Faculty of Arts

Our mission is to reflect on the world and our place in it through critical inquiry, creative practices and collaborative exploration.

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Congratulations, Spring Class of 2026!

Congratulations to the Faculty of Arts Spring 2026 graduating class. Your curiosity, creativity and determination have brought you to this milestone, and we look forward to what comes next.

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Latest news

Dr. Sheri Madigan appointed as Tier 1 Canada Research Chair

New appointment recognizes Madigan's research excellence in health research

Canada Research Chair appointments renewed for six UCalgary researchers

Appointments catalyze impact from Indigenous maternal-child wellness to computational neuroscience

Archaeology in the city

Students and citizens work together to uncover Edworthy Park’s past

Six UCalgary researchers appointed new Canada Research Chairs

New appointments recognize research excellence across fields, from quantum computing to precision immunotherapy

Indigenous Interdisciplinary Land-based Research Space created in Kananaskis Country is first of its kind in Canada

Project receives federal funding to ‘bring life back’ to Barrier Lake Field Station building

UCalgary campus Wi‑Fi upgrades

Network changes affecting Arts begin on the week of June 15

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In the media

In the News Lindsay Tedds, Economics, Xtra Magazine

At Pride flag raising, Mark Carney celebrates doing the bare minimum for Pride

In the News Robert Huebert, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in The Hub

What Alberta’s separatists get wrong about landlocked trade

In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in The Seattle Times

Fringe to mainstream: The movement to split Alberta from Canada gets its moment

In the News Jack Mintz and Trevor Tombe, Economics, in Calgary Herald

Separatist, pro-Canada leaders find rare agreement on province's cost-of-independence panel

In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, on CTV News Edmonton

‘Meaningful relationships is key’: Study shows loneliness levels improving amongst senior Albertans

In the News Robert Huebert, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in The Hub

No, the UN Law of the Sea does not guarantee anything for a landlocked, independent Alberta

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