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Monday, March 9, 2026

2026 Davidson Lecture: “Attention and the Sacred in the Age of AI”

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 7:00 p.m. In-person event 303, Paterson Hall, Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6 Contact Chris Jensen , Chris.Jensen@carleton.ca The Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture was established in 1983 and is sponsored by the College of the Humanities. The lecture brings a prominent scholar in the area of... More

Monday, December 22, 2025

Holiday Office Closures

The last day our offices are open for in person visits is Monday December 22nd. Staff are working remotely Tuesday December 23rd and the University is closed from December 24th to January 5th. The winter term and classes resume on Monday January... More

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

My Classroom Will Be AI-Free This Fall – Professor Shawna Dolansky for Maclean’s Magazine

I’m an associate professor in the College of the Humanities at Carleton University in Ottawa, and I’ve been teaching students about ancient texts for 30 years. Most students come into my classroom fairly certain that this survey of the ancient world will be a boring waste of time—most leave with the profound wisdom that... More

Friday, June 13, 2025

Fall Winter 2025 2026 Topic Course and Seminar Descriptions

College of the Humanities Topic Courses and Seminars Fall 2025 Winter 2026... More

Friday, February 28, 2025

Carleton’s First Archaeology Lab

As part of the CFI-JELF grant we received, we have been converting three small rooms in Paterson Hall into our Cultural Heritage Informatics Colaboratory spaces. It’s been a long process, but today we started examining the archaeological materials recovered from the homestead of Philemon Wright near Leamy Lake in Hull (Gatineau), courtesy of the... More

Friday, February 28, 2025

Hitler’s Hunting Squad in Southern Europe By Thanasis Fotiou

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Administrative Office Closure

On February 13, 2025 due to expected inclement weather, the administrative office for the College of Humanities will be closed for the day. Staff will be available by email. Please reach out if you have any questions.... More

Monday, January 27, 2025

2025 Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture

The Future of Non-Religion in Canada Rates of religious non-affiliation and non-practice have been rising among many Canadian populations for a number of decades and generations now. These well-known trends are the starting point for this year’s Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture, given by Associate Professor Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme from the... More

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

College of Humanities Holiday Office Closures 2024

Thursday December 12th All our offices will be closed after 11:30 a.m. for the day. Monday December 23rd All our offices will be closed on this day and will re-open the same day the University re-opens on Friday January 3rd. Classes resume in the winter term on Monday January... More

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

M.K.Gandhi Annual Lecture 2024

From Ahimsa to Activism:Gandhi’s Principles in the Canadian Context Speaker:  Dr.Alex Damm Respondent: Dr.Noel Salmond Followed by open discussion Sunday November 17th, 2024 2:00-4:30 PM in 303 Paterson Hall. FREE ADMISSION. Please Register M._K._Gandhi_Annual_Lecture_2024... More

Monday, November 11, 2024

Pamela and Richard Joho Scholarship for 2025-2026 is Now Open

Pamela and Richard Joho Scholarship Awarded annually to an outstanding student entering the Bachelor of Humanities, Bachelor of Arts in Greek and Roman Studies, or the Bachelor of Arts in Religion in the College of the Humanities (or any additional undergraduate degree program in the College of Humanities) at Carleton University. Eligible students... More

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Arts and Social Sciences Graduate Studies Fair November 2

Join us on Saturday, November 2 at Carleton University for our Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Graduate Studies Fair! We’ve invited current graduate students and faculty members from our diverse graduate programs to celebrate the research and scholarship happening at Carleton through informative panel sessions and casual Q&As. This... More

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