Archives: undergraduate

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Undergrad Nicholas Surges Publishes Blog on Digital Moderation in the Age of Misinformation

Nicholas Surges has published a research blog on the digital moderation strategies of social media corporations like Meta (formerly Facebook) and the challenges these pose in the misinformation age, especially around historical facts and themes. This follows on from his work as a research assistant in the Populist Publics project directed by... More

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Carleton History students create Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences digital timeline

Carleton University students have produced a digital timeline of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences from its beginnings in 1938 to the present. Their timeline has been posted on the Federation website to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Fourth-year undergraduate student Andrew Narraway says that the practicum provided him with... More

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Congratulations to Our Recent Graduates!

On Saturday, November 14, Carleton History graduates returned from as far afield as Nova Scotia and Manitoba in order to attend convocation ceremonies. MA in History graduates include Lee Benson, Kathryn Boschmann, Andrew Sopko, and Mallory White. Degrees in Public History were conferred on Joanne DeCosse, Amy Macdonald, Sara Nixon, Jesse... More

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Kathryn Greenan to Explore Environmental History of Campus as Fall 2015 Graham Digital History Undergraduate Research Fellow

Kathryn Greenan, a third year honours History student with an interest in Environmental History, has been selected to be the fourth Graham Digital History Undergraduate Research Fellow. The Fellowship allows a student to pursue their own digital history research with members of the department, with a $750 stipend to help them along. Kathryn, who... More

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

History student wins Colonel John By Award for a essay on Garden City plans for Campus Site

Mary MacGregor, a student in Bruce Elliott's Canadian urban history/Ottawa neighbourhoods class won the annual 2014 Colonel John By Award for an essay on the plans for a garden city suburb in Old Ottawa South and the site of Carleton campus. Her essay will be published in the Historical Society of Ottawa series.  The... More

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Welcome Students! Orientation Events

September is upon us, and the History Department is excited to meet all new History students and to welcome back returning ones. The halls of Paterson sure have been quiet without you. As you prepare for the start of another school year, please take note of some of the welcome events and activities that... More

Monday, July 27, 2015

The recipients of the 2015 undergraduate awards for academic excellence have been named.

These awards recognize outstanding achievement in particular areas of historical study or overall achievement in a given year of the undergraduate program. The department of history offers our congratulations to all the award winners with our best wishes for their future success. Nicolas Bronskill Christian Cioffi MacKenzie Dancho Christopher... More

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

A Message From HuGS

Over the past year (2014/2015) members of the undergraduate community of Carleton’s History Department have enjoyed an active year and successful year. Highlights organized by the Carleton History Undergraduate Society (HUgS) include: the annual History Department Book Sale, social pub nights, and a trip to the Museum of Nature for one of their... More

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

History Graduate Featured in Carleton Now

Recent history graduate Victoria Hawkins is featured in the June 2015 edition of Carleton Now where she relates how she discovered both a passion for the past and a vocation. Hawkins initially had little interest in history. The past was - to borrow David Lowenthal's phrase - "a foreign country," and one which she... More

Friday, June 12, 2015

Convocation 2015

Congratulations History Grads! Convocation 2015 PhD History: Joel Eugene Kropf* "Pursuing Human Techniques of Progressive Justice: The Ethical Assumptions of Early-to-Mid-Twentieth Century English-Canadian Penal Reformers" Supervisor: B. McKillop MA Public History / MA History Oliver Anderson* Andree Cooper Crawford David Leverette* Alisha Seguin... More

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

History Student Hollis Pierce Wins Provost Scholar Award

The Department of History is pleased to congratulate Hollis Peirce on winning one of the inaugural Provost Scholar Awards! Hollis is a fourth year student in History, graduating this autumn. Hollis is one of ten students to receive the award, which is a testament to his research, his community engagement, and the immersive learning... More

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Show Your Support for Excellence in Undergraduate Research

Next Thursday, April 9, marks the 11th annual Underhill Undergraduate Colloquium. A showcase of undergraduate excellence, the event is a wonderful way to wrap up another busy school year. Last year’s event featured film screenings, digital projects, awards and prizes, and a reception for both faculty and students. With the theme “Making... More

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