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Faculty of Arts

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

Rev. Tony Snow

An Evening with Rev. Tony Snow

The Chair of Christian Thought, in partnership with the Calgary Institute for the Humanities, presents: Reconciliation and Repair: Treaty, Covenant, Relationship, Bond

Jan. 16, 2025, 6:30 p.m.

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Engage, Inspire and Discover

Critical and creative research

Our research engages communities and fosters innovation, leadership and creative practice.

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Teaching excellence and expertise

We promote, celebrate and reward innovations in teaching practices. We prepare our students for a variety of academic and non-academic careers.

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Internationalize your degree

Study at a partner university or take part in an international field school organized by the University of Calgary. Work for a vetted international organization. Or take part in a research placement at a partner institution.

Discover the world as part of your Arts education

Embracing equity, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to understanding cultural and social differences both locally and globally, and to promoting equal rights and opportunities across our constituencies.

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Latest news

Psychology postdoc explores the darker side of personal relationships

Sadeq Fallahtafti delves into revenge and unforgiveness with prestigious support from the YAS Foundation

Killam scholar weaves the threads of history into the future of storytelling

Shazia Hafiz Ramji uses interdisciplinary approaches to explore wartime narratives and reshape how we tell and share stories

Schulich professor says municipalities around the world are learning lessons from Calgary's 2024 water feeder main break

In new publication, Tricia Stadnyk explores questions about communication and infrastructure investment

UCalgary's most-read research and teaching news of 2024

Readers of UCalgary News learned about southern Alberta’s booming wasp population, the successful launch of the new Master of Physician Assistant Studies program, the awe-inspiring views from the AuroraMAX northern lights camera, and more

2024 Asian Law & Society Association Distinguished Article Award

Dr. Qian Liu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, receives the award for the article "Relational Legal Consciousness in the One-Child Nation."

Courageous Conversations and UFlourish host joint civil discourse event

Exploring opportunities to foster respectful environments on post-secondary campuses

In the media

In the News Amelia M .Kiddle, History, in Calgary Herald

Opinion: We shouldn't abandon Mexico to appease Trump

In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in National Review

Sorry, Canada — We Don’t Want You

In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in Calgary Herald

Alberta Agenda 'dead in the water'

In the News Maureen Hiebert, Political Science, in Calgary Herald

Calgary's naval reserve opens its annual New Year's Levee to the public for the first time

In the News Elizabeth Paris, Anthropology and Archaeology, in National Geographic (subscribers content)

Why the idea that the Maya civilization ‘collapsed’ is wrong

In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in Newsweek

Will Inflation Come Down in 2025? Experts Weigh In


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Creative and Performing Arts (School of)

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