News

Philosophy department newsletter for Fall, 2019.

Samantha Brennan is cited on lying in a recent Toronto Star article: https://www.thestar.com/amp/news/world/2019/09/12/how-do-you-hide-a-war-from-your-loved-one-lie-about-everything-including-the-bombs.html?__twitter_impression=true

MacKinnon Groundbreaking Ceremony

Construction on the MacKinnon Building aimed at building a new ImprovLab and updating the existing theatre, student spaces and main entrance will launch with an official groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 24, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

The University community, architects, funders and supporters are invited to attend the event to be held in the MacKinnon quadrangle.

Renovations will cover 45,000 sq. ft of space that currently houses performing arts.

Congratulations to Karen Houle and Marianne Micros!

Congratulations are in order for Karen Houle, whose latest book of poetry has received significant recognition:

It has been selected as a 2019 Finalist in the Poetry Category for the Governor General's Literary Award (https://ggbooks.ca/#poetry)

College of Arts students win top Classical Association of Canada Undergraduate Essay Competition prizes

Wednesday, October 2^nd – 9:45 A.M., MCKN 265

https://news.uoguelph.ca/2019/09/after-greta-thunbergs-un-address-an-ethicist-weighs-in-on-our-moral-failure-to-act-on-climate-change/

The Department is delighted to announce that we have a new faculty member: Assistant Professor Dr. Kimberley Martin. 

Dr. Martin is a Digital Humanties specialist and is crucial to our growing strength in that subfield:
https://www.kim-martin.ca/community/dh-guleph/

Welcome Kim!

The University of Guelph announces the 3^rd Annual Gryphons Read program

Featuring: Eden Robinson

1, 2 October 2019