Social data

Interdisciplinarity gives new PhD graduate an edge towards tenure

July 5, 2019

Celebrating difference

Trudeau fellow uses poetic lens to challenge the status quo

June 25, 2019

Summer of seals

Bioarchaeology undergraduate student nabs NSERC award

June 13, 2019

A tribute

Oebele Jan (John) Buffinga, Jan. 6, 1954-May 27, 2019

May 30, 2019

‘Fierce and funny’

Creative writing spring graduate is one to watch

May 27, 2019

Justice warrior

Activist and master of arts graduate Kerri Claire Neil eyes the future

May 24, 2019

A tribute

Dr. Jim Tuck a driving force behind N.L.'s most significant historic sites

May 14, 2019

Canada’s highest honour

Governor General lauds SmartICE for integrating technology and Inuit knowledge

May 13, 2019

Philosophy of feminism

13th annual philoSOPHIA conference at Signal Hill Campus

May 6, 2019

Winds of change

Geographer awarded prestigious Rothermere Fellowship to study renewable energies

April 25, 2019

Folklore 50

Reunion to celebrate golden anniversary of storied department

April 18, 2019

Poetry power

Annual prizes awarded to writer and musician Heather Nolan

April 8, 2019

‘A fortuitous accident’

Premiere of The Films of Fogo Island

April 2, 2019

Thinking big

'More than just a conference': Family well-being focus at Signal Hill Campus event

March 21, 2019

Mastering change

Political science graduate student receives major scholarship

March 20, 2019

Stormy seas

Major symposium to address the future of the North Atlantic Ocean

March 13, 2019

Painting professor

'Michelle-angelo' creates artwork at St. Mark's Anglican Church

February 12, 2019

Dr. Carissa Brown

Geographer exploring climate change and treeline expansion in Arctic and alpine systems

February 11, 2019

Harold R. Johnson

Q&A with Saskatchewan author about chance, magic and the power of story

February 6, 2019

Lights, camera, action

Memorial University names first filmmaker-in-residence

February 4, 2019

Oh me nerves

Sociologist leading study on professionals’ mental health

January 25, 2019

Decade of literature

SPARKS Literary Festival marks milestone anniversary this weekend

January 22, 2019

Recruitment and retention

Study to delve into factors affecting immigrants' employment

January 21, 2019

Smart investment

Humanities and Social Sciences students receive Memorial's largest undergraduate award

January 15, 2019

Fresh take

Political scientists combine traditional supervision with group interaction

January 8, 2019

The starting point

Indigenous organization, sociology professor build mutually beneficial relationship

December 13, 2018

A league of her own

English professor named poet laureate of City of St. John's

December 6, 2018

Into the light

Penitentiary artifacts make their way from the prison to the public

November 28, 2018

Cool course alert

Classics: Scientific Terms to shed light on everyday English words

November 22, 2018

ELK club

French major named inaugural recipient of local knowledge award

November 21, 2018

#BASuccess

Where ambition finds direction: Arts career expo on Nov. 15

November 13, 2018

Another accolade

Vanier Award for University Research Professor Dr. Barbara Neis

October 31, 2018

Fenians and the Secret Police

Story lecture to examine 1865 Irish revolutionary plan to invade Canada

October 30, 2018

Navigating her way

Loran scholar finds new home at Memorial University

October 15, 2018

Pregnant in the field

Mini baby boom in archaelogy department heralds new era

September 18, 2018

Head of the class

Internationally renowned poet named 2018 writer-in-residence

September 10, 2018

Unfolding stories

Archive Essentials course aims to demystify archives for students

September 4, 2018

Housing insecurity

Community-led housing can improve Arctic homelessness, says CRC

July 31, 2018

Listening to landscapes

How one Memorial couple is using drones to discover archaeological dig sites

July 23, 2018

A memorable experience

International alumna returns with family to tour Memorial

July 20, 2018

The folklore of theatre

International graduate student interviews Come from Away creator

July 19, 2018

International lens

Communications studies major lands Gzowski internship

June 19, 2018

Food Futures

HSS-led book on advancing food security and sovereignty in N.L.

June 13, 2018

From chemotherapy to convocation

Law and society spring graduate bounces back after cancer

May 23, 2018

‘True inclusivity’

Pathways to Success: Program connects refugee youth, local mentors

April 10, 2018

Public policy leader

Frank McKenna award for Honorary Research Professor

April 6, 2018

Ecological conversion

For a New Earth asks: What are we sustaining?

