History News
Amy McBride, graduate student in the History Department, wins a prestigious 2017 Gov't of Canada History Award
Two of the 20 winners of the Government of Canada History Awards are from the Hist Department: Amy McBride, and our former MA student, Valeria Mantilla Morales, now a PhD student of the University of Toronto. Congratulations to both.
“Careers for Historians” night, Feb 7, featured history alumni, Eric Goudie (BA’15) Theatre Coordinator, Fergus, Katie Anderson (BA’11/MA’14/BEd’15) Education Coordinator & Mary Choy (BA’08/MA’15) Health Education Coordinator, with CATIE
Worried about choosing a career? Overwhelmed at where to start the process? Wondering if anyone will want to hire a history student? Then join our sessions on Careers for Historians.
On 7 February, students found encouragement, advice and inspiration when they gathered to hear history alumni talk about their careers. The evening featured
The History Society meets on Wednesdays @5.30 pm in McKinnon 313.
The society holds its meetings in McKn 313 @ 5.30 pm on Wednesdays. All lovers of History are invited.
Professor Catherine Wilson inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Congratulations are due to Catherine Wilson on been inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Here she signs the Royal Society's Charter Book that contains all the signatures of Fellows going back to 1883.
Professor Catherine Wilson interviewd on CBC The Morning Edition
"A Guelph historian is using centuries-old farm diaries to tell the stories of over 150 Canadian farmers and farming communities that existed between the 19th and 20th centuries." Read the complete CBC blog entry on the interview and listen to the extended interview at @ http://ow.ly/aciH30fqprR
Former Guelph grad to give the Cassidy-Reid Lecture September 28
On September 28 the University hosts Dr. Benjamin Hoy, a Guelph History BA grad and Stanford PhD who is now a faculty member at the University of Saskatchewan. He returns to Guelph to give the Cassidy-Reid Lecture. This lectureship was established in honour of retired History faculty Dr Keith Cassidy and Dr Richard Reid and is held every two years.
Dr. Hoy, a celebrated young scholar, is also the son of two retired English professors, Helen Hoy and Thomas King, and is one of the country's youngest and most promising scholars of aboriginal history.
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The value of a History degree - Universities Canada
An abundance of career options
Liberal arts graduates pursue many different career paths. For example, almost 40,000 employed Canadians have a bachelor’s degree in history. Of that group, 18 percent work in management occupations and 23 percent work in business, finance and administrative positions (Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011). View the full report on Universities Canada's website.