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. Jennifer Leason renewed as Tier 2 Canada Research Chair

Renewed appointment recognizes her impact in Indigenous maternal-child wellness

In Memoriam: Dr. Bob Sainsbury, Faculty of Arts

Professor emeritus and founding member of Department of Psychology’s behavioural neuroscience group; campus flag to be lowered June 22

PHOTOS: Visiting the Copernicus Expansion Missions Sea Ice Experiment

University of Calgary leads international research on sea ice and climate change in the High Arctic

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

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In the media

In the News Uchechukwu Umezurike, English, in CBC Books

Meet the 2026 CBC Poetry Prize readers

In the News Ogunfowora, Babatunde and Bourdage, Joshua S., Psychology, in Sage Journals

Is My Boss Gaslighting Me? Uncovering the Nomological Network of Gaslighting In LeaderEmployee Relationships

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

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