March 12, 2018

Reconsidering E.J. Pratt

George Elliot Clarke to deliver 50th anniversary Pratt Lecture

February 23, 2018

State of the Arts

Lisa Moore hosts Humanities and Social Sciences' research chat show

February 19, 2018

‘Classic’ tales

Harry Potter and the stories of Greece and Rome

February 7, 2018

Ethical win

Archaeology undergraduates triumph in major competition

February 5, 2018

Land reform

Confronting colonialism and gender divides in Zimbabwe

January 19, 2018

Word spree

SPARKS Literary Festival 2018 shines a light in January

January 18, 2018

Two for one

St. John’s literary couple to share residency during winter semester

January 16, 2018

Big questions

What does a post oil-dependent Newfoundland and Labrador look like?

December 19, 2017

Heaslip pride

Prestigious awards for Humanities and Social Sciences students

December 11, 2017

Heritage calendar

Creative collaboration to promote one of Memorial's great treasures

November 27, 2017

Moby mashup

Moby Dick Rehearsed to be performed Dec. 1-2

November 27, 2017

‘Complex dynamics’

Master of employment relations program benefits from interdisciplinarity

November 10, 2017

‘An intellectual ferment’

Nexus Centre established in Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

November 9, 2017

Celebrating a pioneer

University gathering in honour of Dr. Patrick O’Flaherty

October 30, 2017

Perfect fit

Newly minted master of arts graduate signs up for PhD

October 18, 2017

BA-based careers

Arts career fair for Memorial students and all local youth

October 13, 2017

Criminal justice

Chief Justice of Canada to deliver Francis Forbes Law Lecture

October 10, 2017

Strange bedfellows

Contact points: Oil development and tourism in coastal communities

September 27, 2017

Taste of history

Study abroad opportunity for all Memorial students

September 26, 2017

Death matters

Encouraging conversations about dying and death

September 22, 2017

The Democracy Cookbook

HSS project offers up "recipes" to improve N.L. political system

September 14, 2017

Brave New Worlds

Memorial symposium on Shakespeare in N.L.

September 11, 2017

A game changer

Second edition of research and writing boot camp for female faculty

August 4, 2017

No interest

Islamic banking from a religious studies and financial perspective

July 5, 2017

Southwest spectacle

Theatre festival hopes to attract tourists to Isle aux Morts

June 30, 2017

Broken bones

Sailors' skeletons focus of first HSS Banting fellow

June 28, 2017

California girl

HSS grad first international student to receive Gzowski internship

June 13, 2017

A lifetime of folklore

Retired professor receives recognition from national association

June 9, 2017

Different perspective

Newly minted PhD examines Innu and provincial government relations

June 2, 2017

A degree in storytelling

'Boy wonder of Bell Island' and spring grad bound for world stage

May 30, 2017

‘So’ hopeful

Spring graduate finds community of support during 11 years of study

May 29, 2017

Donner prize to Marland

Prestigious national book award for Memorial political scientist

May 16, 2017

Mayday! Mayday!

Bootcamp for female faculty in humanities and social sciences

May 11, 2017

Student success

First Year Success program receives MUNSU award

May 2, 2017

Classics conference

National classical association conference returns to Memorial

May 1, 2017

HSS authors recognized

Faculty and staff shortlisted for several book awards

April 13, 2017

Landmark achievement

Hundreds of Innu place names in Labrador awarded legal status

March 22, 2017

Global understanding

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences introduces international BA

March 2, 2017

Detective stories

Discovering — and applying — feminist theory in unexpected places

February 8, 2017

SPARKS burns bright

Eighth annual literary festival a winter highlight

February 7, 2017

‘To’ Russia with love

HSS student first from Memorial to study at University of Archangel

January 11, 2017

Aid exchange

A sabbatical in Germany exceeds expectations for sociology professor

January 5, 2017

Top teacher

President's teaching award goes to associate professor of sociology

December 20, 2016

SPARKS fly

Eighth edition of Memorial's literary festival to take place in January

December 19, 2016

Green economy

Transitioning from fossil fuel to renewable energy

November 17, 2016

Wild Archaeology

Archaeologists featured in Aboriginal Peoples Television Network series

November 14, 2016

Heaslip happiness

International students scoop up major awards at annual ceremony

November 14, 2016

From West to East

Meet HSS’s Irish language teaching assistant

November 9, 2016

Arctic outpost

Memorial’s most northern employee monitors ice for safe travel

November 4, 2016

Toxic shock

Report on harmful chemicals in consumer products released

November 1, 2016

Supreme alumnus

Justice Malcolm Rowe graduated with degrees in arts, science

October 18, 2016

Life experience

Professional educator receives BA in sociology at fall convocation

October 18, 2016

Comic focus

International conference to put Canadian comic research on the map

October 13, 2016

‘What matters to people’

