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In the Daily Bulletin
08/26/2026

In the Daily Bulletin

Dr. John North, professor of English, passed away August 10 at the age of 86, leaving a long legacy as a scholar and teaching at the University of Waterloo.

Remembering UWaterloo English's Dr. John North, 1939-2026
08/14/2026

Remembering UWaterloo English's Dr. John North, 1939-2026

UWaterloo English is saddened to share the passing of Dr. John North. Dr. North joined the department in 1968, influencing generations of students in classes on subjects ranging from Victorian Stud…

Read for fun while also reading for school... a mystery, a thriller, a super hero origin story, a laugh-out-loud comedy,...
07/21/2026

Read for fun while also reading for school... a mystery, a thriller, a super hero origin story, a laugh-out-loud comedy, and one Studio Ghibli-influenced fantasy novel

Interested in Young Adult Literature? This fall’s English 234 might be the course you’ve been waiting for. Find your next favourite novel while considering the following questions: What…

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Read to find out what they wrote about..
07/14/2026

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Read to find out what they wrote about..

Five insightful Ontario high school students explored the topic of community during the annual UWaterloo English Writing in Colour Colloquium, held on May 25 at the University of Waterloo. The…

New school, new director!
06/24/2026

New school, new director!

You may have heard that UWaterloo’s Faculty of Arts has undergone a reorganization, and as of as of July 2026 will be divided into multiple schools. UWaterloo English’s Dr. Jay Dolmage …

An important new book, co-edited by UWaterloo English’s Dr. Winfried Siemerling
06/24/2026

An important new book, co-edited by UWaterloo English’s Dr. Winfried Siemerling

Congratulations to UWaterloo English’s Dr. Winfried Siemerling, on the publication of his co-edited volume (with Karina Vernon) Call and Response-ability: Black Canadian Works of Art and the …

What's this visiting scholar up to?
06/17/2026

What's this visiting scholar up to?

From time-to-time, UWaterloo English is fortunate to host visiting scholars. Currently, Nathieli Cipolat Cervo is one of those scholars, under the supervision of Dr. Ashley Mehlenbacher. Read on to…

June 26: a virtual Critical Tech Talk
06/15/2026

June 26: a virtual Critical Tech Talk

Critical Tech Talk Popup – The Last Best Place on the Internet: Wikipedia’s Role in an AI World Join UWaterloo’s Critical Media Lab on June 26th, 2:30-4:40 in ECH 1205 for this virtual …

June 18-20
06/15/2026

June 18-20

From June 18th-20th UWaterloo English’s Dr. Paul Ugor is hosting a hybrid symposium, Ààyè Ọ̀dọ́: Urban Youth, New Aesthetic Formations and Insurgent Imagination in Nigeria. The symposium is a…

Award season continues!
06/15/2026

Award season continues!

Congratulations to UWaterloo English’s Dr. Michael MacDonald, the recipient of an Excellence in Online Teaching Award. As the committee writes: While a well-crafted course design provides the…

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