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Department of Classics and Religion

News and Announcements

Arts Inspire Grants Recipients

Congratulations to the Arts Inspire Grant recipients! These grants support research and creative projects across all Faculty of Arts units.

Durga Kale receives 2024 University of Calgary Teaching Award

UCalgary CLARE PhD lauded for her work as a sessional instructor

Meet the exemplary educators who are this year's Teaching Awards recipients

The 10th year of the University of Calgary Teaching Awards honours recipients for their excellent contributions to teaching and learning

CLARE Graduate Students Conference 2025

"On the Periphery: Quotidian Life Across Borders and Boundaries"

In the Media

In the News Craig Ginn, Classics and Religion/International Indigenous Studies, Calgary Herald

Calgary musician's new album explores tragic sled dog slaughter, other stories involving animals

In the News Craig Ginn, Classics & Religion, CTV News Calgary

Calgarians given a window into the life of Louis Riel

In the News Harjeet Singh Grewal, Classics and Religion, in The Guardian

Drive-by shootings, arson and murder: is the Indian government trying to silence Canada’s Sikh activists?

In the News Harjeet Grewal, Classics and Religions, in Los Angels Times

California Sikhs are driving a separatist movement. India calls them terrorists (subscriber only content)

In the News Harjeet Singh Grewal, Classics and Religion, in Global News

Sikh and Indo-Calgarians react to Canada’s allegations against Indian government


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Nickle Galleries

Numismatic Collection

The Nickle Galleries’ Numismatic Collection is the largest and most important academic coin collection in Canada.

Explore the collection

Dr. Catherine Wolfram

Global Climate Progress in a Trump II World?

With climate action facing setbacks, what’s next? Discover a proposal for a “Heavy Industry Climate Club” to drive global solutions.

March 7, 3:30 p.m.
Ballroom, MacEwan Hall 

Learn more & register