Social sciences fundamental to Ocean Frontier Institute success

October 12, 2016

New frontiers

Anthropology doctoral student honoured with Vanier scholarship

October 6, 2016

Presidential appointment

Geography professor to head up national institute

October 3, 2016

Trudeau’s choice

HSS student named to Prime Minister's Youth Council

September 28, 2016

A room of their own

Dedicated space for Humanities and Social Sciences students opens

September 28, 2016

Wonder writer

Sara Tilley named Memorial's 2016 writer-in-residence

September 19, 2016

Lecture series re-launch

Thinking about language, learning and the brain

September 14, 2016

New awareness

International Indigenous intern named by Labrador Institute

September 13, 2016

Helping hands

Humanities and Social Sciences wiki created by students for students

September 9, 2016

New beginnings

Who We Are, What We Do: Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures

September 7, 2016

Making meaning

Who We Are, What We Do: Department of Religious Studies

August 30, 2016

The first science

Who We Are, What We Do: Department of Philosophy

August 23, 2016

Talking about a revolution

Who We Are, What We Do: Department of Sociology

August 17, 2016

Sad loss

Co-editor of Dictionary of Newfoundland English dead at 91

August 12, 2016

Trusting taxes

Political scientist receives Canadian Fulbright Scholar Award

August 10, 2016

Political passion

Who We Are, What We Do: Department of Political Science

August 9, 2016

Migration by water

Public symposium to mark 30th anniversary of rescue of Tamil refugees

August 9, 2016

Violence no more

Event to address inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women

August 8, 2016

Learning language

Who We Are, What We Do: Department of Linguistics

August 4, 2016

Making sense of the present

Who We Are, What We Do: Department of History

July 27, 2016

Spirit of inquiry

Who We Are, What We Do: Department of Geography

July 25, 2016

The human condition

Rothermere Fellow uses literature to decode the migrant experience

July 21, 2016

Diverse community

Who We Are, What We do: Department of Gender Studies

July 20, 2016

Atlas honoured

Governor General recognizes faculty members for Dialect Atlas of N.L.

July 19, 2016

School’s out(side)

Artificial burial ground enhances archaeology summer field school

July 18, 2016

Radio stars

Humanities and Social Sciences preps new generation of on-air personalities

July 14, 2016

Simple and complex

Who We Are, What We Do: Department of Folklore

July 4, 2016

Visceral connection

Remembering Beaumont-Hamel a passion for budding First World War scholar

June 30, 2016

Degree delights

Who We Are, What We Do: Department of English

June 29, 2016

National recognition

Professor emeritus celebrated for Aboriginal languages contribution

June 22, 2016

No slacker

Letter collection an invaluable record of one woman's war experience

June 22, 2016

Necessary tools

Who We Are, What We Do: Department of Economics

June 20, 2016

Historic win

Dr. Robert Sweeny receives national book prize

June 15, 2016

Unique discipline

Who We Are, What We Do: Department of Classics

June 13, 2016

The past in your hands

Who We Are, What We Do: Department of Archaeology

June 6, 2016

A twist of fate

Grad student's former classmate now his supervisor

May 31, 2016

Common land

Anthropology grad digs into social, economic impacts of Detroit's urban gardens

May 31, 2016

Social inequality

Who We Are, What We Do: Department of Anthropology

May 30, 2016

‘Rare gem’

Video artist and spring BA graduate dazzles with words, sounds and images

May 26, 2016

Number lover

Economics major banking on 'eureka' moment at Stanford, Yale

May 17, 2016

Telling Stories

Professor of history of the book gives 2016 George Story Lecture

April 26, 2016

Enduring impact

Archaeologist and graduate student mentor honoured by international association

April 21, 2016

Adapting to climate change

Two geographers contribute to national report

April 15, 2016

Global citizen

Humanities and Social Sciences storyteller brings voice to world stage

April 14, 2016

Power poets

Annual Gregory Power Poetry Prize awarded to Andreae Callanan

April 7, 2016

From killers to guardians

Geographer working with Maasai lion hunters to achieve conservation

April 1, 2016

Language loss and learning

Memorial linguists dedicated to preservation of Aboriginal languages

March 22, 2016

What’s in a name?

Name change for Faculty of Arts doesn’t affect student programming

March 21, 2016

Ireland bound

Irish student scholarship offered through Faculty of Arts

March 7, 2016

Cinematic history

Lost Expo '67 medical film classic rediscovered, on-campus screening

February 29, 2016

History of Skywriting

Celebrated poet Anne Carson to deliver 2016 Pratt lecture

February 26, 2016

SPARKS a smash

Faculty of Arts' literary festival a winter highlight

February 8, 2016

Boardwalk record

Labrador community builds world's longest wooden boardwalk

January 27, 2016

‘Turn up the heat’

Seventh SPARKS to light up January

January 25, 2016

Public platform

Lecture series on legal issues initiated

January 6, 2016

Creating a ‘Racket’

From creative writing class to published authors

December 15, 2015

‘Seeing the possibilities’

Public servant-in-residence helps grad students see range of career options

November 22, 2015