Faculty of Arts

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Latest news

Celebrating 2025 Killam Award recipients in the Faculty of Arts

Advancing knowledge and leadership through distinguished scholarship

Wellness Classroom Visits reach over 46,500 students

In-class presentations provide students with mental health and wellness strategies

Economics PhD Students Excel at CREEA Conference

Three doctoral students presented research at CREEA Annual Meeting

2025 Killam Awards celebrate a tradition of scholarship

Celebrating the Killams’ vision, the awards honoured excellence across UCalgary’s disciplines

UCalgary receives more than $4.7 million in funding for innovative research

Federal government announces winners of the John R. Evans Leaders Fund

“This campus is for you”: How the Africa United Celebration has grown beyond an event into a hub of belonging

"We belong here." Black student gathering celebrates fourth anniversary

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In the media

In the News Jack Lucas, Political Science, in CBC News

Alberta municipal affairs minister says civic party system will continue in Calgary, Edmonton

In the News Erica Rayment, Political Science, in CTV News

From a historic first to fewer seats, Calgary elects just two women to council

In the News Jack Lucas, Political Science, in CBC.ca

Alberta municipal affairs minister says civic party system will continue in Calgary, Edmonton

In the News Lisa Young, Political Science, in Livewire Calgary

Lack of defining issue, long vote waits and general satisfaction in Calgary may be factors in low voter turnout

In the News Jack Lucas, Political Science, in Calgary Sun

Calgary city council results show wave of anti-incumbent sentiment

In the News Lisa Young, Political Science, in CBC.ca

Experts say provincial rule changes to blame for long municipal voting lines

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Anthropology and Archaeology

Art and Art History

Classics and Religion

Communication, Media and Film

Creative and Performing Arts (School of)

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English

Geography

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Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures (School of)

Philosophy

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