The entrance to the Department of History’s office in Sidney Smith Hall
 

News Category: Faculty

20Apr2018
Robert Bothwell

Robert Bothwell Comments on Raid on Trump's Lawyer

With last week's raid on the records of Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, there is heightened speculation about the possibility of indicting or impeaching the president. ...

20Apr2018
Family photograph

Elspeth Brown Talks Photography with Metro Morning

Family photos can be funny or awkward, but can also evoke different memories and emotions. In a new photo exhibit in Toronto, Elspeth Brown explores the significance of family photographs within the q...

26Feb2018
cover of Powering Up Canada

Laurel MacDowell 'Powers Up'

The History Department is pleased to share the news that Powering Up Canada: A History of Power, Fuel, and Energy from 1600 (McGill-Queen’s University Press) won the 2017 Canadian Studies Network Aw...

15Feb2018
Image of Professor Cindy Ewing

New Appointment in Contemporary International History – Trinity College Announcement on Joint Hire with History

Supported in part by a generous donation to Trinity College by The Hon. William C. Graham and in partnership with the Department of History in the Faculty of Arts & Science, a new faculty position...

22Jan2018
Chinese Law in Imperial Eyes by Li Chen

Li Chen wins Joseph Levenson Pre-1900 Book Prize for 2018

Li Chen’s book, Chinese Law in Imperial Eyes: Sovereignty, Justice, and Transcultural Politics (Columbia, 2016), has just been awarded the prestigious Joseph Levenson Pre-1900 Book Prize for 2018 by...

11Dec2017
Photograph of JM Beattie

U of T Remembers J.M. Beattie

Those who knew John Maurice (J.M.) Beattie say he showed genuine interest in the lives of others: family, friends, acquaintances – and people who lived centuries ago. Beattie, who died in July of...

17Nov2017
Professor Michelle Murphy, University of Toronto

Connaught Global Challenge Award: Five U of T teams share $1.23 million in funding

Five ambitious global projects at the University of Toronto, from tackling public health issues to creating models to build "smarter" villages, are sharing $1.23 million this year from the Connaught ...

24Oct2017
Tamara Walker

Historian helps connect students to the often unheard voices of the past

An expert on slavery and gender in colonial Latin America, Tamara Walker joined U of T’s history department in the Faculty of Arts & Science this fall as an assistant professor after teachin...

15Aug2017
Photograph of Professor Donna Gabaccia.

Professor Donna Gabaccia Organizes Rally Condemning Racism and Bigotry

Professor Donna Gabaccia co-organized a rally to condemn the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. The rally took place on Monday 14 August 2017, outside the US Consulate General T...

11Aug2017
Dr. Matt Price accepts J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award, 2017.

EDGI Wins Jameson Archival Advocacy Award!

The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) has been award the J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award given by the Society of American Archivists. This award honors efforts to promote...

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