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01Sep2016
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Alumni Portraits: “I can’t name how many outstanding professors I had."

As a political science and history major, Mark Slade found U of T to be long on openness and ideology, and short on attitude or arrogance. He says that environment shaped him. “It helped me become ...

09Jun2016
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#UofTGrad16: The 39-year academic journey of Clive Davies

Congratulations from the Department of History to history specialist Clive Davies! The Woodsworth grad is the oldest BA graduate, at 79, of this year’s convocations. Read the full story at U of T...

01Jun2016
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UTSG Professor Eric Jennings wins Prix des Ambassadeurs

Eric Jennings, Distinguished Professor of the History of France and the Francophonie, has received the Prix des Ambassadeurs of the Académie Française for his book La France libre fut africaine, r...

01Jun2016
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UTSC History Faculty Hosting Scarborough Fare Conference, 22-25 June 2016

From June 22 to 25, University of Toronto history faculty on the Scarborough campus will host the Joint 2016 Annual Meetings and Conference of the Association for the Study of Food and Society; the A...

01May2016
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CFP for “The Other 60s: A Decade That Shaped Canada and the World”

To mark the 150th Anniversary of Confederation, on Saturday 22 April 2017 the History Department, University of Toronto, will be hosting a day-long workshop titled “The Other 60s: A Decade That Shap...

01May2016
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Digital Teaching & Research project headed by Laurie Bertram on the Sex Trade in Toronto featured in Globe & Mail

Over the past year, Professor Laurie Bertram has been engaging her 400 level seminar students in a research project to plot the geographical location of the sex trade in 19th century Toronto: where we...

01May2016
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Congratulations to Ruth Sandwell: Promotion to Full Professor

We are happy to share the news that Professor Ruth Sandwell has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor. While her primary appointment is with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)...

01Apr2016
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Michael Bliss is first historian to be inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

On the 14th April, 2016, University Professor emeritus Michael Bliss was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMFH), the first time that this organization has so honoured an individual who...

01Mar2016
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Prof. Kevin Coleman's work featured in Slate Magazine

Slate Magazine has published a story on Department of History Prof. Kevin Coleman’s book, A Camera in the Garden of Eden. Slate interviewed Prof. Coleman to ask about his formulation of the United F...

01Mar2016
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Congratulations to Melanie Newton on Outstanding Teaching Award!

We are very pleased to share the news that Professor Melanie Newton has won the FAS Outstanding Teaching Award for 2015-2016. This award recognizes Professor Newton’s excellence in undergraduate tea...

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