How Toronto’s army barracks became shelters almost 80 years ago

By Karen Black, TVO Today, December 10, 2024

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

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Opinion: Is this the end of English-language universities in Quebec?

By Jeffery Vacante, Montreal Gazette, December 09, 2024

History professor Jeffery Vacante published an opinion article in The Montreal Gazette about the future of English-language universities in Quebec.

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The Historian's Role in an Age of AI: An Interview with Marnie Hughes-Warrington and Jo Guldi

By Mary Baxter, Charan Mandur, and Thomas Stroyan, Network in Canadian History & Environment, November 21, 2024

Interview by Western History's PhD Candidates about the historian's role in the age of AI.

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Drawn to History! Why I Teach Graphic History & Why You Should Too!

By Alan MacEachern, Active History, November 18, 2024

Read Professor Alan MacEachern's latest contribution to Active History.

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Feng Jicai Institute held a special lecture on New Year painting research "Victory Picture: From Copperplate to Woodblock to Lithography"

By New Year Painting Center, Feng Jicai Institute of Literature and Art, November 14, 2024

Article on Professor James Flath's special lecture at Feng Jicai Institute of Literature and Art, Tianjin University

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First World War postcard project launched by Western prof expands to hundreds of small-town schools

By Justin Zadorsky, Western News, November 12, 2024

More than 10,000 replica postcards being used to educate Canadian youth

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Did John McCrae contravene the Geneva Conventions?

By Simcoe County Museum, November 11, 2024

Detailed presentation with Adjunct Professor Vivian McAlister.

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'We do hope America will become stronger': Trump's win leaves question mark on support for Ukraine

By Alex Karpa, CTV News, November 08, 2024

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.

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Why Trump’s election puts future of U.S. support for Ukraine in doubt

By Sean Boynton, Global News, November 07, 2024

History and King’s professor Oleksa Drachewych provided expert comments in a Global News article about what the U.S. election means for Ukraine.

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Jeffery Vacante: Mary Simon, Nick Suzuki and the burden of bilingualism

By Jeffery Vacante, National Post, October 29, 2024

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.

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When they died, they were buried without a marker. Inside the quest to restore dignity to some of Ontario’s forgotten

By Janet Hurley (Senior Writer), Toronto Star, October 15, 2024

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.

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Studying at an English-Speaking University? In Quebec, That May Cost Extra.

By Vjosa Isai, The New York Times, September 30, 2024

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.

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OPINION: Open Letter to President Biden

By Kyiv Post, Kyiv Post, September 26, 2024

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.

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A look at claims the Nazis under Adolf Hitler were socialists

By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, September 09, 2024

The Canadian Press published an article about claims that the Nazi regime were socialists under Adolf Hitler and quoted History professor Eli Nathans.

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Russian influence in social media, panic over Kursk and a long way for Ukrainian independence

Ukraine Calling, September 04, 2024

Interview with Associate Professor Marta Dyczok

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Search to finish her family tree led this Chicago woman to an unmarked grave in Ingersoll, Ont.

By Isha Bhargava, CBC News, August 26, 2024

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Researchers look to tell stories of Ingersoll's forgotten at unmarked gravesite

By Isha Bhargava, CBC News, August 13, 2024

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Ukraine's Missing Children: Slipping into a Life of War Crime

By Vivian McAlister, Faculti.net, August 13, 2024

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Potter’s field project tells stories of forgotten community members

By Crystal Mackay, Western News, August 01, 2024

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.

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Is Putin drawing inspiration from Stalin’s military purge? Despite parallels, probably not

By Oleksa Drachewych, The Conversation, July 01, 2024

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Jeffery Vacante: There's a reason Quebec nationalists been have so quiet about the McGill encampment

By Jeffery Vacante, National Post, June 24, 2024

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.

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Ten summer reads by Western faculty and alumni

By Keri Ferguson, Western News, June 20, 2024

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.

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Returning cultural artifacts that belong to Indigenous Peoples discussed at G7 summit

By Winnipeg Studio, APTN News, June 18, 2024

Detailed interview with Assistant Professor Cody Groat regarding the returning of cultural artifacts.

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Trudeau urges Pope to return Indigenous items held in the Vatican’s collection

By Tavia Grant, The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2024

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London heritage properties marked for demolition digitally preserved by city

By Matthew Trevithick, CBC News, June 13, 2024

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.

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LETTER FROM NORMANDY: Honouring the fallen and recalling the light of liberation

By Rosemary Giles, Bay Today, June 08, 2024

A first-person account was published by History PhD candidate Rosemary Giles who attended the 80th anniversary D-Day ceremonies in Normandy.

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Legacy gift of $2M largest ever for Western Libraries

By Keri Ferguson, Western News, June 03, 2024

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The History of SOHO

By Vision SoHo Project, London Community Ontario, May 27, 2024

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Ukraine defends against Russian attack on border, Putin's spy mansion & how Moscow is 'replaying' the Second World War

By Robert Mendick , Ukraine: The Latest, May 10, 2024

Ukraine: The Latest's podcast episode featuring Assistant Professor Oleksa Drachewych

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Peter Neary (1938 - 2024)

By The History Department, April 01, 2024

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Give us access to these important archives, historians plead with London hospital officials

By Kate Dubinski, CBCNews, March 25, 2024

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Statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the introduction of personal sanctions against Canadian citizens

Embassy Life, March 23, 2024

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How Russia Rewrites History in its Favor

Suspilne TV, March 16, 2024

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Resilience and Reflection: Reviving Ukraine Calling Amidst Shifting Tides

By Brian Bonner, Ukraine Calling, March 09, 2024

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A Russian missile exploded near Zelenskyy. Experts say the Ukrainian leader's still Putin's top target

The Power Vertical, March 07, 2024

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Two years of War

The Power Vertical, February 24, 2024

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Ukrainian students reflect on 2nd anniversary of Russian invasion

By Sophia Schiefler, Western Gazette, February 24, 2024

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Graduate students can now earn Global & Intercultural Engagement Honour

By Crystal Lamb, Western News, February 20, 2024

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. 

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International relations club event connects Western students to global challenges

Western Gazette, January 30, 2024

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“Sweet smell of gum”: Western prof collecting stories of the iconic O-Pee-Chee Company

By Jeff Renaud, Western News, January 24, 2024

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Five years that profoundly shaped the world

By CBC Radio, January 22, 2024

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Remember O-Pee-Chee? This researcher might want to talk to you

CBC News, January 04, 2024

Western University Assistant Professor Michael Dove wants connect with people who used to work at O-Pee-Chee.

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