A Western English graduate who went on to become a preeminent figure in interior design has left $10 million to support students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. William (Bill) Hodgins, BA’54, died in 2019, bestowing the faculty with its largest …
Eight Western professors have been named among the nation’s top scholars in the arts, humanities and sciences by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), including six newly named Fellows and two New Scholars. James Grier, Paul Potter, Gregor Reid, David Shoesmith, Xueliang...
It was the call heard ’round the world; it just wasn’t the call he wanted to make. But his mistake in front of millions has served as a reminder of how much the world loves Elliotte Friedman.
The way Tom Cull sees it, London is on the verge of a Renaissance – an overdue makeover led by local artists taking the torch to forge a new image of the Forest City.
A leading literary advocate has now been charged with carrying the city’s unique artistic legacy forward into the world. Earlier today, Western professor Tom Cull was named Poet Laureate for the City of London by the London Arts Council. The Poet Laureate is an...
Female Piety and the Invention of American Puritanism Bryce Traister, English and Writing Studies Chair The origin of what we call American Puritanism scarcely elicits much debate when there appears to be a consensus in what this term refers to, at least in political...
For a long time, Laurie Elizabeth Flynn told very few people what she spent her mornings, evenings and weekends doing. “I was a secret writer,” she said with a laugh. “I didn’t think it was practical or a life path I could actually choose. I didn’t know what people...
Retired in 2009, former Executive Assistant to the President and Provost Dalin Jameson will be presented with the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service as part of the university’s 307th Convocation.
Be warned HBO fans, the new ‘Game of Thrones’ course is about the books – not the TV show. The course, ‘Winter is Coming’: A Game of Thrones, will be a serious study of the first four volumes of George R.R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ series.
Margaret Christakos isn’t afraid to risk being “weird.” To her, it’s a nod to the small differences and idiosyncrasies between people who make characters leap off of the pages of her work.
Western professors John Leonard (Arts & Humanities) and Jesse Zhu (Engineering) have been awarded the 2016 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research.
William Shakespeare wrote for a repertory company made up exclusively of men – men played all the roles, both male and female. The most senior and respected actors in the company played the major male roles; apprentice boys played the female roles. This structure was...
Imagine for a moment that we are in London, the year is 1622, and we have just entered the premises of the printer-publisher William Jaggard. Five printed books are in production. One, a dictionary of Christian words, is nearly complete. Three others, all large books...
Eight Western professors have been named among the nation’s top scholars in the arts, humanities and sciences by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), including six newly named Fellows and two New Scholars. James Grier, Paul Potter, Gregor Reid, David Shoesmith, Xueliang...
It was the call heard ’round the world; it just wasn’t the call he wanted to make. But his mistake in front of millions has served as a reminder of how much the world loves Elliotte Friedman.
The way Tom Cull sees it, London is on the verge of a Renaissance – an overdue makeover led by local artists taking the torch to forge a new image of the Forest City.
A leading literary advocate has now been charged with carrying the city’s unique artistic legacy forward into the world. Earlier today, Western professor Tom Cull was named Poet Laureate for the City of London by the London Arts Council. The Poet Laureate is an...
Female Piety and the Invention of American Puritanism Bryce Traister, English and Writing Studies Chair The origin of what we call American Puritanism scarcely elicits much debate when there appears to be a consensus in what this term refers to, at least in political...
For a long time, Laurie Elizabeth Flynn told very few people what she spent her mornings, evenings and weekends doing. “I was a secret writer,” she said with a laugh. “I didn’t think it was practical or a life path I could actually choose. I didn’t know what people...
Retired in 2009, former Executive Assistant to the President and Provost Dalin Jameson will be presented with the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service as part of the university’s 307th Convocation.
Be warned HBO fans, the new ‘Game of Thrones’ course is about the books – not the TV show. The course, ‘Winter is Coming’: A Game of Thrones, will be a serious study of the first four volumes of George R.R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ series.
Margaret Christakos isn’t afraid to risk being “weird.” To her, it’s a nod to the small differences and idiosyncrasies between people who make characters leap off of the pages of her work.
Western professors John Leonard (Arts & Humanities) and Jesse Zhu (Engineering) have been awarded the 2016 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research.
William Shakespeare wrote for a repertory company made up exclusively of men – men played all the roles, both male and female. The most senior and respected actors in the company played the major male roles; apprentice boys played the female roles. This structure was...
Imagine for a moment that we are in London, the year is 1622, and we have just entered the premises of the printer-publisher William Jaggard. Five printed books are in production. One, a dictionary of Christian words, is nearly complete. Three others, all large books...