p><strong>Chungling (Tracy) Huang </strong></p> <p>The Office of Advising and Student Information Services (OASIS) welcomed Chungling (Tracy) Huang as an Administrative Student Affairs Coordinator on January 7. </p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Professor Tabitha Sparks appointed Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies /arts/node/1134 <p>Tabitha Sparks, Associate Professor in the Department of English and Associate Scholar in the Social Studies of Medicine, was recently appointed Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Arts. In this role, Professor Sparks will oversee and manage all matters related to research, prizes and awards, and graduate and post-doctoral studies in the Faculty.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Meet Richard Courtois, the new Director of Administration in the Faculty of Arts /arts/node/1184 <p>The Faculty of Arts recently welcomed a new Director of Administration, Richard Courtois. Appointed in December 2018, Richard joins the Office of the Dean to oversee the business administration of the Faculty’s core operational areas, including Financial Services, HR, IT, Business Development, Communications, and Operations and Services.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University Shortlist announced for prestigious Cundill History Prize /arts/node/1133 <p>After much anticipation, a shortlist of eight impressive titles was announced this week for the prestigious Cundill History Prize, an international history-writing prize administered by the Faculty of Arts at ˴Ƭ University. With $75,000 USD awarded to the winner and $10,000 USD to two finalists, the prize evidences ˴Ƭ’s commitment to supporting leading scholarship produced around the globe.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University 2018 Cundill History Prize in record year for submissions /arts/node/1132 <p>Celebrating its 11th year, the Cundill History Prize announced a record number of submissions for 2018, with more than 400 titles accepted, up 25 percent from last year. Administered by the Faculty of Arts, the US$75,000 prize will be awarded by a distinguished jury of world-leading historians. Five jurors were recently named to judge the impressive list of titles, which includes authors from richly diverse backgrounds tackling subjects as varied as religion and war, feminism and natural disasters, global finance and music. </p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University First Landbased Education Field Course at ˴Ƭ /arts/node/1131 <p>We are very excited to announce that Gabrielle Iakotennikonhrare Doreen will be leading ˴Ƭ's first ever landbased education field course this summer.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 ˴Ƭ University