Graduate News
In the 2019-2020 academic year, the department welcomed five new PhD students and 23 new MA students.
After the COVID-19 pandemic required the university to close on March 16, 2020, the department established an internal emergency fund in recognition of the fact that many graduate students would immediately and severely be affected by unanticipated loss of employment and interrupted field research. Extra funding was reserved for those students experiencing extreme financial distress. In a show of support, many faculty members made personal contributions to the fund to assist graduate students in their time of need.
In May 2020, five PhD students and one incoming MA student were awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funding for their respective research projects. Hannah Arsenault-Gallant was awarded the Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s (CGS M), which supports the development of research skills in students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies. Fikir Haile, Lori Oliver, and Simon Marmura Brown were awarded Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral (CGS D), and Elisha Corbett and Badriyya Yusuf were awarded SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships, both of which allow scholars to fully concentrate on their doctoral studies, seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields, and contribute to the Canadian research ecosystem during and beyond the tenure of their awards.
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Hannah Arsenault-Gallant
Fikir Haile
Simon Marmura Brown
Lori Oliver
Badriyya YusufAlso in May, the department voted to add a new concentration option to the MA Program, titled “Nationalism, Ethnicity, Peace and Conflict.” Established in recognition of the considerable faculty strength in this area, the new concentration will incorporate existing courses and cluster them to allow students to gain a specialization and a small transcript designation.
This year, six PhD candidates within the department successfully defended their dissertations and graduated from the doctoral program. The department would like to extend congratulations once again to Dr. Raynold Alorse, Dr. Ali Bhagat, Dr. Robert Borras, Dr. Dalal Daoud, Dr. Maria Krause, and Dr. Rebecca Wallace!
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Raynold Alorse
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Maria Krause
Rebecca Wallace