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01Aug2017
Photograph of Professor Franca Iacovetta to the left.

Professor Franca Iacovetta Discusses Newcomers' Foodways

The Globe and Mail recently looked at the stories of Syrian refugees who arrived prior to 2012, and their impact on Canadian foodways. A specialist in the history of immigration and a co-editor of Ed...

17Jul2017
Photograph of Matt Prace

Dr. Matt Price Wins Teaching Award

We are pleased to share the news that Dr. Matt Price is the inaugural winner of the Kathleen O’Connell Teaching Excellent Award. The award recognizes the outstanding teaching and contributions of a ...

13Jul2017
Professor J.M. Beattie

In Memoriam: Professor J.M. Beattie

Dear Colleagues, We are saddened to share the news that Professor John M. Beattie has passed away. Professor Beattie earned his PhD from King’s College, Cambridge and in 1961, he was appointed to th...

07Jul2017
Professor Jeffrey Pilcher performing a cooking demonstration in front of students.

Culinaria Research Centre Partners with Toronto Ward Museum

The Culinaria Research Centre, headed-up by Professors Jeffrey Pilcher and Daniel Bender, are partnering with the Toronto Ward Museum, for a new program called “Dishing Up Toronto.” The program wi...

07Jul2017

Professor Jennifer Jenkins Discusses G20 Summit on CTV News

As world leaders convene this week for the G20 Summit, Professor Jennifer Jenkins was invited on CTV News to talk about the G20 meeting and protests taking place in Hamburg, Germany. She also particip...

07Jul2017
Professor Michael Marrus

Professor Michael Marrus' Op-Ed in the Globe and Mail

Professor Michael Marrus wrote an op-ed column for the Globe and Mail exploring the question “Is Donald Trump a fascist?” In the op-ed, Professor Marrus discusses the definition of the term, the h...

07Jul2017
Photograph of Professor William Nelson

Professor William Nelson Wins Notting Hill Essay Prize

We are pleased to share the news that Professor William Nelson has been awarded the 2017 Notting Hill Essay Prize, and the accompanying £20,000 prize. Professor Nelson is a historian of ideas, who sp...

29Jun2017
Photograph of exhibit at the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

Canada by Treaty at Queen's Park for Canada Day

We are pleased to share the news that the Canada by Treaty exhibit has been invited by the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, to be on display in Her Honour’s suite...

21Jun2017

Robert Bothwell Comments on Prime Minister Trudeau's Visit to UofT

On Thursday 22 June, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be speaking at UofT in an event co-organized by the Martin Prosperity Institute and The New York Times. In the sold out event, Prime Minister...

21Jun2017
MacMillan, Margaret

Professor Margaret MacMillan Awarded UofT Honorary Degree Today

Professor Margaret MacMillan, a member of the Department of History, will be recognized with an honorary degree from the University of Toronto today. She will receive a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, ...

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