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CIUS Director Receives Ukraine’s Order of Princess Olga for Outstanding Contributions to Ukrainian Studies
Warm congratulations to Natalia Khanenko-Friesen, professor in the Faculty of Arts and director of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, on receiving the Order of Princess Olga by decree of the President of Ukraine
Recognizing this year’s Insight and Insight Development Grant recipients
Congratulations to the recipients from the College of Social Sciences and Humanities
When debate dies: How good intentions can fuel echo chambers — and how you can break out of them
New research from the Alberta School of Business offers practical insights to help prevent contentious discussions from becoming fraught with emotion and moral judgment
SSH: The Podcast, Episode 16: Modernizing Family Law
A discussion with Faculty of Law Dean Fiona Kelly about her work in family law and law reform, the legal regulation of assisted reproduction, donor linking laws, and the need for interdisciplinarity in research to address the complexities of modern families
SSH: The Podcast, Episode 15: Transnational Black Writing
A discussion with Michael Bucknor about the transnational connections between Black writers and Black communities and the importance of these connections for creating an ecosystem for Black writers
College bids farewell to senior research partner
Heather Young-Leslie leaves a legacy of research initiatives and successes
Recap of 2024 UNESCO Artificial Intelligence for Information Accessibility Conference and report now available
The college played a key role in the conference, with many members offering their insights and expertise
SSH: The Podcast, Episode 14: Affirming Disfluency
A discussion with Joshua St Pierre about disfluency studies, the Stuttering Commons project, and his work to provide accessible public resources about speech disabilities
Fabric of the future
CSSH researchers are integral to a new, federally-funded smartwear research project currently underway at the º£½ÇÉçÇø
SSH: The Podcast, Episode 13: Recognizing Our Pasts
Research conversations with Sarah Nickel about the stories of Indigenous women’s activism and achievement, and the value of bringing historical training into community
Celebrating the recipients of the 2025 Awards for Teaching Excellence
The º£½ÇÉçÇø is thrilled to celebrate seven outstanding individuals from CSSH for their exceptional contributions as teachers, researchers and community builders
Video Spotlight: Directory for Japanese Canadian Resources in Action
Unique resource enhances learning outcomes by exploring Japanese Canadian experiences in classrooms across Alberta
SSH: The Podcast, Episode 12: Understanding Prisons
A discussion with Sandra Bucerius about the largest mixed methods study on Canadian prisons in the history of Canadian criminology, including Canada’s much overlooked remand prisons
From the Provost's Desk: College dean and vice-provost of Social Sciences and Humanities moving to SFU
Marvin Washington is taking on the position of dean of SFU’s Beedie School of Business
SSH: The Podcast, Episode 11: Indigenous-Engaged Archaeology
In this episode, we chat with Kisha Supernant about Indigenous-led and community-engaged archaeology, and the work of the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology (IPIA)