Dear colleagues, June 30 marked my last day in office, and though I have now passed the GPD torch to Libby Cohen, I’d nonetheless like to thank you (faculty, staff, and students alike) for your support during my three years as grad director. It’s been a pleasure to observe and communicate so many notable achievements […]
Dear colleagues in History, It is a pleasure for me to confirm that Serge Miville has accepted a tenure-track position and research chair in Franco-Ontarian History at Laurentian University. Serge’s doctoral dissertation, supervised by Prof. Marcel Martel, is entitled “Écrire un pays: récits et identités au Canada sous la plume des historiens (1945-1982)”. This work […]
On Friday, April 24, Ronnie Morris, a PhD candidate in History, suffered two major strokes, in his cerebellum and brain stem, as well as a double vertebral artery dissection. Ronnie had actually suffered an initial stroke a week earlier but had not displayed the usual symptoms; he thought he had the flu. After the double […]
I’m very pleased to announce that Dr Jennifer Bonnell has accepted the Dean’s offer of a full-time appointment in Canadian History at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Department commencing July 1, 2015. Dr Jennifer Bonnell graduated with her PhD from the University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in 2010. She […]
Dear colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to announce that our colleague, Richard Hoffmann, is the recipient of the 2014 Margaret Wade Labarge Prize for his book An Environmental History of Medieval Europe (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014) Let me share the citation composed by the awards committee of the Canadian Society of Medievalists: The […]