To help students become employed, universities need to teach students to first recognize and then articulate their employability skills as a routine part of their courses, a new study from the University of ݮƵ has found.
Who knew that a ݮƵ Arts prof would co-star in a film on assholery with retired python John Cleese? “So far as I know, I’m not the titular asshole,” says Professor Aimée Morrison, who premiered on the big screen at this year’s Hot Docs festival—along with Cleese and other observers featured in the new documentary, Assholes: A Theory.
Last week the Faculty of Arts held the seventh annual Celebration of Arts, featuring the presentation of 10 new Arts Awards for excellence in service, teaching, and research, and recognizing many other accomplishments of the past year - from research grants to teaching awards to honours and prizes. See the photos from this spring fete!
A new study from the Department of Psychology's industrial-organizational unit used data from five National Hockey League seasons to show that long-term success is largely determined by a team’s tendency to save their best players for situations in which these players would have the most impact.
Our belief in human progress and innovation may be keeping us from taking real action on climate change, says English professor and environmental rhetoric expert Andrew McMurry.
"In the very heart of Paris, on a small island surrounded by the Seine River, Notre-Dame de Paris has been the witness of the religious, intellectual, and political life of the capital of France."
The Faculty of Arts is very proud to congratulate Professor Sarah Tolmie, who has been shortlisted for the —Canada’s most prestigious honour for works of poetry, and the world’s largest prize for a first edition collection of poetry written in English.
A new study led by two PhD students in psychology found that people who tend to see patterns where none exist were more likely to endorse statements that sound profound but are actually meaningless.
Effective September 2019, the Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Studies) degree will become available as an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree.
The University of ݮƵ has appointed Sheila Ager as the next dean of the Faculty of Arts. A faculty member at ݮƵ since 1987, Professor Ager is a full professor in the Department of Classical Studies and currently serves as interim chair for the Department of Fine Arts.