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The latest copy of Past Tense (Spring 2015) is available now! Here is the link to the latest issue of the Graduate Student Journal: http://pasttensejournal.com/index.php/pasttense/issue/view/1614/showToc

Congratulations to Eric Jennings for being appointed Distinguished Professor in the History of France and the Francophonie! We are very happy to announce that Eric Jennings has just been appointed Distinguished Professor in the History of France and the Francophonie. This is a testament to the impressive quality and international impact of Eric’s award-winning research … Read More

Dr. Jared Toney wins dissertation prize Congratulations to University of Toronto PhD graduate Jared Toney, who has won the Immigration and Ethnic History Society’s Outstanding Dissertation Award for his 2014 thesis, “Locating Diaspora: Afro-Caribbean Migrations and the Transnational Dialectics of Race and Community in North America, 1910-1929.” The selection committee noted that the dissertation, which … Read More

Congratulations to Charlie Keil for receiving the 2015 Faculty of Arts and Science Outstanding Teaching Award! Link is: http://news.artsci.utoronto.ca/all-news/2015-outstanding-teaching-award-winners/ Also on the homepage: http://news.artsci.utoronto.ca/

Jennifer Jenkins speaks on CBC Ideas about diplomacy, women’s history, and war on the 100th Anniversary of the International Congress of Women at The Hague. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/peace-in-their-time-1.3052046  

Congratulations to James Retallack who wins two major research awards: A Killam Research Fellowship & J.S. Guggenheim Links: http://news.utoronto.ca/german-history-expert-receives-both-killam-and-guggenheim-fellowships The Killam Fellowship is among the most rare and prestigious awards available to humanities scholars in Canada, giving the recipient two years release from teaching. For more information on Jim’s winning Killam project: http://killamprogram.canadacouncil.ca/fellowship-winners-2015/james-retallack The John … Read More

Joseph W. Goering, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Toronto, has received the 2015 Medieval Academy’s CARA Award for Excellence in Teaching. Link: http://medieval.utoronto.ca/2015/03/congratulations-to-joe-goering-for-the-cara-award-for-excellence-in-teaching/

Lights, Camera, Africa! Julie MacArthur screens African films in Canada as a way of fostering a conversation about the challenges facing the continent

Alison Smith Promoted to Full Professor Congratulations to Dr. Alison Smith, who has just been promoted to Full Professor in the Department of History. Prof. Smith joined our Department in 2006, and in the years since then has developed a very impressive record in research, teaching, and service. Please join me in congratulating Prof Smith … Read More

Congratulations to Professor Ken Bartlett Professor Ken Bartlett’s 2014 book A Short History of the Italian Renaissance has been recognized by Choice magazine, a publication of the Association of College & Research Libraries, as one of the Outstanding Academic Titles of 2014. The list “reflects the best in scholarly titles.” Congratulations on this important recognition!