Congrats to Professors Sandeep Banerjee and Allan Hepburn on their new publications!
Associate Professor Sandeep Banerjee co-edited Partition, Belonging and the Birth of Bangladesh (Routledge, 2026) with Subho Basu.
Meet the McGill Arts students behind the Montreal International Poetry Prize
Curious about what goes on behind the scenes of an international poetry prize? The Faculty of Arts spoke to MA student Izzi Holmes and U3 Physics and English major Clara Costello about the important work they do for the Montreal International Poetry Prize and the positive impact it has on the McGill community, and on poets around the world.
Thomas Soehl awarded FRQ funding to study French-language integration among newcomers
McGill Professor Thomas Soehl has received funding to study the challenges allophone newcomers to Quebec face in building the francophone social networks necessary for integrating French into daily life and participating meaningfully in a predominantly French-speaking society.
Thomas Soehl awarded FRQ funding to study French-language integration among newcomers
McGill Professor Thomas Soehl has received funding to study the challenges allophone newcomers to Quebec face in building the francophone social networks necessary for integrating French into daily life and participating meaningfully in a predominantly French-speaking society.
A Look Back at "Remembering Homelands, Rebuilding Lives: On the Lived Experiences of the Cambodian Diaspora in Canada”
In early February 2026, the McGill Southeast Asia Lecture Series hosted a two-day conference on the Cambodian diaspora. Professor Erik Kuhonta, from Department of Political Science and the Institute for the Study of International Development, offers some reflections on the conference's success.
Workshop examines leadership and lessons from internal displacement in Ukraine
Researchers, policymakers and displaced Ukrainian leaders gather in Warsaw to discuss action, advocacy and durable solutions to address the displacement crisis in Ukraine
Professor Keita Christophe Named APS Rising Star!
Big congratulations to Professor Keita Christophe, newly named an APS Rising Star—a well‑deserved recognition of outstanding research and impact in psychological science!
New APS Rising Stars – Association for Psychological Science – APS
Catherine Bradley in McGill News!
Faculty Lecturer and Resident Costume Designer Catherine Bradley spoke with McGill News about her two-part course, Costuming for the Theatre. Offered in the Department of English's Drama & Theatre program, Costuming for the Theatre I and II are hands-on courses that give students the opportunity to design and produce a costume from head to toe and learn techniques such as millinery (hat-making) and draping.Two McGill professors awarded 2026 Dorothy Killiam Fellowships
Professors Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey and Jill Baumgartner will lead innovative research focusing on anti-Black carceral systems and climate-related health risks respectively
Colourism might help explain health inequities suffered by dark-skinned Black Americans, researchers say
A study of Black Americans is among the first to show how the internalization of negative messages about dark skin tones could be linked to harms to health.
Researchers found that Black Americans who are, or perceive themselves to be, dark skinned show clear markers of cellular aging associated with immune-system damage and also score lower on a measurement of self-worth. Cellular aging and low self-worth are both associated with relatively poor health outcomes.
An end-of-semester message from Dean Maioni
Dear members of the Arts community,
December 7 marks the last day of classes of the Fall 2020 semester. Congratulations to everyone for having made this semester -- McGill’s first to be delivered primarily remotely – a good success. We are all proud of the Faculty of Arts community for such an accomplishment.
Update on Faculty of Arts' operations during red alert status: October 9, 2020
Dear members of the Arts community,
Faculty of Arts commits to addressing anti-Black racism
Dear members of the Arts community,
Yesterday, McGill Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier announced the University’s Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism. The Action Plan is a crucial step forward for the university to deepen and elaborate its commitments within the Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Plan to confronting anti-Black racism.
Remembering Professor Stéfan Sinclair (1972-2020)
The Faculty of Arts is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Professor Stéfan Sinclair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Three of Professor Sinclair's close colleagues—Geoffrey Rockwell at the University of Alberta, Susan Brown at the University of Guelph, and Michael Sinatra at the Université de Montréal—honour his life and work below.
2020.05.12 - Update from Dean Maioni - Fall 2020 Semester
La version française suit.
Dear members of the Faculty of Arts community,
On Monday, May 11th, the Provost announced that McGill University will be delivering its academic programs and courses for the Fall term, which will begin as scheduled in September.
I’d like to highlight the content of that message by reiterating the following: