Faculty of Arts /arts/taxonomy/term/81/all en Fred Genesee receives Roger Brown Award /arts/channels/news/fred-genesee-receives-roger-brown-award-357971 <p style="text-align:center"><em><strong>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº psychology professor honoured for achievements in child language acquisition</strong></em></p> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:03:39 +0000 admin 2059 at /arts 17 Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers honoured with prestigious Canada Research Chairs /arts/channels/news/17-mcgill-researchers-honoured-prestigious-canada-research-chairs-357763 <p style="text-align:center"><em>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº awarded $10.9 million in federal funding through Canada Research Chairs Program</em></p> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:48:28 +0000 admin 2026 at /arts PhD Futures: Programs and Pathways for Doctoral Students and Graduates /arts/channels/event/phd-futures-programs-and-pathways-doctoral-students-and-graduates-295554 &²¹³¾±è;±ô³Ù;±è&²¹³¾±è;²µ³Ù;Ìý&²¹³¾±è;±ô³Ù;/±è&²¹³¾±è;²µ³Ù; Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:37:26 +0000 nadia.kovaleva@mcgill.ca 1198 at /arts An end-of-semester message from Dean Maioni /arts/channels/news/end-semester-message-dean-maioni-326801 <p>Dear members of the Arts community,</p> <p>December 7 marks the last day of classes of the Fall 2020 semester. Congratulations to everyone for having made this semester -- Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s first to be delivered primarily remotely – a good success. We are all proud of the Faculty of Arts community for such an accomplishment.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 nadia.kovaleva@mcgill.ca 1183 at /arts COVID-19 - March 19 - Update from Dean Maioni /arts/channels/news/covid-19-march-19-update-dean-maioni-321206 <p>Dear Members of the Faculty of the Arts,</p> <p>We are in an unprecedented situation as the Faculty of Arts community at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº responds to the Quebec Government’s call to action to contain the propagation of COVID-19. All of us in the Faculty – students, staff, instructors, – are doing our part to comply in a responsible manner that ensures the reliable flow of information, so as to maximize the health and well-being of our communities.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 nadia.kovaleva@mcgill.ca 1175 at /arts 2018 Cundill History Prize in record year for submissions /arts/channels/news/2018-cundill-history-prize-record-year-submissions-288262 <p>Celebrating its 11th year, the Cundill History Prize announced a record number of submissions for 2018, with more than 400 titles accepted, up 25 percent from last year. Administered by the Faculty of Arts, the US$75,000 prize will be awarded by a distinguished jury of world-leading historians. Five jurors were recently named to judge the impressive list of titles, which includes authors from richly diverse backgrounds tackling subjects as varied as religion and war, feminism and natural disasters, global finance and music. </p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 nadia.kovaleva@mcgill.ca 1132 at /arts Covid-19 - March 20 - Update from Dean Maioni /arts/channels/news/covid-19-march-20-update-dean-maioni-321214 <p>Dear Members of the Faculty of Arts community,</p> <p>We have all experienced a stressful week of adjustment and adaptation as we take action to face the COVID-19 global pandemic. While there is still much uncertainty and more change to come, I want to thank you all for your resilience and patience in these trying times.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 nadia.kovaleva@mcgill.ca 1176 at /arts Shortlist announced for prestigious Cundill History Prize /arts/channels/news/shortlist-announced-prestigious-cundill-history-prize-290160 <p>After much anticipation, a shortlist of eight impressive titles was announced this week for the prestigious Cundill History Prize, an international history-writing prize administered by the Faculty of Arts at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. With $75,000 USD awarded to the winner and $10,000 USD to two finalists, the prize evidences Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s commitment to supporting leading scholarship produced around the globe.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 nadia.kovaleva@mcgill.ca 1133 at /arts 2020.03.30 - Update from Dean Maioni /arts/channels/news/20200330-update-dean-maioni-321414 <p><b>Dear members of the Faculty of Arts,</b></p> <p>I’d like to take the opportunity to thank the entire Arts community for their patience and positive morale as we respond to the collective call to address the global pandemic of the Covid-19 virus. It has been a challenging two weeks of adaptation, Faculty of Arts is in a very good place as we respond to the impact of the novel coronavirus on our students, faculty, and staff.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 nadia.kovaleva@mcgill.ca 1177 at /arts The 2019 John G. Diefenbaker Award /arts/channels/news/2019-john-g-diefenbaker-award-297759 <p>The John G. Diefenbaker Award allows a distinguished German scholar in the social sciences or humanities to conduct research in Canada, and spend brief periods gaining further experience at American institutions. The award is designed to encourage exchange between the university communities of Canada and Germany.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 nadia.kovaleva@mcgill.ca 1147 at /arts End of winter semester message from Dean Maioni /arts/channels/news/end-winter-semester-message-dean-maioni-321747 <p>Dear members of the Faculty of Arts,</p> <p>As we end the Winter 2020 semester, a semester like no other at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº, I’d like to wish you all the best for the exam period and the summer beyond. You have all demonstrated such goodwill and adaptability, and each one of you has been essential to keeping our big ship afloat and realizing the Faculty’s academic mission in this uncertain situation.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 nadia.kovaleva@mcgill.ca 1178 at /arts Faculty of Arts receives US$ 1.25-million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation /arts/channels/news/faculty-arts-receives-us-125-million-grant-andrew-w-mellon-foundation-297809 <h2>The Mellon grant will support a new Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative, to be based in the Faculty of Arts</h2> <p>The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a US$1.25-million grant to Æ»¹ûÒùÔº, in support of a new Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative. The Initiative will be implemented over the next five years.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 nadia.kovaleva@mcgill.ca 1154 at /arts 2020.05.12 - Update from Dean Maioni - Fall 2020 Semester /arts/channels/news/20200512-update-dean-maioni-fall-2020-semester-322121 <p><i>La version française suit.</i></p> <p>Dear members of the Faculty of Arts community,</p> <p>On Monday, May 11<sup>th</sup>, the Provost <a href="https://mcgill.ca/provost/messages/fall-2020-semester">announced</a> that Æ»¹ûÒùÔº will be delivering its academic programs and courses for the Fall term, which will begin as scheduled in September.</p> <p>I’d like to highlight the content of that message by reiterating the following:</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 nadia.kovaleva@mcgill.ca 1179 at /arts COVID-19 - March 16 - Update from Dean Maioni /arts/channels/news/covid-19-march-16-update-dean-maioni-321199 <p><em>Sent March 16, 2020</em></p> <p>Dear Members of the Faculty of the Arts,</p> <p>The past few days have been stressful for you as the students, instructors, researchers and administrators who make up the Faculty of Arts community at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº as we respond to the call to action to contain the propagation of COVID-19. This update is to reassure you that the Faculty and University are making every effort to do so in a responsible manner, and to summarize all of the information being communicated.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:36:04 +0000 nadia.kovaleva@mcgill.ca 1174 at /arts