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Scholar Strike statement from the College of Arts
The College of Arts acknowledges the significance of the Scholar Strike on September 9th and 10th. This social justice movement originated in the U.S from a tweet by Dr.
Congratulations!
The School of English and Theatre Studies would like to congratulate Jordan Cook who successfully defended his MA thesis: Rising from the Swamp: The Philosophical Implications of the Dictator Novel

2020 Eden Mills Writers' Festival
The 2020 Eden Mills Writers' Festival is in full swing!
Throughout the upcoming weeks, there will be live virtual discussions and readings from a diverse group of contemporary authors and writers, including Emma Donoghue (The Pull of the Stars), Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies), Catherine Bush (Blaze Island), and Emily Urquhart (The Age of Creativity: Art, Memory, My Father, and Me).

Gryphons Read 2020
This year's Gryphons Read is Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai!

Long Time Comin' at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Dionne Brand's documentary film, Long Time Comin' is playing on August 21st at 7pm at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival.
New Grad Student Orientation Website
The New Graduate Student Orientation website is now available!
Incoming graduate students should check their email for an invitation to view the website and attend a live orientation chat session via Teams on September 8th at 9:30am, 10:30am and 11:30am.

IF 2020
IF 2020 is a 24-hour online improvisation festival presented by IICSI in partnership with other music and community-based organizations from around the world.
IF will be free to stream online starting on August 8th at midnight, GMT (8pm EST on August 7 / 1 am GMT+1 on August 8th).