/channels/news_feeds/all/term/arts_fac/rss en /channels/channels/news/colourism-might-help-explain-health-inequities-suffered-dark-skinned-black-americans-researchers-say-371378 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A study of Black Americans is among the first to show how the internalization of negative messages about dark skin tones could be linked to harms to health.</p> <p>Researchers found that Black Americans who are, or perceive themselves to be, dark skinned show clear markers of cellular aging associated with immune-system damage and also score lower on a measurement of self-worth. Cellular aging and low self-worth are both associated with relatively poor health outcomes.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/colorism_-_mw_cropped.png?itok=Af7_9o4U" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">19 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:24:38 +0000 webfull 216081 at /channels /channels/channels/news/submissions-2026-competition-are-open-371068 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The <strong>Montreal International Poetry Prize</strong> is committed to encouraging the creation of original works of poetry, to building international readerships, and to exploring the world’s Englishes.</p> <p>We award one prize of $20,000 CAD to a poet for a single poem of forty or fewer lines. A jury of internationally reputed poets and critics selects a shortlist of approximately sixty poems, from which a judge chooses one winner. The shortlist is published in <strong><em>The Montreal Poetry Prize Anthology</em></strong>.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/mipp_poster_2026.jpg?itok=JtTlWNy6" width="160" height="208" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:58:08 +0000 webfull 215677 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-digital-sovereignty-370654 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The French government announced on Jan. 27 the rollout of its new videoconferencing platform, Visio. The domestically developed platform was created to replace U.S. tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams across all state services by 2027 as part of the French government’s broader push for digital sovereignty. Officials say the shift will also cut software licensing costs and strengthen security and confidentiality.</p> <p>91˿����Ƶ experts are available to comment on this topic:</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gettyimages-2226205524.jpg?itok=pZ7SNorB" width="160" height="90" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:53:06 +0000 webfull 215233 at /channels /channels/channels/news/professor-alexander-manshel-has-won-melus-book-award-370482 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Congratulations to Professor Manshel for winning the MELUS Book Award!</h2> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/manshel_writing_backwards.jpg?itok=JyhS0XPw" width="160" height="85" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:28:53 +0000 webfull 214989 at /channels /channels/channels/news/professor-erin-hurley-receives-sshrc-partnership-engage-grant-370478 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Congratulations to Professor Erin Hurley for receiving a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant!</h2> <div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/hurley_headshot_2023.jpg?itok=pgqjbaXo" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:10:08 +0000 webfull 214985 at /channels /channels/channels/news/carmen-faye-mathes-has-been-awarded-2025-keats-shelley-association-essay-prize-370450 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Congratulations to Professor Carmen Faye Mathes!</h2> <p><a href="/english/staff/carmen-mathes">Professor Mathes</a> has been awared the 2025 Keats-Shelley Association Essay Prize for her essay “Apostrophe’s Occasions: Two Postures of Abolitionist Address.”</p> <p>The committee writes:</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/mathes_headshot_banner.jpg?itok=o9DYODHd" width="160" height="86" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:44:54 +0000 webfull 214957 at /channels /channels/channels/news/three-mcgill-researchers-receive-sshrc-partnership-engage-grants-370328 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/sshrc_partnership_grant_recipients_january_2026.png?itok=ZYFAeRvX" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:32:44 +0000 webfull 214806 at /channels /channels/channels/news/ricardo-wilson-2025-26-mordecai-richler-writer-residence-369991 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The <strong>Department of English</strong> is delighted to announce Professor <strong>Ricardo Wilson </strong>as the 2025-2026 <strong>Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence</strong>.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/richler2026_rwilson_banner.jpg?itok=BxeJW69N" width="160" height="80" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:19:50 +0000 webfull 214450 at /channels /channels/channels/news/camille-owens-receives-honorable-mention-children-369782 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Congratulations to Professor Camille Owens!</h2> <h3>Professor Owens received an honorable mention from the Modern Language Association of America for her book <a href="https://nyupress.org/9781479812929/like-children/"><em>Like Children: Black Prodigy and the Measure of the Human in America</em></a>.</h3> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/owens_faculty_spotlight.jpg?itok=85z5Zdr8" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:25:46 +0000 webfull 214209 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgills-bachelor-arts-and-science-program-celebrates-20-years-interdisciplinary-scholarship-369294 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2><em>Happy 20th birthday, B.A. &amp; Sc.!</em></h2> <div> <div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/basc.png?itok=Z1lCghwn" width="160" height="106" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:58:56 +0000 webfull 213645 at /channels