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23May2017
Photograph of Ryan Sun.

Ryan Sun wins U of T Libraries Undergraduate Prize

Ryan Sun, an undergraduate student in the Department of History, was awarded a U of T Libraries Undergraduate Prize. The prize recognizes undergraduate student work that shows an innovative use of in...

19May2017
Professor Dan Bender.

Professor Daniel Bender discusses the Toronto Zoo

With workers on strike and the resulting closure of the Toronto Zoo last week, some residents have been questioning whether the city needs animal attractions in 2017. With his new book The Animal Game...

18May2017
Photograph of Professor Michael Bliss

Remembering Professor Michael Bliss

Dear Colleagues, We are sad to share the news that our former colleague Professor Michael Bliss, OC FRSC, has passed away.  Michael first came to the Department as an undergraduate in 1958, and he ea...

17May2017
Students sitting on pavement stones in discussion.

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Caroline Cormier!

Congratulations to PhD candidate Caroline Cormier, Department of History, who has been awarded a 2017 TATP Teaching Excellence Award. Caroline is one of only four winners of this award across all thr...

10May2017
Professor Heidi Bohaker.

Professor Heidi Bohaker Discusses Ontario at 150 on "The Agenda"

Professor Heidi Bohaker was invited to appear on the The Agenda with Steve Paikin. Along with Professor Bohaker, the panel included noted author Charlotte Gray and Professor Victoria Freeman (York Uni...

03May2017
A photo of the exhibit in the Map Room.

Two new exhibits: "Canada by Treaty" and "Words to Form"

This spring, James Bird, Laurie Bertram and Heidi Bohaker launched two initiatives aimed at helping to educate campus community members on the centrality of Indigenous communities to the making of mo...

03May2017
A photograph of the quad at Trinity College.

Professor Robert Bothwell participates in Trump debate

Professor Robert Bothwell, a historian who specializes on post-1945 Canadian international relations, engaged in a debate with Ryan Hurl, a UTSC political scientist who focuses on American politics. F...

24Apr2017
Paul Cohen

Associate Professor Paul Cohen comments on French elections on CTV

Department of History Associate Professor Paul Cohen appeared on a segment of CTV News to speak with host Scott Laurie about the upcoming federal elections in France. A historian of early modern Franc...

24Apr2017
Photograph of books.

Congratulations to Professor Sean Mills and Professor Nicholas Everett!

We are happy to share good news with you about two successful promotions in our Department.  Sean Mills has just been awarded tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor, and Nicholas Ev...

18Apr2017
Photograph of Professor Lisa Mar.

Congratulations to Professor Lisa Mar!

Professor Lisa Mar, the Richard Charles Lee Chair in Chinese Canadian Studies, has been selected as one of 15 prominent Chinese Canadian women from Ontario to be recognized and honoured at Celebration...

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