Faculty of Arts commits to addressing anti-Black racism
Dear members of the Arts community,
Yesterday, 91丝瓜视频 Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier announced the University鈥檚 Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism. The Action Plan is a crucial step forward for the university to deepen and elaborate its commitments within the Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Plan to confronting anti-Black racism.
Remembering Professor St茅fan Sinclair (1972-2020)
The Faculty of Arts is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Professor听St茅fan Sinclair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Three of Professor Sinclair's close colleagues鈥擥eoffrey Rockwell at the University of Alberta, Susan Brown at the University of Guelph, and Michael Sinatra at the Universit茅 de Montr茅al鈥攈onour his life and work below.
2020.05.12 - Update from Dean Maioni - Fall 2020 Semester
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Dear members of the Faculty of Arts community,
On Monday, May 11th, the Provost announced that 91丝瓜视频 will be delivering its academic programs and courses for the Fall term, which will begin as scheduled in September.
I鈥檇 like to highlight the content of that message by reiterating the following:
End of winter semester message from Dean Maioni
Dear members of the Faculty of Arts,
As we end the Winter 2020 semester, a semester like no other at 91丝瓜视频, I鈥檇 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鈥檚 academic mission in this uncertain situation.
2020.03.30 - Update from Dean Maioni
Dear members of the Faculty of Arts,
I鈥檇 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.
Covid-19 - March 20 - Update from Dean Maioni
Dear Members of the Faculty of Arts community,
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.
COVID-19 - March 19 - Update from Dean Maioni
Dear Members of the Faculty of the Arts,
We are in an unprecedented situation as the Faculty of Arts community at 91丝瓜视频 responds to the Quebec Government鈥檚 call to action to contain the propagation of COVID-19. All of us in the Faculty 鈥� students, staff, instructors, 鈥� 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.
COVID-19 - March 16 - Update from Dean Maioni
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Dear Members of the Faculty of the Arts,
Nine 91丝瓜视频 researchers selected in newest round of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs
CIFAR today announced its听newest cohort of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs, which includes nine researchers from 91丝瓜视频, bringing the total number of 91丝瓜视频 researchers named to the program to 17. These top academic researchers are part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, the world鈥檚 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.
Professor Ragep Awarded Turkish Academy of Sciences Prize in Social Sciences and Humanities
Professor Jamil Ragep (Institute of Islamic Studies)听is the recipient of the 2019听Turkish Academy of Sciences Prize in Social Sciences and Humanities.听The award will be presented by the Turkish President Erdogan at a ceremony in Ankara on December 30.
Ragep is the Canada Research Chair in the History of Science in Islamic Societies.听
Three outstanding women named finalists for the 2019 Cundill History Prize
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听Modern China at Birkbeck College at the University of London.
Twelve 91丝瓜视频 scholars inducted into Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada announced twelve 91丝瓜视频 inductees in 2019 including three new members to the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists, and nine new Fellows including:
Juliet Johnson, Professor, Department of Political Science Jessica Coon听鈥� Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics听
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Canadian social sciences and humanities researchers honoured for their extraordinary contributions
Canadian social sciences and humanities research is producing innovative knowledge that is helping communities, businesses and governments to have an impact on people鈥檚 lives. The听Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council(SSHRC)鈥檚 annual听Impact Awards听honour outstanding scholars who embody the very best ideas and research about people, human thought and behaviour, and culture鈥攈elping us understand and improve the world around us, today and into the future.
Andrew Potter joins 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Max Bell School of Public Policy
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.
Americans Are Complicit in Border Camp Abuses
The conditions at border detention facilities provide irrefutable evidence of the child maltreatment that President Trump commits in our names鈥攁nd state officials need to take action to end the cruelty.
Co-authored by Professor Michael J. MacKenzie (Social Work, 91丝瓜视频) and Assistant Professor Tova Walsh (Social Work, Wisconsin-Madison)