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Trudeau Fellowship highlights Christina Sharpe's influential work in Black studies

Bold scholarship with global reach has earned 91��ɫ's Christina Sharpe one of Canada's most prestigious academic honours.

LA&PS professors receive SSHRC Connection Grants for vital projects

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has announced the recipients of the November 2025 SSHRC Connection Grants. Ten 91��ɫ research projects received funding. Congratulations to the researchers from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) whose innovative projects were selected. These projects span a wide range of disciplines […]

Humanities professor weighs in on ROM artifact relabelling in Toronto Today

Carl Ehrlich, a humanities professor specializing in Israelite civilization, was quoted in a recent Toronto Today article discussing the Royal Ontario Museum’s (ROM) decision to change labels on artifacts previously identified as originating from Palestine. Some geographical labels in the same cases now read “Eastern Mediterranean coast,” prompting criticism from those who believe the change […]

Humanities professor co-writes article on artistic censorship in South Africa

Christina Sharpe, professor in the Department of Humanities, has cowritten an article in Hyperallergic with Professor Rinaldo Walcott, Carl V Granger Chair, Africana and American Studies, University at Buffalo. The article discusses South Africa’s Arts and Culture Minister, Gayton McKenzie, cancelling Elegy – a video installation created by Gabrielle Goliath – as the country’s selected entry for […]

Humanities professor publishes article on George Floyd’s murder and its aftermath in The Globe & Mail

Christina Sharpe, professor in the Department of Humanities, has published an article in The Globe & Mail titled, The murder that led to an uprising around the world. The piece discusses the ongoing reverberations of the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2020 and its global aftermath. Sharpe was invited to […]

LA&PS professors receive funding for a project on Korean diaspora

Ten 91��ɫ professors have received $700,000 in funding from the Academy of Korean Studies, an agency of the South Korean Ministry of Education, with eight recipients based in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). The funding will support Korea in the World: Connecting Korea and Korean Diasporic Legacies, a new project which […]

Humanities professor receives Honor Book Award from the Children's Literature Association

Alison Halsall, associate professor in the Department of Humanities, has received the Honor Book Award in 2025 Children’s Literature Association Book Awards for Growing Up Graphic: The Comics of Children in Crisis. The award recognizes outstanding book-length contributions to children's literature scholarship and criticism. Halsall’s widely praised book is a monograph of comics that depict […]

Professors from LA&PS receive funding through the University’s Black Research Seed Fund

A total of nine researchers at 91��ɫ, including four from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), received over $223,000 in funding through the Black Research Seed Fund. The fund supports Black scholars focusing on Black experiences and on projects that challenge systemic barriers while redefining knowledge creation. The four LA&PS recipients are: […]

Researchers from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies secure additional funding from SSHRC Insight Grants program

Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has awarded $5,786,741 in federal funding to 91��ɫ researchers as part of the Insight Grants program. The funding supports 34 projects and builds on an additional $1.7M in funding that 91��ɫ researchers recently received through SSHRC Insight Development Grants, supporting scholars in the social sciences and humanities. Half […]

Researchers from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies secure federal funding to pursue projects in the social sciences and humanities

Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has awarded $1.7 million in federal funding to 91��ɫ researchers as part of the Insight Development Grants program. The program will provide funding for projects lasting up to two years, supporting a broad range of topics and disciplines as researchers investigate key societal challenges. A number […]