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How Toronto’s army barracks became shelters almost 80 years ago
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History professor Aldona Sendzikas and author of Stanley Barracks: Toronto’s Military Legacy provided expert insight for a TVO article about the Toronto army barracks. During and after the Second World War, the city faced an acute housing crisis. Starting in 1945, it looked to a new form of emergency housing for homeless families
Opinion: Is this the end of English-language universities in Quebec?
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History professor Jeffery Vacante published an opinion article in The Montreal Gazette about the future of English-language universities in Quebec.
The Historian's Role in an Age of AI: An Interview with Marnie Hughes-Warrington and Jo Guldi
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Interview by Western History's PhD Candidates about the historian's role in the age of AI.
Drawn to History! Why I Teach Graphic History & Why You Should Too!
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Read Professor Alan MacEachern's latest contribution to Active History.
Feng Jicai Institute held a special lecture on New Year painting research "Victory Picture: From Copperplate to Woodblock to Lithography"
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Article on Professor James Flath's special lecture at Feng Jicai Institute of Literature and Art, Tianjin University
First World War postcard project launched by Western prof expands to hundreds of small-town schools
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More than 10,000 replica postcards being used to educate Canadian youth
Did John McCrae contravene the Geneva Conventions?
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Detailed presentation with Adjunct Professor Vivian McAlister.
'We do hope America will become stronger': Trump's win leaves question mark on support for Ukraine
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CTV National News (broadcast and online) included insights from Political Science and History professor Marta Dyczok in reporting about whether President-elect Donald Trump will continue to support Ukraine.
Why Trump’s election puts future of U.S. support for Ukraine in doubt
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History and King’s professor Oleksa Drachewych provided expert comments in a Global News article about what the U.S. election means for Ukraine.
Jeffery Vacante: Mary Simon, Nick Suzuki and the burden of bilingualism
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The National Post published an opinion piece written by History professor Jeffery Vacante suggesting new federal and Quebec laws are making bilingualism a burden to be borne primarily by anglophones.
When they died, they were buried without a marker. Inside the quest to restore dignity to some of Ontario’s forgotten
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Communities from Toronto to New York, and now Ingersoll, are wrestling with how to properly acknowledge and preserve these graveyards, commonly known as Potter’s Fields.
Studying at an English-Speaking University? In Quebec, That May Cost Extra.
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History professor Jeffery Vacante provided expert insight in a New York Times article about Quebec’s policy to charge higher tuition to students from outside Quebec at the province’s English-language public universities.
OPINION: Open Letter to President Biden
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Kyiv Post (Ukraine) published an open letter, endorsed by a number of experts including History and Political Science professor Marta Dyczok, calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to take specific action against Russian threats.
A look at claims the Nazis under Adolf Hitler were socialists
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The Canadian Press published an article about claims that the Nazi regime were socialists under Adolf Hitler and quoted History professor Eli Nathans.
Russian influence in social media, panic over Kursk and a long way for Ukrainian independence
Interview with Associate Professor Marta Dyczok
Search to finish her family tree led this Chicago woman to an unmarked grave in Ingersoll, Ont.
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Researchers look to tell stories of Ingersoll's forgotten at unmarked gravesite
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Ukraine's Missing Children: Slipping into a Life of War Crime
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Potter’s field project tells stories of forgotten community members
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Indigenous studies and history professor Cody Groat and history students Rebecca Small and Emily Kirk have completed work to uncover the history and tell the stories of the more than 350 community members who are buried in an unmarked section of the Ingersoll Rural Cemetery called the potter's field.
Is Putin drawing inspiration from Stalin’s military purge? Despite parallels, probably not
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Jeffery Vacante: There's a reason Quebec nationalists been have so quiet about the McGill encampment
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An opinion article written by History professor Jeffery Vacante arguing that the anger being directed at McGill for its failure to end the encampment should instead be directed at the Quebec government.
Ten summer reads by Western faculty and alumni
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Peter Neary (1938-2024), professor emeritus, department of history and Melvin Baker University's book Out Here: Governor Sir Humphrey Walwyn’s Quarterly Reports from Newfoundland, 1936-1946 featured in Western News' suggested 10 summer reads written by faculty and alumni.
Returning cultural artifacts that belong to Indigenous Peoples discussed at G7 summit
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Detailed interview with Assistant Professor Cody Groat regarding the returning of cultural artifacts.
Trudeau urges Pope to return Indigenous items held in the Vatican’s collection
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London heritage properties marked for demolition digitally preserved by city
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Public History professor Michelle Hamilton provided comment about heritage buildings slated for demolition being virtually documented by the City of London with the help of 3D-laser and drone technology.
LETTER FROM NORMANDY: Honouring the fallen and recalling the light of liberation
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A first-person account was published by History PhD candidate Rosemary Giles who attended the 80th anniversary D-Day ceremonies in Normandy.
Legacy gift of $2M largest ever for Western Libraries
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The History of SOHO
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Ukraine defends against Russian attack on border, Putin's spy mansion & how Moscow is 'replaying' the Second World War
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Ukraine: The Latest's podcast episode featuring Assistant Professor Oleksa Drachewych
Peter Neary (1938 - 2024)
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Give us access to these important archives, historians plead with London hospital officials
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Statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the introduction of personal sanctions against Canadian citizens
How Russia Rewrites History in its Favor
Resilience and Reflection: Reviving Ukraine Calling Amidst Shifting Tides
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A Russian missile exploded near Zelenskyy. Experts say the Ukrainian leader's still Putin's top target
Two years of War
‘In soul, you are there’: Ukrainian students reflect on 2nd anniversary of Russian invasion
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Graduate students can now earn Global & Intercultural Engagement Honour
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Western’s Global & Intercultural Engagement Honour is a special distinction that appears on a student’s official transcript when they graduate after completing the requirements. First launched for undergraduate students nearly 10 years ago, the program will expand to include a stream for graduate students this month.
International relations club event connects Western students to global challenges
“Sweet smell of gum”: Western prof collecting stories of the iconic O-Pee-Chee Company
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Five years that profoundly shaped the world
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Remember O-Pee-Chee? This researcher might want to talk to you
Western University Assistant Professor Michael Dove wants connect with people who used to work at O-Pee-Chee.