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LGBTQ2S+ Learning and Sharing at UCalgary. You make it happen.

Lively and accessible academic perspectives are essential in helping us to understand how far our communities have come, and how far we still need to go. The annual LGBTQ2S+ Lecture continues to play this important role by welcoming internationally renowned LGBTQ2S+ scholars, artists and activists to our city. 

CIH News and Announcements

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Announcing the 2026-27 Calgary Institute for the Humanities Resident Fellows

For the 2026-27 academic year, four fellowships were awarded to outstanding scholars for the pursuit of innovative research projects and two graduate student fellowships were awarded to students to support the final phase of their PhD dissertations.

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2026-27 Interdisciplinary Working Groups - Call for Applications

Now accepting applications from faculty and graduate students seeking to explore common research interests from different disciplinary perspectives

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Dr. Leslie Reid appointed interim dean, Faculty of Arts

A message from Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Sandra Davidson

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Dr. Uchechukwu Umezurike discusses toxic masculinity on Global News

CIH Research Fellow recommends open conversation to help break the cycle of toxic masculinity

Article

Calgary Institute for the Humanities marks 50 years of asking ‘why’

Founded a decade apart, UCalgary and the Calgary Institute for the Humanities have grown together as a home for inquiry, dialogue and big questions

Lecture theatre during inaugural LGBTQ2S+ lecture series

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Dr. Frank Anton Lecture in Economics

The Dr. Frank Anton Distinguished Lecture in Economics

Dr. Douglas Irwin, PhD, examines President Trump’s use of tariffs and the motivations behind his trade policy in the Dr. Frank Anton Distinguished Lecture in Economics. His talk explores implications for U.S. trade policy and the global trading system.

March 13, 2026 | 3:30 - 5 p.m.

 

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